Climate Change is having a significant and detrimental impact to our surrounding environment and nature. We must adapt our lifestyle and habits to see the benefits such as; an improvement in health, saving money on energy and carbon saving actions, and encouraging more biodiversity in our natural environment.
We asked what challenges you face in tackling Climate Change and how we can work together to become a climate resilient Perth and Kinross.
We received comments and feedback across all five phases of the engagement, as well as online sessions hosted by PKC and Climate Cafés across the region, to highlight the key areas which you feel should be prioritised and what actions and next steps we should take. The following were some of the feedback and suggestions from phase 5;
Along with the action points and next steps from the series of online sessions and Climate Cafés, the results of the engagement will be presented to the Council in late summer 2021.The full analysis of the engagement process will be published in our Climate Change Action Plan Report.
Thank you for taking the time to take part in Perth & Kinross Council’s Engagement on Climate Change. The results provided below are the quantitative results from all responses submitted to Phase 5 of our engagement survey. These results are preliminary and will be followed by the full Report and a finalised Climate Action Plan once prepared and reported to Council. The process of analysing and summarising all responses is still ongoing and we expect to publish all detailed results and our Climate Change Action Plan Report by Autumn 2021.
In June 2019 Perth & Kinross Council declared support for the Scottish Government and UK Parliaments’ climate emergency statements. The Council committed to work with citizens and other stakeholders in setting out a route map to a low carbon and climate resilient Perth and Kinross.
The Interim Climate Emergency Report and Action Plan is the first stage in this journey. It is an interim document and forms the basis to start the conversation with our national and local elected representatives, our partners and communities about how we propose to tackle climate change together. This ongoing engagement process gives all partners and all citizens the opportunity to have a say in the proposals in the Plan.
We aim to jointly develop targets with our businesses, communities and other stakeholders, taking into account different scenarios, and being realistic about the challenge and costs involved for each scenario. Similar to the Perth and Kinross Offer, everyone has something to offer when we talk about climate change.
The Perth and Kinross economy is made up of over 7,000 businesses employing more than 56,000 people across the region. Business and Industry, along with Waste and Resources Management therefore plays a crucial role in the economy of the region but is also a key contributor to carbon emissions.
We have ambitious targets to meet in achieving a net-zero nation and alongside these targets should remain the focus on green credentials, saving money and creating job and business opportunities to continue to support the region’s economy.
Although businesses currently face significant challenges due to knock on effects of COVID-19, ‘green recovery’ to address climate change is identified as one of the key opportunities to help the local economy to recover. The Tay Cities Regional Economic Strategy supported by the Tay Cities Deal and Perth and Kinross Economic Wellbeing Action Plan both identify Clean Growth as a priority to create jobs and support business start-ups and growth.
You can view the Interim Climate Emergency Report and Action Plan below. If you have difficulty accessing this document, please e-mail us to request an alternative format.
Perth & Kinross Council aim to reduce emissions to net zero and we recognise the need for the public, as citizens and consumers, to have a much larger role in shaping our collective future actions. This is consistent with the emerging work on the Perth and Kinross Offer where we co-create solutions with communities and stakeholders, to support everyone in the area to live life well. We need to support the mobilisation of community led action to help our area move towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Anyone can complete the questionnaire including, but not limited to;
Individuals (All age groups)
Community Groups
Third Sector Organisations
Landowners
Others involved with food growing, health or climate change action
This engagement process to tackle climate change consists of five phases, with each phase including a questionnaire. This is Phase 4 of our engagement process. Other phases focussing on specific topics are:
Let's Work Together to Tackle and Adapt to Climate Change (Phase1)
Energy & Buildings (Phase 2)
Land use (Phase 3)
Transport (Phase 4)
All phases close on 31st Januay 2021 and are available on the Consultation Hub.
Virtual meetings and webinars (details below) and also:
Perth City Dealership Forum 2020 Conference – Friday 6 November 2020 and Friday 4 December 2020
Details on how to register to attend online at: https://mostsustainablecity.com/
The outcomes of this engagement will be reported back to the Council in early 2021. This will then be followed by the publication of the finalised Climate Emergency Action Plan. However, this does not mean that we will stop engaging with the public once the finalised plan is out. Working together to tackle and adapt to climate change is an ongoing process. Consequently, an ongoing engagement process is required to ensure that we continue to work towards the delivery of our co-designed net zero plan.
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During this session, we will have the chance to identify any issues that have not been covered in our engagement survey through discussion with members of the public, as well as representatives from external organisations.
If you would like to get involved please email climatechange@pkc.gov.uk to secure your place.
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