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Climate Change Communication Strategy
Climate Change Communication Strategy
Climate change and other environmental issues are caused by a combination of millions of decisions made by individual people, so action is required from all. It is important for everyone in the borough to take responsibility for themselves and reduce their impact on the environment. This Strategy is based on the premise that lifestyles, attitudes and behaviour must change in order to live sustainably. To see the full initial draft please see links below.
The purpose of the Climate Change & Sustainability Communication and Engagement Strategy is to develop a shared approach to communicating the desired behavioural changes that will protect and enhance the environment and quality of life in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.
The Strategy focuses on those activities/actions that have the greatest impact on the borough’s ecological footprint (a way of measuring the impact our lifestyle has on the environment). Based on feedback from the initial consultation, a set of behaviour goals have been put together and are now up for final consultation. Behaviour goals cover four themes:
- Food - reducing the impact of eating habits
- Shopping - reducing the impact of shopping habits
- Buildings and heating – reducing buildings carbon emissions
- Transport - reducing transport carbon emissions
Consultation for this strategy: 'Tell us what your environmental priorities for Kingston are' closed on Friday 30 September 2011.
For further information about progress on this strategy, please contact us at environmental.action@rbk.kingston.gov.uk