Review of Climate Emergency Action Plan 2023

CLIMATE EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN REVIEW

Bridport Town Council responded quickly in 2019 to the emerging consensus that climate change had become a crisis that required emergency action. BTC declared a climate emergency in May 2019 and followed this up with a detailed Action Plan in October 2019 together with a dedicated budget for the climate emergency of £100,000.

The Climate Emergency Action Plan 2019 has guided BTC policies and actions for the last 4 years. A Climate Action Sub Committee has met regularly (monthly) to oversee delivery of the CE Action Plan and to ensure that the climate action budget was wisely invested in projects that benefitted the local community.

The CE Action Plan 2019 set out to:
GOAL 1                 To decarbonise and reduce the Town Council’s carbon footprint;
GOAL 2                 To work towards making Bridport a Carbon Neutral Town by 2030;
GOAL 3                 To prepare Bridport for the impacts of climate change by developing greater community resilience.

This review of the CE AP 2019 takes stock of actions to date. Which actions are now complete? Which actions need to continue or expand and what new actions need to be considered to better deliver on the three goals of the CE Action Plan? The review is also an opportunity to consider what are the new priorities for action and how a plan for Bridport supports activity by government, by business and by individuals.

This questionnaire accompanies a review document that can be viewed at:
Climate Emergency Action Plan – Bridport Town Council (bridport-tc.gov.uk)

THANK YOU

1. POSITVE OUTCOMES

What do you consider to have been the most positive aspects of the Bridport Climate Emergency Action Plan 2019 (CE AP).
Feel free to add comment in the box provided:

	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree
Having a CE AP has raised awareness of the climate crisis	Having a CE AP has raised awareness of the climate crisis Agree	Having a CE AP has raised awareness of the climate crisis Neither agree nor disagree	Having a CE AP has raised awareness of the climate crisis Disagree
Having a CE AP has driven actions in response to the climate crisis by the Town Council	Having a CE AP has driven actions in response to the climate crisis by the Town Council Agree	Having a CE AP has driven actions in response to the climate crisis by the Town Council Neither agree nor disagree	Having a CE AP has driven actions in response to the climate crisis by the Town Council Disagree
Having a CE AP has supported actions in response to the climate crisis by the community and business	Having a CE AP has supported actions in response to the climate crisis by the community and business Agree	Having a CE AP has supported actions in response to the climate crisis by the community and business Neither agree nor disagree	Having a CE AP has supported actions in response to the climate crisis by the community and business Disagree
Having a CE AP has helped push for actions in response to the climate crisis beyond Bridport	Having a CE AP has helped push for actions in response to the climate crisis beyond Bridport Agree	Having a CE AP has helped push for actions in response to the climate crisis beyond Bridport Neither agree nor disagree	Having a CE AP has helped push for actions in response to the climate crisis beyond Bridport Disagree

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2. NOT WORKED SO WELL

What do you consider to have been the weak aspects of the Bridport Climate Emergency Action Plan 2019 (CE AP).
Feel free to add comment in the box provided:

	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree
Too many actions	Too many actions Agree	Too many actions Neither agree nor disagree	Too many actions Disagree
Too little funding to support actions	Too little funding to support actions Agree	Too little funding to support actions Neither agree nor disagree	Too little funding to support actions Disagree
Too little influence over actions of others	Too little influence over actions of others Agree	Too little influence over actions of others Neither agree nor disagree	Too little influence over actions of others Disagree
Having a CE AP has not really made a difference to the carbon trajectory of Bridport	Having a CE AP has not really made a difference to the carbon trajectory of Bridport Agree	Having a CE AP has not really made a difference to the carbon trajectory of Bridport Neither agree nor disagree	Having a CE AP has not really made a difference to the carbon trajectory of Bridport Disagree

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3. TOWARD A REFRESHED ACTION PLAN

What would you like to see in a refreshed Climate Emergency Action Plan?
Feel free to add comments in the box provided.

	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree
Fewer actions	Fewer actions Agree	Fewer actions Neither agree nor disagree	Fewer actions Disagree
More focused actions	More focused actions Agree	More focused actions Neither agree nor disagree	More focused actions Disagree
Only include actions that are fully funded	Only include actions that are fully funded Agree	Only include actions that are fully funded Neither agree nor disagree	Only include actions that are fully funded Disagree
Only include large scale collaborative actions	Only include large scale collaborative actions Agree	Only include large scale collaborative actions Neither agree nor disagree	Only include large scale collaborative actions Disagree
Focus on actions that support the local community with climate adaptation	Focus on actions that support the local community with climate adaptation Agree	Focus on actions that support the local community with climate adaptation Neither agree nor disagree	Focus on actions that support the local community with climate adaptation Disagree
Focus on actions that reduce emissions of Greenhouse Gases	Focus on actions that reduce emissions of Greenhouse Gases Agree	Focus on actions that reduce emissions of Greenhouse Gases Neither agree nor disagree	Focus on actions that reduce emissions of Greenhouse Gases Disagree

Comments:

4. If you would like to add any other comments about the Climate Emergency Action Plan review please use the box below.

If you would like to be emailed updates about the refreshed CE AP please provide contact details.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT.

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Review of Climate Emergency Action Plan 2023

1. POSITVE OUTCOMESWhat do you consider to have been the most positive aspects of the Bridport Climate Emergency Action Plan 2019 (CE AP). Feel free to add comment in the box provided:

2. NOT WORKED SO WELLWhat do you consider to have been the weak aspects of the Bridport Climate Emergency Action Plan 2019 (CE AP). Feel free to add comment in the box provided:

3. TOWARD A REFRESHED ACTION PLANWhat would you like to see in a refreshed Climate Emergency Action Plan?Feel free to add comments in the box provided.

4. If you would like to add any other comments about the Climate Emergency Action Plan review please use the box below.If you would like to be emailed updates about the refreshed CE AP please provide contact details.THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT.

1. POSITVE OUTCOMES

What do you consider to have been the most positive aspects of the Bridport Climate Emergency Action Plan 2019 (CE AP).
Feel free to add comment in the box provided:

2. NOT WORKED SO WELL

What do you consider to have been the weak aspects of the Bridport Climate Emergency Action Plan 2019 (CE AP).
Feel free to add comment in the box provided:

3. TOWARD A REFRESHED ACTION PLAN

What would you like to see in a refreshed Climate Emergency Action Plan?
Feel free to add comments in the box provided.

4. If you would like to add any other comments about the Climate Emergency Action Plan review please use the box below.

If you would like to be emailed updates about the refreshed CE AP please provide contact details.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT.