Consultation starts to drive forward Denbighshire climate change work

Residents of Denbighshire are being invited to help continue the journey to improve the county’s climate and environment.

Denbighshire County Council has launched a public consultation to help continue to plan and deliver future work to tackle climate change impact and bring about nature’s recovery.

The Council recently launched a review its Climate and Ecological Change Strategy which was adopted in 2021 following the declaration of a Climate Change and Ecological Emergency by the Council in 2019.

Following feedback received through an initial survey last year, the Council has updated the strategy which can be seen in draft format at this link https://countyconversation.denbighshire.gov.uk/project/771.

We want to continue working together with residents to help our climate and environment recover and thrive.

This updated draft strategy is designed to support us by:

• Continuing to reduce our carbon emissions and increase carbon absorption across the Council by building on what we have already achieved.
• Continuing to increase our resilience to the impacts of Climate Change
• Continuing to support climate action and natures recovery across Denbighshire

The Council has reduced its carbon emissions by 2374 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e), bringing it closer to achieving a Net Carbon Zero goal by 2030. The councils ecologically positive work has improved council managed land across the county, now 51% of the land has high species richness compared to 38% in 2019/20.

The online consultation launched on 25 March 2024 and the Council is encouraging residents to share their views on the document to help shape the next steps forward for continuing to tackle climate change in the county.

Gary Williams, Corporate Director Governance and Business said: “The local input by the public we have had has been immensely important to shaping how we tackle climate and ecological changes in the county. We want them to continue on this journey with us to really make a difference in Denbighshire for the future.

“Thanks to the feedback already received from many residents, we have laid the groundwork for improvements to our biodiversity and environment. We want to build on this important partnership by working closer together to really bring to life innovative work that can improve the resilience of our county against climate change.

“I would really encourage everyone to have their say in this consultation as the views of the public who see the impacts of climate change in the county on a daily basis are so important for us to shape how we can support our future generations in Denbighshire.”

To take part in the Consultation please click on the link below.

https://countyconversation.denbighshire.gov.uk/project/771

The consultation will close on 20th May.