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The Climate Emergency Response Plan Engagement is now closed.

Thank you to everyone who took part.

The engagement findings report will be available here later this year.

Your views are really important and what you have told us will be used to help shape the draft Climate Emergency Response Plan 2025-2030 for the borough, which will then be shared for public consultation later this year.


Businesses throughout the borough are the engines of our productivity, employment and living standards. Our larger industrial businesses are key local employers and an important part of the community, however they also generate significant carbon emissions. Emissions from industry are the largest component of our overall emissions in the borough, however, in recent years, they have fallen at a quicker pace compared to other sectors, reflecting the efforts the sector is making. We intend to work with businesses of all sizes to support their sustainable transition to net zero, while maintaining existing jobs and creating new ones in green industries throughout the borough. This will support the area’s aim to create sustainable and inclusive growth.

Have your say

Tell us what you think the Climate Emergency Response Plan could do to help meet the challenges and embrace the opportunities of working with businesses of all sizes to support them to decarbonise, in a way that meets the needs of our communities now and in the future.

You can share your views by either completing the survey below or sharing your thoughts on our ideas board.

This engagement exercise is open until Sunday, 1 September 2024.

The Climate Emergency Response Plan Engagement is now closed.

Thank you to everyone who took part.

The engagement findings report will be available here later this year.

Your views are really important and what you have told us will be used to help shape the draft Climate Emergency Response Plan 2025-2030 for the borough, which will then be shared for public consultation later this year.


Businesses throughout the borough are the engines of our productivity, employment and living standards. Our larger industrial businesses are key local employers and an important part of the community, however they also generate significant carbon emissions. Emissions from industry are the largest component of our overall emissions in the borough, however, in recent years, they have fallen at a quicker pace compared to other sectors, reflecting the efforts the sector is making. We intend to work with businesses of all sizes to support their sustainable transition to net zero, while maintaining existing jobs and creating new ones in green industries throughout the borough. This will support the area’s aim to create sustainable and inclusive growth.

Have your say

Tell us what you think the Climate Emergency Response Plan could do to help meet the challenges and embrace the opportunities of working with businesses of all sizes to support them to decarbonise, in a way that meets the needs of our communities now and in the future.

You can share your views by either completing the survey below or sharing your thoughts on our ideas board.

This engagement exercise is open until Sunday, 1 September 2024.