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Climate Change

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council declared a Climate Emergency on July 10th 2019.

Climate change is affecting every country in the world and as climate change worsens, dangerous weather events are becoming more frequent or severe and the environmental, economic and social costs increasing. In the UK it is expected that we will have warmer, wetter winters; hotter and drier summers and more frequent and intense weather extremes. 

In 2019 the levels of Carbon dioxide (CO2), and other greenhouse gases in the earth's atmosphere, rose to new level. It was the second warmest year on record and the end of the warmest decade (2010- 2019) ever recorded. This highlighted the need for immediate and urgent action and saw over 300 Local Authorities across the country declaring a climate change emergency and committing to becoming carbon neutral.

Climate Change Emergency Declaration

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council declared a Climate Emergency on July 10th 2019.

Our climate change work

Since declaring a Climate Emergency, the Council has taken a number of actions

Community Climate Change Fund

Find information about our Community Climate Change and Nature Fund here

Climate change useful links

Here's a list of useful links to help you find out more on a number of topics associated with Climate Change

Improving your business environmental performance

Improving your business environmental performance

Climate Change and Nature Information Store

We want to put climate change at the heart of our decision making.

Nature and Biodiversity

Our Plan for Nature was developed in partnership with Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, with the final document published in October 2023

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