Devon Climate Assembly report on carbon plan

A report on the conclusions reached by the Devon Climate Assembly members to help inform the Devon Carbon Plan.

Devon Climate Assembly brought together 70 residents from across Devon, selected to be broadly representative of the population of the county in terms of age, gender, disability, ethnicity, geography, socio-economic status and level of concern about climate change, to deliberate on some of the key challenges in how Devon should respond to the climate emergency.

Three topics were identified in the public consultation on the Interim Devon Carbon Plan which were put to the Assembly for consideration: 1. What should be the role of onshore wind in the Devon Renewable Energy Strategy? 2. What should be done to encourage less car use within Devon? 3. What would be the best ways of encouraging, or requiring, people to retrofit their homes, properties or business premises to reduce carbon emissions?

Source: Involve and Devon Climate Emergency
Author information: Kaela Scott, Dominic Ward

Year of publication: 2021