Climate Change Hub
Read the Climate Change Blog >ADEPT recognises that the climate crisis must be at the heart of our work.
Climate change and the environment is one of our three strategic priorities. With more than two-thirds of the UK’s councils declaring a Climate Emergency (or equivalent), local authorities recognise they hold a pivotal role in meeting the net zero carbon emissions target by 2050.
Critical to this is delivering solutions at scale and pace. There are many innovative solutions to the issues we face – anyone can plant one tree, but how do you plant one million trees over ten years? How do you replace gas central heating in five thousand homes in a year? What does this mean for the supply chain and workforce skills?
The UK will host COP26 in November 2021 and this gives an opportunity to lead, to accelerate climate change targets and influence other nations.
ADEPT has a key role to play in bringing local authorities and others together, to share knowledge and learning on the most effective actions to tackle emissions and overcome barriers. Local authorities have three main influences: to lead in our own operations; to enable a low carbon region with our programmes, policies and decisions; and to inspire business and residents to take climate action themselves.
We are forging ahead with various climate change activities. In June 2019, we launched Preparing for a Changing Climate: Good Practice Guidance for Local Government, a practical guide designed to assist local government with preparing for the impacts of change adaptation. We published a Policy Position on Climate Change at the same time. We published a Green Finance Toolkit for Place Leaders in May 2020, and a Policy Position on Clean Growth in June 2020. We have developed a signposting toolkit for members and published various blogs and case studies. We have hosted regional climate change workshops that bring local authorities together to share good practice, and workshops with our corporate partners to share issues across our sectors and places. Our leaders have also contributed to various national conferences and virtual events.
We worked with other local government and green organisations to develop shared policy asks of government: A blueprint for accelerating climate action and a green recovery at the local level. We continue to collaborate with the group. We are also working with corporate partners and government departments to develop proposals for net zero / economic restart Live Labs to drive green recovery and renewal as local economies come back from the Covid-19 emergency.
Most recently, ADEPT responded - along with partner local government, environmental and research organisations - to the EAC inquiry into net zero, where we emphasised the essential role of local authorities to delivering long-term, sustainable emissions reductions for local places.The ADEPT President, Paula Hewitt, also spoke at the Westminster Forum 'net zero' conference, where she outlined the priorities for net zero strategies at a local and regional level.
We believe that councils need the powers and resources to accelerate climate action and a green recovery: find out more and show your support.
ADEPT’s Climate Change Hub brings together our work and resources on climate change and sets out our key areas of focus. You can also read our Climate Change Blog.
Climate Change Hub — updates and resources
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Climate Change blog: ADEPT's Climate Change & Green Growth policy position
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New ADEPT President launches climate change policy position
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ADEPT Policy Position: Climate Change & Green Growth
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Climate Change blog: Councils' inspirational climate change action - guest blog from Friends of the Earth
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What skills do you need to fast track innovation across local highways? Live Labs White Paper #6
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Climate Change blog: Greenhouse Gas guidance from the FHRG
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Blueprint Coalition letter to Michael Gove
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Government’s EPR response grounds for cautious optimism, but delays stymieing investment says ADEPT
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Blueprint partners show how 40 local authorities are leading the way on climate
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ADEPT and Future Highways Research Group publish new guidance for GHG emissions
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Guidance for the Application of GHG Scope 1 & 2 in Local Highways Authorities
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ADEPT's view on Defra delay to EPR implementation
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Green jobs and skills - what role for local authorities?
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Climate Change blog: looking forward to 2022
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ADEPT and CIPFA webinar - measuring carbon footprint to deliver climate action plans
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Climate Change blog: ADEPT's Transport Decarbonisation Policy Challenge Paper
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A good start, but councils still need more long-term certainty - Blueprint Coalition response to Heat and Buildings Strategy
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Blueprint Coalition – taking the message to government
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EAC inquiry into net zero - submission by Blueprint Coalition
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Westminster Forum 'net zero' conference August 2021 - presentation by Paula Hewitt
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ADEPT and CIPFA webinar - building the business case for renewable energy
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ADEPT / CIPFA webinar: building the business case for renewable energy
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Climate change blog: response to government packaging and waste consultation
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COP26 comms toolkit for LAs and Mayors
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Blueprint Coalition update
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Coalition welcomes NAO report – government must work with local authorities to achieve net zero
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ADEPT / CIPFA webinar: Building the business case for renewable energy 21 July
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Climate Change support & resources map
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Government must recognise the key role of local authorities in tackling climate crisis, says coalition
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Recognising local authorities as key partners in the Net Zero Strategy
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Climate change blog: Time to ditch the car? Using deliberative consultation to tackle divisive local issues
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EiPL - What could a more comprehensive approach to nature conservation renewal look like?
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Developing guidance for consistency in assessing carbon emissions
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ADEPT response - HCLG Select Committee inquiry into net zero
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ADEPT and CIPFA webinar - how can we harness the power of public procurement to meet the climate change challenge?
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Yorkshire & Humber climate change webinar 18 March - Ashden slides
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Yorkshire & Humber climate change webinar 18 March - master slide deck
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Making Net Zero happen – developing a Framework for local Net Zero delivery
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Going Dutch – what can the UK learn from the Netherlands approach to cycling?
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ADEPT NW regional climate change webinar
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Climate Change blog 2021: David Dale looks at how the new year has started and what we can look forward to
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ADEPT-Arcadis: ‘Going Dutch’ active travel behaviour change webinar
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CIPFA Towards net zero and a green recovery - Q&A
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CIPFA Towards net zero and a green recovery
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Climate Change blog: Changing year, changing climate and a global pandemic – Nigel Riglar looks back on 2020
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ADEPT response to the Climate Change Committee's Sixth Carbon Budget
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Support local councils or miss your own climate targets – ADEPT and partners' call to government
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Climate Change blog: Greening the Arc
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ADEPT response to the Prime Minister's Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution
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Embracing e-scooters
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Climate Change Blog: Active Travel
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ADEPT proposal for zero carbon and economic restart Live Lab programme
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Show your support for the five immediate priorities for a green recovery
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Time to embrace e-scooters - ADEPT launches new policy position
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Climate Change Blog: Retrofit - a vital tool in achieving net zero
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Valuing Green Space - joint ADEPT/Yotta webinar
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Climate change work plan
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ADEPT climate change webinar 30th July - slides
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Active travel must be embedded into transport network to ensure government’s ‘new era’ - ADEPT launches new policy position
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ADEPT policy position: Active Travel
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Environment board update July 2020
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Active Travel Facts & Figures
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Climate Change Blog: We're all in this together - guest blog by Mike Childs, Friends of the Earth
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Summary document: Blueprint for accelerating climate action and a green recovery at the local level
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ADEPT response to Prime Minister's recovery plan announcement
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Covid-19 recovery must address climate change – report calls on the Government to invest in indispensable role of local authorities
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A blueprint for accelerating climate action and a green recovery at the local level
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ADEPT Policy Position: Clean Growth
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Green Finance Toolkit for Place Leaders
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ADEPT launches toolkit to help local authorities with green finance
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Reflections on green finance and the Excellence in Place Leadership programme
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The Greening Campaign
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SEDEPT Climate Change Workshop - Local Govt Embracing Innovation
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SEDEPT Climate Change Workshop - LGA Climate Change Ambition
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SEDEPT Climate Change Workshop - Greening Campaign
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SEDEPT Climate Change Workshop - Oxford Citizen's Assembly on climate change
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Climate change seminar slides - part 2
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Climate change seminar slides - part 1
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ADEPT Policy Challenge Paper: The Future of Aviation
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ADEPT Climate Change Advisory Panel Proceedings
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South West Climate Change workshop 30 Jan 2020 - summary
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Midlands Climate Change workshop Jan 2020 - report
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Midlands Climate Change workshop Jan 2020 - presentations
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Can we plant our way out of the climate emergency? Guest blog by 1st Vice President Nigel Riglar
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‘The climate crisis must be at the heart of our work’ – ADEPT launches its position on climate change
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Preparing for a Changing Climate: Good Practice Guidance for Local Government
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Climate Change Policy Position