IT'S OUR PLAN

This action plan for Manchester is a plan for the entire city. Everyone has their part to play and its successful delivery will rely on us all working together, whether that’s homeowners, community groups, businesses or public agencies.

This plan sets headline actions for just one decade – to 2020 – but it provides a strong starting point for a much longer journey, through to 2050 and a radically changed, low carbon future where large-scale emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) have become a thing of the past.

While the plan aims to reduce our contribution to global warming, it recognises that the climate in Manchester, like everywhere else, is going to change through the next century, whatever action we take. This is because large amounts of CO2 and other greenhouse gases have already been released during the last century and the first few years of this one: by the middle of this century, it is likely that we could experience an increase in temperature of up to 2 degrees.

The good news is that as we take up the climate challenge, our city will benefit significantly. In the years ahead, low carbon cities will have a clear market advantage over those that have not made the transition. We will benefit from new "green collar" jobs and clean enterprises. We will be better adapted to a changed future and be healthier, greener and safer as a result.

We have to radically shift the way we think, the way we work and the way we live. We have to work together to create a safer future. We can, and we will.

The actions are set out across five areas – Living, Working, Moving, Growing and Adapting. You can click on the links above to see the actions that relate to these areas or you can find out what the Climate Change Action Plan means to you be following the links on the right.

If you would like to endorse the plan please click here...