Supplementary memorandum submitted by
Global Action Plan (CIT 07a)
Thank you for your letter of 10 November. In
response to the four questions that you raised:
1. I have attached a list of policy anomalies
that make it difficult for groups or individuals to implement
effective environmental action. This list has been compiled from
feedback received from individuals and groups with whom we have
worked or are working. (Annex A)
2. I have attached a summary of the comparative
study of residents from Eindhoven and Nottingham. (Annex B)
3. I think that the public is confused about
the range of targets and commitments relating to climate change.
I believe that the main source of these different messages is
the public sector bodies involved in communicating climate change.
Recently, we have seen different communication strategies from
DEFRA (Tomorrow's Climate Today's Challenge), the Energy Savings
Trust (Save your 20%) and the Carbon Trust. In addition to these
campaigns many local authorities have created their own initiatives.
In contrast, the larger environmental NGOs have created a partnership
network (Stop Climate Chaos) which is attempting to unify their
views and campaigns. The smaller NGOs, such as ourselves, have
insufficient resources to run large-scale communication campaigns
and instead tailor smaller scale campaigns to the specific requirements
of particular audiences.
4. Phase three of EEC could go a long way
to recognising the value of "soft" measures in tackling
climate change providing that:
— Government invests in research now
that provides sufficient evidence for sound investment decisions
to be made during phase 3;
or
— Phase 3 is framed in such a way that
it collects information about the potential impacts of "soft"
measures. This will mean an acceptance that some elements of phase
3 might initially have a different carbon reduction target.
I hope that this is of us. If you need more
information or if any of the attached is unclear please do contact
me.
Trewin Restorick
Director
Global Action Plan
December 2006
| 
