Bolton residents and businesses have until January 29th to share their ideas for tackling the climate emergency.
Bolton Council and local partners want to hear your priorities for making our borough cleaner and greener.
Contributions from local people, businesses and community groups will help inform a 10-year climate change action plan for the borough.
Bolton Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 and has set an ambitious target to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030.
The Climate Emergency Survey, which runs until January 29, is asking people what carbon reduction options should be prioritised.
More than 1,000 residents and local businesses have already responded to the survey.
Ideas include: more cycle lanes, allotments, electric vehicle charging points, home energy efficiency measures and encouraging people to make shorter journeys on foot.
The survey and climate change action plan are being developed by Bolton Vision Partnership, a group of local organisations from the public, private and voluntary sectors who work together to improve life in Bolton.
Cllr Adele Warren, Bolton Council Cabinet Member for Environmental Services Delivery, said: “We need to start a conversation about what matters to people if we are to tackle climate change. That means thinking about the practical steps each of us could take to make a difference.
“As a council we’re developing a plan to reduce our own carbon footprint – so we can get our emissions down to net zero by the end of the decade. But we want to hear from residents, businesses and community groups about the measures which would help them to be part of the solution.
“We hope the survey will tell us how important climate change is as an issue for local people – and it will help us set the right priorities for the years ahead. We want to know what barriers people face to going green – and what the council and our partners in Bolton should be doing to help.”
Bolton Vision Partnership brings together senior leaders from the council, the voluntary, community and faith sectors, the private sector, education providers, and health, housing and emergency services.
To take part in the Bolton Climate Emergency Survey visit bolton.gov.uk/climatesurvey