Public Bodies Climate Change Duties Guidance: an Analysis of Consultation Responses

DescriptionAn analysis report of consultation responses received following the Public Bodies Climate Change Duties Guidance Consultation.
ISBN9780755999477
Official Print Publication DateJanuary 2011
Website Publication DateJanuary 25, 2011

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Georgina King

ISBN 978 0 7559 9947 7 (Web only publication)
ISSN 2045 6964
DPPAS 11174

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CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1 BACKGROUND TO THE CONSULTATION

2 METHODOLOGY FOR THE ANALYSIS OF RESPONSES

3 DETAIL OF CONSULTATION RESPONSES

Q1: Is the draft guidance clear and easy to understand?
Q2: Do you currently have strategies and procedures in place to help your organisation respond to climate change?
Q3: If you do have strategies and procedures in place for addressing climate change, is this guidance compatible with them?
Q4: If you do not have strategies and procedures in place for addressing climate change, is this guidance helpful in making you think about how you will embed climate change in strategic and corporate processes?
Q5: Do you agree that the organisations identified as 'Major Players' in the guidance are the right public bodies to set an example through their action on climate change?
Q6: Are the desired outcomes within each of the steps of Section 2 helpful in providing a guide to the steps towards mainstreaming climate change action?
Q7: Are the suggested actions contained within each of the steps of Section 2 helpful in providing a steer on areas of activity to cover?
Q8: Are there any specific forms of support, tools or guidance which you would find helpful in embedding climate change action into your strategic and corporate processes?
Q9: Do you have examples of support, tools or guidance for embedding climate change action into strategic and corporate processes which you could share with others to enable capacity building?
Q10: If you have any other feedback on the draft guidance, please provide your comments in the box below.

4 ORDER-MAKING POWERS AND REPORTING

5 NEXT STEPS

ANNEX A CAMPAIGN TEXT
ANNEX B RESPONDENT LIST
ANNEX C CONSULTATION QUESTIONS
ANNEX D SPECIFIC MODIFICATION SUGGESTIONS
ANNEX E EXAMPLES OF TOOLS, SUPPORT, GUIDANCE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION

The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.

This report is available on the Scottish Government Social Research website only
www.scotland.gov.uk/socialresearch.

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