The Lancashire Economic Partnership along with partners and stakeholders in the sub region produces a number of feasibility studies and reports funded by the North West Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and others, to increase capacity in the area on climate change issues. Details of these can be found below:

2009-10

1. Impacts of Climate Change on the Lancashire Economic Strategy - 2009

To access the report click here.

2008-09

1. Lancashire Climate Change Strategy 2009-2020

The Lancashire Climate Change Strategy sets out the Partnership's long-term vision that Lancashire is "low carbon and well adapted by 2020". The Strategy is underpinned by data which identifies the carbon savings needed to achieve the 2020 targets, the savings we can expect to achieve in Lancashire from existing national and local measures, what the gap is, and where opportunities for further savings may lie.

Lancashire Climate Change Strategy

2. Preston City Council Corporate Plan 2008/11

The Corporate Plan highlights some of the achievements over the last year and outlines the improvement programmes for the next three years against corporate priorities. The improvement programme has been developed to reflect the challenges and broader outcomes that the council is pursuing and is also designed to support Preston Strategic Partnership's Community Strategy priority themes.

Corporate Plan - 2008

3. Lancashire Climate Change Action Plan Consultation 2008-2009

To access the Consultation document click here.

4. The Lancashire Local Area Agreement 2008-11

The Lancashire Partnership has developed this Local Area Agreement to address issues, including climate change, and to deliver its vision for the period 2008-11 by helping to coordinate core services and support more effective joint working.

Lancashire Local Area Agreement

Everyone in the Northwest has an important part to play in tackling climate change. Click here to find out what your business, household, community or school can do to help.