Climate change information by local councils in North West England

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Please note this article is a stub - as yet there has not been a comprehensive and systematic survey of all local council websites for this region

Introduction
This article looks at the actions local councils are taking in response to climate change, (as of July / August / September 2005) and in particular what information they provide for the ordinary concerned citizen. The scope of this enquiry has been limited to council websites. Similar surveys could be undertaken for other regions of the UK. Some notes on the method used are given at the end of the article.

The overall picture
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Notes on method
A simple search for 'climate change' was carried out on each local council website. Links identified were restricted to web pages specifically about climate change or evidence of climate change strategies, that could reasonably easily be found by ordinary concerned citizens. PDF and word processor documents have not been included unless these can be accessed from a dedicated climate change page. Information that appears to be more than 6 months old is not recorded unless it suggests some current or ongoing activity.

Reference Local councils in North West England, Directgov