Brentwood Consultation Questionnaire- Young People This questionnaire is for you if you are a young person aged 11-18.Scientists and our government agree that climate change is happening and is due to human activity. This includes global warming and greater risk of flooding, droughts and heat waves both globally and locally in the Brentwood Borough.The world around us is changing. As the Earth’s surface warms, many other climate changes are also occurring: warming oceans melting polar ice and glaciers rising sea levels more extreme weather events Scientists believe the increase in greenhouse gases is mainly due to: burning of fossil fuels such as gas, coal and oil for energy and transport agriculture and deforestation as natural habitats are swept away to grow food for growing populations the manufacture of cement, chemicals and metals to support our industrial societies The Paris climate conference (COP21) in December 2015 adopted the first-ever universal global climate deal to limit global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts towards limiting to 1.5°C.Source https://www.gov.uk/guidance/climate-change-explainedThis questionnaire is to give our borough’s young people a voice and a say in the development of our climate change strategy. It also covers local environmental pollution issues such as air-quality linked to global factors affecting climate change.Whatever your views, please share your experiences and help us to shape our environment strategy for the future. You do not need to be an environmental expert to get involved - we would like to hear from everyone.By taking this questionnaire you are consenting to your responses being used to inform the development of the Environment Strategy. Your information will be processed in line with our privacy policy. Section One – Climate Change and You Question Title * 1. How concerned are you about climate change? Very concerned Concerned Not concerned Undecided Don’t know Question Title * 2. How much do you know about the causes of climate change and its effects on the earth? A lot A medium amount A small amount Nothing at all Don’t know Question Title * 3. Where would you go for information on climate change? Please tick all that apply. Teachers Friends Parents, family or carers Social Media (eg. WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter, You Tube, TikTok) TV, Radio or Online news channels Documentaries Newspapers and magazines Search engines (eg Google) Don’t Know Other (please state): Question Title * 4. Have you done any of the following yourself, or with your friends and family, to take climate change action? Please tick all you have done. Reduced the amount you throw away Reduced the amount of energy you use at home Reduced the amount of water you use at home Use public transport, walked, cycled or scooted instead of driving Made changes to your diet for example, eating less meat or buying local food Planted trees Talked to friends and family about climate change Taken part in climate change activism None of the above Other (please state) Question Title * 5. What stops you from taking any or all the actions in question 4? Question Title * 6. What is the most usual way you travel to school or college? I am driven or I drive myself I share a car journey with another family or friends I take the train or tube I take the bus I cycle or scoot I walk Other (please state) Question Title * 7. If you are driven or drive to school, what would help you to car share, take public transport, walk or cycle? Please tick all that apply. Better public transport routes More frequent public transport services Longer public transport operating hours Lower public transport fares More information on what local public transport is available in the borough Better walking or cycling routes Better facilities such as cycle parking More information on how to travel sustainably None of the above Don’t know Other (please state) Section Two – Your Views on Climate Action and the Environment StrategyBrentwood Borough Council’s Environment Strategy highlights our ambition to do everything within our power to become carbon neutral by 2040. The strategy gives actions related to the following themes: Transport Air quality Built environment Natural environment Waste Energy Behavioural changes The draft Environment Strategy document can be found here. Question Title * 8. From what you understand of climate change and/or the draft Climate Change Action Plan, what do you think are the most important actions to help climate change? Question Title * 9. What else should the Council be doing to tackle climate change? Question Title * 10. Is there anything else you would like to say? Question Title * 11. Thank you for completing our questionnaire. All your answers will be taken into account as we develop our environment strategy. Some of your answers might also be of wider benefit. Please tick the box below if you are happy for Brentwood Borough Council to feature any of your answers in future case studies or good practice guidance. I agree to Brentwood Borough Council using the information I have submitted in this survey in future climate change good practice or case study guidance publicity. I do not agree to Brentwood Borough Council using the information I have submitted in this survey in future climate change good practice or case study guidance publicity. Done