Have your say on climate change in Doncaster through a new survey

Columnist Kirsty-Jo Muddiman is encouraging people to get involved and share their thoughts and ideas on how we can tackle the current climate crisis.
By Laura Andrew
Published 29th Feb 2020, 08:00 BST
Updated 29th Feb 2020, 08:00 BST
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A rare opportunity has arisen.

You have been invited to have your say about what can be done in Doncaster as we face climate change.

Building on the Council’s unanimous declaration of a climate and biodiversity emergency, members of the Doncaster community are invited to tell the council what they think can be done to reduce the impact of climate change.

Climate change protesters young and oldtook to the streets of Sheffield on Valentine's Day, Friday, February 14, demanding urgent action to save our planet.Climate change protesters young and oldtook to the streets of Sheffield on Valentine's Day, Friday, February 14, demanding urgent action to save our planet.
Climate change protesters young and oldtook to the streets of Sheffield on Valentine's Day, Friday, February 14, demanding urgent action to save our planet.

Have you been affected by flooding?

Are you frustrated with recycling and litter?

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Perhaps you think more safe cycle routes are needed to encourage people out of cars.

These are all comments already voiced on Facebook but if you feel you have solutions to the environmental problems you can see in Doncaster, please consider taking a few moments to complete the survey.

There are around ten questions and it doesn’t have to take long, but you can attach documents and files if you have a lot to say!

You can take the survey here: https://www.doncastertalks.com/climate-change-survey

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From the comments already posted on Social Media, how we develop new builds seem to be a strong theme.

With 227 planning applications validated in January and 167 so far in February this year, simple changes could make a big environmental impact, for the better.

If you think that it’s time that developers paid the financial cost to reduce the environmental cost at no cost to the Council, then let them know.

We have many valuable environments supporting biodiversity and protected species in and around Doncaster.

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New developments can threaten these ecosystems, particularly if they are not recorded effectively.

So, if you see a protected species, or even general wildlife, please consider logging it on the DMBC website (search DMBC submitting biological records) to ensure that future planning applications are considered against the biodiversity we have.

Doncaster Local Records Centre encourages reports from all recorders and of all species, “no matter how common or widespread.”

It’s not just animals we should be protecting so keep your eyes peeled for protected plants and fungi too!

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