Our climate is changing and this is going to affect us all - here in South Derbyshire and around the world. The weather is always changing, but there has been a dramatic rise in temperature in the last 25 years. 

There is now strong evidence and almost unanimous agreement that this warming is the result of human causes such as deforestation and an increase in the 'greenhouse effect'; heat trapped by gasses such as water vapour, carbon dioxide and methane. Producing more of these gasses is like putting an extra blanket over the Earth - and the hotter atmosphere could be responsible for stronger storms and other extreme weather events.

The following pages provide more information:

• What is Climate Change? (external link)
• What is Causing Climate Change? (external link)
• What can South Derbyshire Residents do about Climate Change?
• the 'Everybody's Talking about Climate Change' website (external link)

Information from other government websites:

• www.sustainable-development.gov.uk (external link) Sustainable Development - The Government's approach
• www.climatechallenge.gov.uk (external link) A government partnership led by DEFRA
• The Environment Agency 
• (external link)DEFRA - Department for Environment and Rural Affairs (external link)

Other external links

Al Gore’s film 'An Inconvenient Truth' (external link) 

Contact Details

South Derbyshire District Council
Energy Officer
Civic Offices
Civic Way
Swadlincote
DE11 0AH

Tel: 01283 228719
email: energy@south-derbys.gov.uk

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