Climate Change

Find out about climate change, what the council is doing and what we can all do to help.

Climate change is the greatest environmental challenge facing the world today. Find out more and watch our thought provoking online videos.

In this section...

• Climate Change Effects in Eastbourne - find out about the predicted impacts of climate change

• Online Films by Local Students - view a series of short 30-second videos  created by students at Sussex Downs College, who have been working with the council to tackle climate change

• What Our Council is Doing - an introduction to how the council is working to adapt to climate change 

• Making Eastbourne a Low Carbon Town - find out what we are doing in more detail, our Environment Strategy and Community Environment Partnership

• Children and Young People - Learn about climate change and how you can help the environment - quizzes, games and interactive learning tools

On the Department of Energy and Climate Change website...

• Tackling Climate Change (external link) - an overview of climate change, providing brief explanations of the impacts, and an introduction to tackling the problems

• Saving Energy and CO2 (external link) - what individuals, businesses and communities can do, and what government is doing

• The 2050 Challenge - Online Calculator Tools (external link) - the UK is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 per cent by 2050, relative to 1990 levels. Use the 2050 web tool and calculator to try out your ideas and find your own way to reduce UK emissions

• Play My2050 (external link) - Create your My2050 world for the UK: Can you reduce our CO2 emissions to 20 per cent of 1990 levels and help avoid dangerous climate change?

For support, resources and online tools to help businesses to prepare and adapt to climate change, go to the Environment Agency and Carbon Trust websites using the links from this page.