Action now to lessen climate change impact

Buckled rail lines, parched golf courses, disappearing wildlife and freak weather delivering alternating flood and drought could be part of a dramatically changed way of life illustrated in the booklet which delivers a stark but simple message: If you love West Sussex, act now to save what makes it special.

The booklet, Our Changing Climate, Our Changing Lives: South East, represents a new approach in its calls for action by people and government to avoid witnessing irreversible effects on everything from sport to gardening, house prices to hedgehogs and farming to fishing.

It spells out what hotter drier summers, water shortages, flash floods and storms would mean to the county, and comes complete with a practical tool kit to help West Sussex residents understand the reality of climate change and how to adapt shopping habits, travel smarter, eat more wisely and save energy.

For full story see West Sussex Gazette March 5