Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• Installed exterior wall insulation and cladding

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• I have got rid of my vehicle

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• I buy food in season in the UK

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• Switched to a renewable energy supplier

• Installed exterior wall insulation and cladding

• Installed solar panels to generate electricity

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• I drive less and cycle or walk more

• I choose not to fly as often

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• I try not to to waste food

• I eat more plant based foods

• I eat less meat and dairy products

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• Made a home for nature by planting for bees and wildlife.

• Grown plants and food and left green spaces.

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• I talk to others about climate change and asking what we can all do

• I ask my local councillor and or politicians what they are doing

• I have learned about the climate emergency

• I have joined a national or local campaign group

What are the key barriers stopping you doing more of this/these? Please select the top 2.

• Policy barriers – knowing if and how I can change or influence local or national policy. Do local policies and regulations (whether local, regional, and national) prevent you from delivering actions?

• Physical barriers – changing things physically in my neighbourhood or area such as cycleways or pedestrianised roads. Does a lack of appropriate technology or local facilities prevent you from acting?

• Social barriers – understanding what is required and that everyone understands, thinks the same and prioritises action. Are there big barriers preventing action and is there buy-in from the community?

What more support do you need to act on climate change?

The financial barriers to retrofitting Victorian houses and changing over to heat pumps are immense. There is a huge knowledge gap about what sort of changes we need to do to make the most impact for our limited capacity (eg meat production versus food miles: you've gone on about locally sourced food but it's by no means the most carbon intensive change we can make in our diets). Car culture is still dominant, and those who can afford it switching to a big eV also doesn't necessarily reduce carbon budget, but car clubs could help if they were cheap and accessible. My street (lots of multiple adult houses) has huge no of cars, and the last few years have seen many small front gardens paved, and the blight of car back-ends hogging the pavement plus cars parking on the pavement.

How do you think climate change will impact you most in Manchester?

Rising costs of food and energy for people just about managing, and lack of concrete help to remediate, leading to growing unrest and despair, especially along "blame the immigrants" fault lines.

Do you think climate change will affect your home, or work or family?

Yes

Do you feel worried about future impacts of climate change in your local area?

Yes, very worried

Overall, what do you think about our aim to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2025?

Neutral

Why do you feel this way?

Your plans simply can't achieve this, tho it's most certainly a worthy aim.

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• I work from home more and commute less

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• I eat more plant based foods

Do you feel worried about future impacts of climate change in your local area?

No, not worried at all

Overall, what do you think about our aim to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2025?

Mostly positive

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• I have got rid of my vehicle

• I choose not to fly as often

• I loan a car when I really need to drive

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• I try not to to waste food

• I eat more plant based foods

• I buy food in season in the UK

• I buy locally sourced foods where available

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• I recycle waste

• I buy less stuff less often

• I buy fewer clothes and make them last longer

• I buy eco and or ethical brands

• I prefer to repair things when needed

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• Made a home for nature by planting for bees and wildlife.

• Grown plants and food and left green spaces.

• Protected existing green spaces

• Got involved in national nature or wildlife campaigns, like City of Trees, RSPB or National Trust

• Got involved in local campaigns like In Our Nature

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• I talk to others about climate change and asking what we can all do

• I ask my local councillor and or politicians what they are doing

• I have learned about the climate emergency

• I have joined a national or local campaign group

What are the key barriers stopping you doing more of this/these? Please select the top 2.

• Budget barrier – financial constraints and money to do actions. – Are actions too expensive? Is there sufficient financial support available to make changes?

• Policy barriers – knowing if and how I can change or influence local or national policy. Do local policies and regulations (whether local, regional, and national) prevent you from delivering actions?

• Physical barriers – changing things physically in my neighbourhood or area such as cycleways or pedestrianised roads. Does a lack of appropriate technology or local facilities prevent you from acting?

• Social barriers – understanding what is required and that everyone understands, thinks the same and prioritises action. Are there big barriers preventing action and is there buy-in from the community?

What more support do you need to act on climate change?

Access to land and funding. Less bureaucracy and local authority control of green spaces. Better cycling and pedestrian infrastructure

How do you think climate change will impact you most in Manchester?

Health, mental and physical. Access to food, shortages are going to happen due to crop failures, soil degradation, lack of imports due to compounded global crisis and Manchester has no policy or plans to prepare for it. You're still telling people to eat their brocoli stems as if that's going to help when 5 million tons of food get ploughed back into the fields every year because tesco doesn't deem it suitable for their shelves

Do you think climate change will affect your home, or work or family?

Yes

Do you feel worried about future impacts of climate change in your local area?

Yes, very worried

Overall, what do you think about our aim to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2025?

Negative

Why do you feel this way?

It's an unrealistic target with the current pace of change. You're still approving the construction of giant skyscrapers every 2 minutes whilst saying you'll half emissions. It's *****. Carbon off setting is a con worst than recycling

Do you have any other comments?

Pedestrianise the city, make it completely impractical to drive and make all public transport free. Provide cycling infrastructure comparable to Copenhagen. Provide funding for any available suitable land to be turned into food growing. Ban all new builds unless they are completely passive and retrofit all of our housing stock. Create hyper local green power generation and battery storage via wind, solar and heat pumps. Stop blaming individuals and pressuring them to deal with the crisis and actually behave like leaders to make the changes we need to survive. We have 40 harvests left if we don't start protecting our soil and you have barely any composting facilities and are still approving AstroTurf pitches, it's absolute insanity

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• Installed solar panels to generate electricity

• Insulated my homes loft space and walls (cavity walls)

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• I drive less and cycle or walk more

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• I eat less meat and dairy products

• I try not to to waste food

• I eat more plant based foods

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• I recycle waste

• I buy less stuff less often

• I buy fewer clothes and make them last longer

• I prefer to repair things when needed

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• Grown plants and food and left green spaces.

• Protected existing green spaces

• Made a home for nature by planting for bees and wildlife.

Which of the following actions have you done or are you currently doing?

• I talk to others about climate change and asking what we can all do

What are the key barriers stopping you doing more of this/these? Please select the top 2.

• Lifestyle barriers – time and ease of acting in my everyday life. Do your current obligations and routine prevent you from doing more?

• Budget barrier – financial constraints and money to do actions. – Are actions too expensive? Is there sufficient financial support available to make changes?

What more support do you need to act on climate change?

Assessment of potential home improvements and recommendations of installers

How do you think climate change will impact you most in Manchester?

More unpredictable weather

Do you think climate change will affect your home, or work or family?

Yes

Do you feel worried about future impacts of climate change in your local area?

Yes, very worried

Overall, what do you think about our aim to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2025?

Mostly positive

Why do you feel this way?

It is a good step but it needs to be done in a financially sustainable way