The Dorset 2030 report (detailed on this web site and available below as downloadable PDFs) was written with a broad audience in mind. While we hope it will be of interest to those working in relevant subject areas and those engaged in climate activism, its primary aim is to widen the discussion beyond the usual ‘bubble’ to help build the momentum for the changes required. Although we recommend everyone reads the Introduction, each chapter should stand alone, allowing people to access areas of interest and dip in and out of subjects. It is not an academic text, but we have extensively referenced most of the statements made; enabling readers to access the evidence on which we have based our views.
It has been prepared by a team of volunteers across many months. While every effort has been made to ensure everything is accurate and up to date, we accept that we may have missed or misunderstood the occasional fact or piece of data. Many case studies have been provided by the organisations concerned, others have been accessed by us from publicly available material. As each case study is by its nature an acknowledgment that this is something positive, we hope its inclusion is recognised as such by respective organisations. Inclusion of any organisation as a case study does not mean they agree with the ideas and objectives we have set out. If your organisation should have been featured or if we need to correct something we will aim to make amends in future editions.
We believe the climate and ecological crises mean the only certainty we face is that the future will be very different to the present, whether for better or worse is up to all of us. We don’t expect everyone to agree with every solution we propose but we hope you’ll join the debate about how we create a better world for today and future generations. We hope by opening up the discussions it ultimately leads to the people of Dorset being able to choose their preferred path.
Members of both Council’s sustainability teams were offered the chance to participate in development of chapters or reviewing our work. These offers were not taken up. We hope this changes in the future, after all, we’re all in this together.
Mark Chivers & Neil Smith
January 2022
It has been prepared by a team of volunteers across many months. While every effort has been made to ensure everything is accurate and up to date, we accept that we may have missed or misunderstood the occasional fact or piece of data. Many case studies have been provided by the organisations concerned, others have been accessed by us from publicly available material. As each case study is by its nature an acknowledgment that this is something positive, we hope its inclusion is recognised as such by respective organisations. Inclusion of any organisation as a case study does not mean they agree with the ideas and objectives we have set out. If your organisation should have been featured or if we need to correct something we will aim to make amends in future editions.
We believe the climate and ecological crises mean the only certainty we face is that the future will be very different to the present, whether for better or worse is up to all of us. We don’t expect everyone to agree with every solution we propose but we hope you’ll join the debate about how we create a better world for today and future generations. We hope by opening up the discussions it ultimately leads to the people of Dorset being able to choose their preferred path.
Members of both Council’s sustainability teams were offered the chance to participate in development of chapters or reviewing our work. These offers were not taken up. We hope this changes in the future, after all, we’re all in this together.
Mark Chivers & Neil Smith
January 2022
The Dorset 2030 Report
You can browse and download the Executive Summary and each individual chapter below, using the arrows to move forwards and backwards and clicking on the image to access the full text. Alternatively, you can access the full report here.
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Why Dorset?
The main reason for making this a Dorset wide project rather than, say 'Poole & Bournemouth', is the unique opportunity the County of Dorset presents; an area with the second largest conurbation in the South-West of England, a diverse landscape (with significant agricultural activity and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty) and a coast! It is difficult to think of many other areas which offer all the aspects that need to be considered when looking at addressing the climate crisis in the UK.