Help shape our climate and nature work. Take the survey using either link: Cambridge or South Cambridgeshire

Help shape climate and nature work in Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire from 2026

South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridge City Council have teamed up to invite people to help shape the councils’ approaches to climate and nature work in the coming years.

Both councils have visions for a region where nature thrives, the air and rivers are clean, communities are resilient to the changing climate, and future generations can flourish.

We are developing new strategies for 2026 onwards to take this work forwards and want local people and organisations to have their say.

You only need to take the survey once, using either link below. The responses will all be analysed together and made available to both councils.

Within the survey, you will be able to select which parts you wish to complete. We understand that some respondents may live in one area and work in another, so you are welcome to complete as many parts of the survey as you wish.

Whichever site you complete the survey on, that council will be the data controller for your registration data, and that council will be able to keep in touch with you (according to your subscription preferences). You may therefore prefer to complete the survey on the platform of the council where you are a resident.

Cambridge City Council's engagement platform

South Cambridgeshire District Council's engagement platform

Via the links above you can read more about both councils' emerging strategies, as well as the reasons for hosting the survey jointly.

The councils will use your feedback to help shape the final strategies, which are expected to be published in spring 2026, subject to approval by the councils' Cabinet members.

Our previous climate change work

Tackling climate change has been one of our key policy priorities since 2007. We declared a climate emergency in 2019 and shared a vision for Cambridge to be net zero carbon by 2030 in our Climate Change Strategy 2021 to 2026. [PDF, 4MB]

As our current climate change strategy comes to an end in 2026, we are now asking local people to help shape our next climate change strategy for 2026 onwards - see information above.

The climate change strategy for 2021 to 2026 included six key objectives to address the causes and consequences of climate change:

• Reducing carbon emissions from our buildings, land, vehicles and services
• Reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions from homes and buildings
• Reducing carbon emissions from transport
• Reducing consumption of resources, reducing waste, and increasing recycling
• Promoting sustainable food
• Supporting residents, businesses and our services to adapt to the impacts of climate change

Our Climate Change Strategy Action Plan [PDF, 0.5MB] explained our plans to achieve this vision. Our Carbon Management Plan explained our plans to reduce our own emissions to net zero.

Our objectives depend partly on the government, industry and regulators making necessary changes.