Commission of Inquiry on Climate Change

A booklet detailing the work of the Commission and the conclusions reached for Hampshire and Hampshire County Council is now available to download  941kb

The findings of the Commission of Inquiry were presented at Cabinet on the 16 November and then taken to Full Council on the 22 November 2007.  Both are available to download below (note, links will open as new browser windows)

1. Cabinet Minutes 16 November 2007

2. Full Council minutes 22 November 2007, Item 241

The aim of the Commission was to consider the main areas of climate change impact, and to identify and prioritise action to build more local resilience to these impacts.  The County Council recognises that a significant change to the Hampshire climate is inevitable, and the focus of the Commission was to prioritise actions to address the impacts and consequences of such changes.

Four evidence hearings were held, at which the Commission considered evidence on key topic areas, including presentations from, and debate with, the evidence providers. The four evidence sessions were:

1. Physical Environment, held on 18 May 2007 [synopsis of Physical Environment Hearing  31kb]

2. Infrastructure, held on 20 June 2007 [synopsis of Infrastructure Hearing]  1015kb

3. Wellbeing & Society, held on17 July 2007 [synopsis of Wellbeing & Society Hearing]  30kb

4. Economy, held on 19 September 2007 [synopsis of Economy Hearing]  213kb

The full papers for each of the above hearings and the induction session are available.  Please contact us should you wish to see them.

The Commission was chaired by the Leader of Hampshire County Council (Cllr Ken Thornber), with the Executive Member for Environment (Cllr Mel Kendal) as Vice Chairman.  Other commissioners included the leaders of the Liberal Democrat Group and the Labour Group and also selected external commissioners.  A full list of Commissioners is available to download  32kb.