Written question asked by Peter Ainsworth (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 March 2010. It was answered by Joan Ruddock (Labour) on Thursday, 8 April 2010 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Carbon Emissions: Advertising

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what procedures his Department has put in place to evaluate the effectiveness of the Act on Carbon Dioxide advertising campaign; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: [holding answer 23 March 2010]: The Act On CO2 advertising campaign is designed to encourage individuals to make the changes in behaviour necessary to reduce carbon emissions, and mitigate the effects of climate change. The Department evaluates the campaign using a range of measures: Pre and post campaign omnibus surveys to assess shifts in awareness, attitudes and claimed behaviour; number of website visits, indicating the degree to which the campaign has generated a desire among the public to find out more; click-through rates from online display advertisements; where applicable, number of telephone calls generated; number of visits to the Act On CO2 carbon calculator and assessment from third party partners of the success of the campaign.

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