Over 300 local authorities have now committed to act on the climate emergency and are setting out plans to reduce emissions in local climate action plans. As part of these plans, councils are actively exploring routes to work with local community groups and community businesses to support local emission reduction action.
This event on 15 March (09:15 - 10:30am), hosted by Community Energy England, Community Energy South and Community Energy London, will be led by council officers presenting a series of case studies on projects they have supported which have been delivered by their local community energy sector.
Focussed at local authority councillors and officers looking to build stronger partnerships with the community energy sector to deliver local climate action and to build more resilient communities.
Speakers include:
- Louise Marix Evans, author of the Climate Change Committee’s Local Authorities and the Sixth Carbon Budget report (December 2020)
- Thomas Day, Head of Energy and Low Carbon Programme, Environment and Climate Action, Essex County Council
- George Munson, Senior Project Manager, Sustainable Energy and Air Quality, Resources and Housing, Leeds City Council
- Anca Giurgiu , Sustainability Projects Manager , Climate Change Team , The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Ben Atkinson, Economy & Environment, North Lincolnshire Council
- Liz Ainslie, Community Energy, Islington Council
AGENDA
9.15: Welcome and context
9:30: Councils and Community Energy - case studies presented by lead officers.
10.05: Q&A
10.20: Closing Remarks
10:30: Event Close