Engagement with the Climate Emergency: How Can Local Authorities Meet the Challenge?
Thursday 13 February 2020
The Crystal, Royal Victoria Dock, One Siemens Brothers Way, Royal Docks, London E16 1GB
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Presentations
Session 1 - Setting the Scene
The Policy Context to Climate Change
Paul O'Brien, Chief Executive, APSE
Professor Myles Allen, Professor of Geosystem Science, University of Oxford
Session 2 - Public Engagment
Low Carbon Hub: Creating renewble energy projects with Businesses, Schools, and Communities
Dr Barbara Hammond MBE, CEO, Low Carbon Hub
Helping communities become more resilient in the face Climate Change challenges
Fred Barker, Director, Transistion Stroud
Climate Risk Management: The role of the Local Authority Finance Function and the need to change
Roy Nolan, Head of Public Sector Liaison and Andrew Hinds, Head of Structuring, RP Martin
Session 3
Group Discussion:- Local authorities and challenges after declaring climate emergencies
Mo Baines, Head of Communication and Coordination, APSE
A word from are sponsors:- Beond
Mike Chan, Sales Director, Beond Group Ltd
Session 4 - Case Studies
Exeter City Council: Building an enviromentally sustainable, state-of-the-art leisure complex
Emma Osmundsen, Managing Director for Exeter City Living, Exeter City Council
Promoting excellence in public services
APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.
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