Speakers announced so far

The full agenda will be released soon, speakers announced so far include:

Delivering the Climate Change Plan, together

• Key points from the plan
• How do councils contribute?
• The importance of achieving a Just Transition
• Progress made in 2026

David Mallon, Head of Climate Change Policy, Scottish Government

Lowering Household Energy Costs with Solar PV, Battery Storage and Air Source Heat Pumps

• Decarbonising 98 homes in Midlothian 
• Resident engagement
• Fuel poverty and emission savings outcomes

Andrew Souter, Programme Manager, Midlothian Council

Decarbonising blocks of flats

• Whole-building retrofit of 3 blocks of flats in East Ayrshire
• Delivering internal and external insulation upgrades,
• Renewable solutions: solar PV with battery storage & ground source-heat pump
• Working with academic partners to deliver enhance monitoring and evaluation

Diarmid Turnbull, Project Lead - CoRE Project, Ayrshire Growth Deal

Delivering Scotland’s first council-owned and operated solar farms

• Choosing the sites
• Council investment and payback periods
• What are the emissions savings?
• Contributing to Community Wealth Building

Jennifer Wraith, Senior Manager Energy & Sustainability, North Ayrshire Council

Installing community-owned solar on council-owned buildings

• Partnering with a community energy group to install 755 solar panels on 3 council-owned schools
• How does the partnership work?
• Reinvesting income into the local community
• Overcoming challenges

Colin Love, Team Leader, Community Asset Transfer, South Ayrshire Council & Alan Roseweir, Chair of the Fort, Seafield & Wallacetown Community Association

A two-stage approach to Climate Impact Assessments

• The Climate Impact Assessment process: purpose, approach and outcomes
• Supporting effective and consistent application across the authority
• Integrating climate risk considerations into reporting

Jamie Robertson, Sustainability Manager, Renfrewshire Council

Engaging with schools to educate young people and drive behaviour change

• The Falkirk High Schools Energy Challenge
• How did the challenge fit in with wider council objective?
• What was achieved?

Claire Gibson, Energy and Climate Change Coordinator, Falkirk Council

 Community Investment for a Greener Glasgow

• The Glasgow Green Investment Programme
• What’s the process? 
• What have the investment phases funded so far?
• Future plans for further phases

Gavin Slater, Head of Sustainability, Glasgow City Council

Panel session: ‘From Risk to Resilience: Local Authorities and Climate Adaptation’ with panellists from the Climate Change Committee and Verture.