Councils, Communities and Climate Change8 September 2011
Local action on climate change was the focus of a ground-breaking event hosted by Friends of the Earth on 2 November.
Watch our video summary of the Councils, Communties and Climate Change conference:
Links to all presentations and written summaries from the day are on the right of this page.
Popular event
The conference attracted more than 200 delegates and drew together decision makers and opinion formers including:
- Government and Shadow ministers.
- International experts.
- Local government politicians and officials.
- Energy policy experts.
- Local and community activists.
Read the full agenda and biographies of keynote speakers.
The story so far
The UK is committed to reducing emissions by 50% by 2025 - and local authorities have a vital role to play in meeting this commitment.
Friends of the Earth's briefing for the event outlines the progress made so far.
Joint letter to the Minister
Many speakers highlighted that a step change in action is needed to ensure every council does its bit on cutting carbon.
A new joint letter to Greg Barker demands this step change takes place.
Please contact Oliver Hayes (020 7566 1714) to add your council to the signatories.
Solar support scuppered
A hot topic at the event was the recent halving of support for small-scale solar generation.
Delegates were asked to co-sign a letter to the Prime Minister urging him to rethink the Government's proposed changes.
Please contact Glyn Thomas (0207 566 1672) for further information or to add your support.
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