Community
Connecting local net zero champions
COMMUNITY MONTHLY ONLINE MEETUP
09:00 – 10:00 / 17 October 2024 / Online
A Retrospective for Future Success
Key takeaways from October’s monthly online meetup.
October’s online meetup looked back over themes from 2024’s online meetups. Breakout rooms invited participants to reflect on previous discussions, and participants shared thoughts on:
- LAEP Regional Planning: How LAEPs differ based on context, governance, and stakeholders
- Talking About Climate Change: The challenges in embedding climate action, emphasising careful language around retrofitting and the importance of community engagement
- Accessible Toolkits to Support Net Zero: Liverpool’s Council Data Management System for simplifying complex data and their Carbon Glide Path for tracking emissions
- Developing Green Finance Know-How: Considering diverse private sector institutions for investment and using 'tradable items' to engage them.
- Building Cross-Sector Partnerships: The importance of clear partnership priorities, understanding benefits for all parties, and good governance.
- The Importance of Business Cases: Embedding sustainability into business cases and language changes
COMMUNITY MONTHLY ONLINE MEETUP
09:00 – 10:00 / 19 September 2024 / Online
Solution-focused ASKS
Key takeaways from September’s monthly online meetup.
September’s online meetup continued the discussions sparked by the Project Showcases from the Ipswich Quarterly Gathering. Breakout discussions focused on collaboration and solution-finding for:
1. Advancing the conversation on jobs and skills
2. Moving from a LAEP to delivery
3. Purposefully and intelligently demonstrating the value of green projects
4. How to substantially engage citizens in these conversations
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