A changing climate for Derby and Derbyshire

Venue: The Carriage Shop Theatre, The Roundhouse, Derby.

Morning event, 9:45-12:30.

Aim:
To introduce Climate East Midlands and the Skills Programme and facilitate discussion about how to maximise their value to Derby and Derbyshire.

Target audience:
Derby Climate Change Partnership, Derbyshire Partnership Forum (Climate Change Sub-Group), officers and members from the City, County and District Councils and partners from the public, private and voluntary sector.

Agenda

9:45 Registration, tea and coffee

10:00 Welcome & introductions

10:10 Introduction to Climate East Midlands’ work:

• The new Skills Programme
• East Midlands NHS Sustainable Development Network (engaging NHS Trusts)
• Energy Saving Trust advice centre (engaging householders)
• Groundwork East Midlands (engaging communities)
• Mayday Network in the East Midlands (engaging businesses)
• Q&A

10.55 Table discussions (first of two sessions)

• Climate Change Skills Programme (what is it , who it’s aimed at, how to get involved and how to maximise its value for Derby and Derbyshire) - Anne Gayfer, East Midlands Improvement and Efficiency Partnership and Susan Hallsworth, Groundwork East Midlands
• Participative exercise to share and record the progress, strengths and successes of Derby-Derbyshire on “the Great Wall of Climate” (a visual, interactive resource that will build up over the course of the week and assist in the process of knowledge transfer from one area to another) - Mike Peverill, Climate East Midlands
• NHS Carbon Reduction and the Public Health opportunity (discussion about the opportunities for a. the transferred responsibility for public health and b. the progress of local NHS Trusts in reducing carbon) - Helen Ross, Department of Health East Midlands
• Green Futures for Existing Buildings (discussion about the retrofit challenge and opportunity) - Chris Ward-Brown, emda
• Adaptation Clinic - Talk to us about your adaptation problems to see if we can help - Alex Hopkinson, Climate East Midlands and Chris Hope, Derbyshire County Council

11.25 Break

11.35 Table discussions (second session)

12.15 Plenary discussion

12:20 Taster of afternoon workshop

12:30 Networking lunch

Participants are welcome to stay on for the afternoon workshop, but need to book on to this separately.

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