In the climate topic, members heard about the impact of homes on climate change and took time to discuss this together and make recommendations about what should happen.
How do we rapidly reduce the impact of our homes on climate change?
Scroll below to watch videos of the Assembly presentations
Session 1 - Understanding the problem and why we need to act
Climate change, impacts, strategy, and emergency response
- Ann Cousins, Associate, Resilience and Climate Change and Co-chair of One City Environment Board
Why do we need to act?
- Lorraine Whitmarsh, Professor of Psychology, University of Bath and Director of the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations
Bristol's contribution to climate change
- Alex Minshull, Sustainable City and Climate Change Manager, Bristol City Council – Bristol’s and Bristol residents’ Carbon footprint
Session 2 - How do we make it happen? Introduction to the solutions
What are the potential solutions, and what are the opportunities and challenges of introducing them?
- Simon Roberts, Chief Executive, Centre for Sustainable Energy
Session 3 - How do we make it happen? Perspectives on the solutions and mechanisms
Social landlord led approach
Alison Napper, Landlord Services, BCC – Social Landlord Led Approach
An innovative approach/the Energiesprong approach
Matt Wood, BACCC and Energiesprong
Local Authority-led delivery approach for private homes
- Hannah Spungin, BCC energy service
Local Authority-led delivery approach for private homes
- Hannah Spungin, BCC energy service
Session 4 - How do we make it happen? Perspectives on the solutions and mechanisms (part 2)
Solutions and the economic recovery
Lucy Pedlar, Director at Green Register
A community-led approach
Dave Tudgey and Emilia Melville, Bristol Energy Network
Session 5 - What are the first steps
Energy Justice and what would make the changes fair?
- Ed Atkins, Lecturer at School of Geographical Sciences Cabot Institute for the Environment
A community view on how to make change appealing, engaging, and fair
- Roy Kareem, Black and Green Ambassador for Bristol
Citizen participation in implementing the changes
- Alex Ivory, Climate Change Team Manager, Bristol City Council
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