Green Renewal in Bath and North East Somerset 13 July 2020

In response to the COVID19 crisis, the Council is developing a Recovery and Renewal programme. A green renewal is fundamental to how the Council will lead the district towards a more resilient future. Leader of the Council Cllr Dine Romero will chair the discussion with Cllr Sarah Warren, Cabinet member for the Climate Emergency and Jane Wildblood, Corporate and Community Sustainability Manager. The discussion will pick up on topics following Cllr Sarah Warren’s recent Climate Conversation series and will discuss how action to tackle the climate and nature emergencies provides opportunities for a green economic and community recovery in Bath and North East Somerset. Useful links: Bath and North East Somerset Council’s study on Carbon emissions from households and citizens. Looking at evidence for ensuring a ‘Just Transition’ https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/sites/default/files/sitedocuments/Environment/cse_citizen_emissions_report_bnes_climate_emergency_final.pdf Parish Council Climate Action Toolkit – let us know if there are other relevant resources to add. https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/sites/default/files/siteimages/Environment/Sustainability/parish_toolkit_climate_and_nature_emergency.pdf Ashden Climate Action Co-benefits Toolkit https://www.ashden.org/programmes/co-benefits Neighbourhood Planning support: o B&NES Council web-page https://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/make-neighbourhood-plan o Centre for Sustainable Energy Climate support https://www.cse.org.uk/projects/view/1343 Keep B&NES buzzing (if you’d like a signs for a local area, please email Parks Dept - parks@bathnes.gov.uk) https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/sites/default/files/get_bath_buzzing_action_plan_finalmay19.pdf

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