Surrey Chambers held the above event in collaboration with Wilton Park a networking part of the Foreign and Colonial Development Office. They are holding a number of these events around the Country to gauge how National and International Policy can have a positive impact on Local Climate Action.

A number of business stakeholders were on the zoom event, stating their views on how local climate action could be more supportive to their operations.  

Some of the main messages included;

Clearer communication on how best to reduce carbon impact

Simplify messaging creating information that is easier to digest.

Assistance with financing.

Importance of spreading of good practice.

An idea of the scale of the challenge was presented by Ian Christie from Surrey University.

Please see attached for presentation.