APRIL 4TH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CONFERENCE ATTENDEES
Below are the directory forms filled in by the organisations and individuals attending COIN’s April 4th ‘Community Engagement’ conference – held in
Oxford Town Hall as part of the Solar Cities Citizens Forum. They have been split into five categories – NGOs, Academics, Businesses, Local
Government Organisations and Community Groups/Individuals. Inevitably, such categorisation is somewhat difficult, but we hope that it will provide
some clarity.
CONTENTS
Non-Governmental Organisations: Climate Outreach and Information Network, Greenpeace, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, Sustrans, Friends of the Earth,
National Federation of Womens’ Institutes, Energy Centre for Sustainable Communities, OneWorld International, Green-Engage, SEA, Global Action
Plan, The Climate Group, Operation Noah/European Christian Environmental Network.
Academics: Asher Minns (Tyndall Centre), Michelle Shipworth (Reading), Tim Lawrence (IPPR), Turlogh O’Brien (Energy Research Partnership),
Chris Keene (UEA).
Local Government Organisations: Guildford Borough Council, Oxford Inspires, Oxford City Council, Lincolnshire Wolds Countryside Service, Stroud
Town Council, Staffordshire County Council, The Housing Corporation, Reading Borough Counci.
Community Organisations/Individuals: Climate Concern UK, Mitchell Yachts, The Manor House (Little Wittenham), The Wasteless Society, Alliance
Against Urban 4X4s, Suffolk Environment Regional Network, South Somerset Climate Action, Future Energy Now, Living on the Cusp, theirfuture,
Cambridge Carbon Footprint, Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon, Llanidloes Energy Solutions, Save Our World, Hugh Fraser.
Businesses: EverMarketing, CQ Consultancy, Re-generate, HEET, Science World Ltd.
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
Name of Delegate
Position
ORGANISATION
George Marshall, Richard Sexton, Matt Sellwood
Co-Executive Director, Co-Executive Director, Projects Manager
Climate Outreach Information Network
One line about organisation
Key objective in attending
conference
Registered charity concerned with education the public about climate change
Networking and forming future partnerships.
Identifying opportunities for forming an informal network of organisations working in this field
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
16B Cherwell St,
Oxford OX4 1BG
Telephone
01865 727 911
E-Mail
info@coinet.org.uk
firstname@coinet.org.uk
Website
www.coinet.org.uk
2003- The Yellow House. A
website and CD ROM
concerning the low energy
renovation of a council house
in Oxford
www.theyellowhouse.org.uk
One Stop Shop- working with B&Q to
design public engagement based
around a package of low energy
products.
2006 Carbon Challenge Oxfordshire
Rolling out and expanding lifestyle
change component of action groups to
become a self standing emissions
reductions pilot programme.
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
2004- The Carbon Challenge
in partnership with the Centre
for Alternative Technology.
Over one year, 10 households
worked through a programme
to reduce their emissions to
2.5 tonnes CO2 per person
per year
40% House Pioneers. In partnership
with the Environmental Change Institute
Case studies of 7 households that have
eco-renovated their houses
www.40percent.org.uk/
Climate Action Groups.
Setting up self directed groups of 5-10
people working together on a chosen
interest. Of five groups currently
running, two are currently working on
domestic emissions reductions and
rationing.
Speaker Training. One day intensives
on how to deliver (and personalise) a
‘template’ talk on climate change.
Ecovation
Website and learning network for home
eco-renovators to share experiences and
contacts. This will lead to a network,
including, hopefully, local or national open
days of renovated properties.
COIN also has bids in to the DEFRA
climate communications for county wide
outreach. If funded we would aim to build
on an additional programme for personal
emissions reduction.
Name of Delegate(s)
Adam Kennerley (no longer at Greenpeace)
Position
Solutions Advisor
ORGANISATION
Greenpeace
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Leading environmental NGO with current priority of tackling climate change
As part of Greenpeace’s longer term strategy to explore additional ways of engaging with a wider audience outside of
our traditional active supporters.
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
Ecologist and protected
landscape manager plus some
years in rural development,
waste management and
renewable energy (particularly
biomass) development work.
Development and dissemination (along
with others in Greenpeace) on
decentralised energy vision, policies and
practical examples.
More of DE and ESCo’s (and
particularly energy performance
ESCo’s) but developed and delivered
via social enterprises.
Telephone
E-Mail
Website
www.greenpeace.org
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Promotion of Energy Service Companies
(ESCOo’s)
Name of Delegate(s)
Liz Nimmo-Scott
Position
Climate Friendly Communities Project Officer
ORGANISATION
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
A charity working to achieve a sustainable future for wildlife and people.
To learn the main principles behind community engagement and those especially relevant to my role. I would be
interested to meet and learn about other projects working on Food, Transport, Waste, and energy efficiency and
renewable energy
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Elm Tree Court
Long Street
Devizes
SN10 1NJ
Wiltshire Energy Efficiency
Advice Centre - as an energy
efficiency advisor and
responsible for marketing,
awareness raising and some
project management.
Responsible for implementation of the
Climate Friendly Communities project.
This is a three year project just about to
start its second year.
Telephone
01380 725 670 ext 357
E-Mail
lizns@wiltshirewildlife.org
Website
http://www.wiltshirewildlife.org
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
Engaging public interest and encouraging Year 2: getting 6 communities involved
and facilitating debate.
in the programme and working towards
Climate Friendly Status
Facilitating action on
Year 3: involve another 6 communities
 waste
to become Climate Friendly
 energy efficiency
 renewable energy
 food
 transport
The ultimate aim is for the communities
to be awarded ‘Climate Friendly’ status
by reducing their carbon dioxide
emissions by 20% in line with
Government targets.
We can provide a leaflet on the project.
Name of Delegate(s)
Peter Lipman
Position
Director, Liveable Neighbourhoods and Low Carbon Travel
ORGANISATION
Sustrans
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
To enable and promote sustainable travel
To broaden my thinking about how to communicate effectively around climate change issues
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
Address
2 Cathedral Square,
College Green, Bristol BS1
5DD
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Public realm/sustainable transport, low
carbon travel.
Policy and planning groups member, Stop
Climate Chaos.
More of the same, integrating 2 strands
of current work in low carbon
communities.
Telephone
0117 915 0333
E-Mail
Peter.lipman@sustrans.org.
uk
Website
www.sustrans.org.uk
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Also chair of trustees of Centre for Sustainable Energy (www.cse.org.uk). See following entry for more information on Sustrans.
Name of Delegate(s)
Simon Pratt
Position
South East Regional Manager
ORGANISATION
Sustrans
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Sustainable transport charity
How can we promote low carbon travel?
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
Address
c/o Ethical Property
Company
9 Park End Street
Oxford OX1 1HH
Organised a major national
conference “Driven to
Extinction?” in Cambridge,
September 2005.
Telephone
01865 205230
E-Mail
simon.pratt@sustrans.org.u
k
Website
www.sustrans.org.uk
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
Peter Lipman
2 Cathedral Square
Bristol BS1 5DD
0117 926 8893
peter.lipman@sustrans.org.
uk
CURRENT WORK
Our major projects include:
National Cycle Network – currently
10,000 miles and growing
Safe Routes to Schools
Bike IT – encouraging children to cycle to
Sustrans contributed to the
school
transport section of the Carbon Active Travel – walking and cycling for
Management Toolkit for local
everyday journeys
authorities.
TravelSmart – personalised travel
planning
Liveable Neighbourhoods – eg home
zones
Low Carbon Travel
Volunteer Rangers – look after sections of
the National Cycle Network and organise
local events
For more information, please contact us
or visit the website.
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Working with local authorities to audit
carbon dioxide emissions from transport
Production of an information sheet on
Low Carbon Travel
Name of Delegate(s)
Richard Martin
Position
Network Developer & Group Support for London and the South East
ORGANISATION
Friends of the Earth
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Friends of the Earth inspires solutions to environmental problems which make life better for people.
Finding out more about what other organizations are doing on a local and community level to engage more people in
climate solutions.
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
Friends of the Earth
26-28 Underwood Street
London N1 7JQ
Telephone
020 7566 1660
E-Mail
richm@foe.co.uk
Website
http://community.foe.co.uk/
Alliance against 4x4’s
Greenpeace volunteer/area
networker/climber/action
coordinator etc
Big Ask Summer of Activism in London
Sussex wide Network Development
Heathrow capacity building
Baseline local group support
Southampton Airport Campaign
Hampshire Network Development
Big Ask mobilization/lobbying
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Name of Delegate(s)
Belinda Fairbrother & Ruth Bond
Position
Research and Campaigns Assistant & NFWI Trustee
ORGANISATION
National Federation of Women’s Institute
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
The largest organisation for women in the UK with 215,000 members in England, Wales and the Islands
To learn about other organisations practical projects taking place at a community level and to increase the level of
communication between groups at grass root levels.
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
104 New Kings Road
London
SW6 4LY
Telephone
020 7371 9300
In conjunction with the launch
90th anniversary of the
Women’s Institute we
launched a project called
90@90 to investigate the
trends over the last 90 years in
consumer behaviour and the
changes that need to take
place in regards to energy,
transport and the home. In
September last year we
released the 90@90 report
(available on our website) that
surveyed 2000 members
views on these trends and how
they can change their ways for
sustainable living and to
reduce their impact on the
environment.
The next phase of 90@90 involves
practical earth-saving projects organised
by the NFWI. One of the first project we’re
launching is the EcoTeam programme in
partnership with Global Action Plan
(GAP).
Through 90@90 we hope to launch a
series of practical projects to help our
members understand and change their
ways in regards to energy, transport,
waste and food waste. Other projects
we are planning are a project to reduce
car use with Carplus, the monitoring of
energy use with Dynamic Demand and
plans to train people about compost
with CAT.
E-Mail
b.fairbrother@nfwi.org.uk
Website
http://www.womensinstitute.org.uk/
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Through our Care of the Environment
campaign we are currently lobbying to
reduce packaging waste and targeting
supermarkets to lead on this action.
We are also involved in Stop Climate
Chaos and are currently trying to educate
members on individual changes they can
make to reduce their energy use and
impact towards climate change.
Name of Delegate(s)
Ruth Baker
Position
Swindon Climate Change Project Officer (p/t)
ORGANISATION
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Working to create a sustainable future for wildlife and people
Meet others working on similar projects and learn from their experiences, be inspired!
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
Elm Tree Court, Long
Street, Devizes, Wiltshire,
SN10 1NJ
Switch On Swindon project
Jan 04-Jan 05
A year long inter-community
energy saving competition.
Worked in conjunction with the
local Energy Efficiency Advice
Centre. Volunteers
encouraged their communities
to fill in Home Energy Surveys,
and install energy efficiency
measures.
£6000 worth of prizes donated
by local business.
Swindon Climate Change Project
Officer (p/t) April 05-present
Funded by Borough Council to encourage
and support individuals and communities
in Swindon to take action to prevent
climate change
Mostly building on last year’s work…
Report available on request.
Presentations and workshops
with community groups, focusing on
personal/household action to reduce
emissions
Telephone
01380 725670 ext 353
E-Mail
ruthb@wiltshirewildlife.org
Website
www.wiltshirewildlife.org
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
Liz Nimmo-Scott
Swindon Climate Action Network
Helped establish and facilitate grassroots
group working to raise awareness of
climate change and encourage local
people to take personal action.
Current focus – local food/food miles
Education
Climate change workshops and
assemblies with 7-11 year olds
(materials available on request)
Swindon Climate Change Action Plan
Input into development – due to be
launched June 06.
With the key aim of developing the
Swindon Climate Action Network into a
large, thriving group - creating
measurable emissions reductions.
Name of Delegate(s)
Andrew White
Position
Operations Manager
ORGANISATION
Energy Centre for Sustainable Communities
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Combating Climate Change through Local Action
Network
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
Address Unit 327, 30
Great Guildford Street
London SE1 0HS
Telephone
020 7922 1654
E-Mail
Andrew@ecsc.org.uk
Website
www.ecsc.org.uk
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Manage local Energy Efficiency Advice
Centre for Surrey and East Sussex along
with various other energy efficiency and
renewable energy schemes.
Planning to work with large corporate to
engage their employees.
Using GIS as a method to target energy
efficiency and renewable energy
measures more effectively.
Name of Delegate(s)
Peter Armstrong
Position
Director
ORGANISATION
OneWorld International
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Global portal aggregating content from civil society on environment, development and human rights
Learning from and networking with organizations working on climate change with view to co-operation
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
143 Farringdon Road,
London
EC1R 3AB
BBC Television
Multimedia Corporation
Starting OneWorld.net as
portal
Adding increasing interactivity,
transactions and multimedia to new
media work with our partners
Focus on climate change as our main
priority subject area and mobile
phones as our main channel.
Telephone
0207 239 1400
E-Mail
Peter.armstrong@oneworld.net
Website
www.oneworld.net
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Name of Delegate(s)
Steve Hounsham
Position
Co-ordinator
ORGANISATION
One line about organisation
Green-Engage
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Communications consultancy seeking ways to engage people in respecting, protecting and enhancing the
environment for the benefit of society as a whole
To gain new ideas on how people can be helped and persuaded to be environmentally friendly through their
personal lifestyles
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
Green-Engage, Transport
2000, The Impact Centre, 1218 Hoxton Street, London N1
6NG
Public education and
campaigning communications
work through Transport 2000
and previously Yorkshire
Dales National Park Authority.
Published Painting the Town Green:
How to Persuade People to be
Environmentally Friendly in January
2006. The report represents a meeting
point of public education, campaigning,
psychology and creative marketing. It
shows that with new approaches, the
‘green movement’ in its widest sense
could have much greater success in
promoting environmentally friendly
behaviours in all lifestyle areas.
Currently, like many of us, awaiting
outcome of funding distribution through
Defra’s Climate Challenge Fund! Hope
to undertake further project work in
collaboration with Campaign to Protect
Rural England, Groundwork UK,
National Federation of Women’s
Institutes, National Trust, RSPB,
Transport 2000, Woodland Trust and
WWF-UK on communicating climate
change to ‘ordinary’ people in ways
that work for them.
Telephone
020 7613 0743
E-Mail
greenengage@transport2000.org.uk
Website
www.transport2000.org.uk
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Name of Delegate(s)
Ros Bedlow
Position
Senior Manager, Advice and Education
ORGANISATION
SEA/RENUE
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Not for profit organisation and charity working to promote sustainable energy use
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
42 Braganza Street
London SE17 3RJ
Series of focus groups to find
out what local residents know
and feel about climate change.
Managing Southwark EEAC.
Telephone
0207 820 3157
Some work with schools,
supporting the energy
component of Eco-Schools,
whole school energy projects.
Have a bid in to the Climate Change
Communication Fund, to run a series of
workshops with groups of people from 3
different housing tenures: Council
tenants, Housing Association tenants
and homeowners. This would involve
‘personalising’ climate change: relating
causes and effects to people’s own
lifestyles, and carbon calculation to
work out impact of behaviour change.
E-Mail
Rosb@sustainableenergy.org.uk
Website
www.sustainableenergy.org.uk
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
Chris Dunham
Chrisd@sustainableenergy.org.uk
Training bilingual volunteers to advise
non-English speakers on energy saving. I
am working with Bengali and Vietnamese
speakers at the moment, and planning to
work with Portuguese speakers, Somalian
and Ethiopian/Eritrean groups in South
London.
Would also like to work with schools,
especially teacher training on climate
change. Lack of funding is a problem,
and any suggestions/partnerships
would be welcome.
Name of Delegate(s)
Trewin Restorick
Position
Director
ORGANISATION
Global Action Plan
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending conference
To encourage people to make practical and positive lifestyle changes
To meet others and learn
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
8 Fulwood Place
London WC1V 6HG
Telephone
020 7405 5633
Action at Home
EcoTeams with households
Energy Bike
Environment Champions
Action at School
Small Change
Climate Change Communications
Initiative
E-Mail
Trewin.restorick@globalactionplan.org.uk
Website
www.globalactionplan.org.uk
Name and contact details for main contact in
organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Name of Delegate(s)
Karen Anderton
Position
Researcher
ORGANISATION
The Climate Group
One line about organisation
International not-for-profit working with public and private sector institutions committed to reducing greenhouse
gas emissions and advancing progress towards the low carbon economy
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
CONTACT DETAILS
rd
Address Suite 4, 3 Floor
One Crown Square
Woking
Surrey
GU21 6HR
Telephone
01483 719401
E-Mail
kanderton@theclimategroup.org
Website
www.theclimategroup.org
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
Research for organisations
including the Living Earth
Foundation and the
Environmental Investigation
Agency.
Coordinate work on reducing emissions
from transport.
Research/Document best practice
examples of corporate/government
emission reduction strategies for
dissemination to business and policy
audiences.
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Name of Delegate(s)
Ruth Conway
Position
Member of the Operation Noah Steering Group; European Christian Environmental Network Education Coordinator
ORGANISATION
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
CONTACT DETAILS
Address
303 Cowley Road
Oxford OX4 2AQ
Telephone
01865 723 085
E-Mail
ruthconway@abelian.net
Website
www.operationnoah.org
Operation Noah ; European Christian Environmental Network (ECEN)
ON is the British and Irish Churches' Climate Change campaign; ECEN brings together persons active in environmental issues from all church
traditions across E, C and W Europe
To learn as much as possible about successful strategies for communicating the urgency of action on climate change in the context of our global
responsibilities
PREVIOUS WORK
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
As a member of Christian Ecology Link
Operation Noah has so far reached 300
Continuing the development of Operation Noah
and the Enviornmental Issues Network of
churches & Christian groups and is fundraising as the Churches' national campaign, and looking
the British and Irish Churches, I was
for a director who will lead a high profile
to develop partnerships at the regional and local
involved in the
campaign to mobilise more churches and their
level that will more effectively inspire action at
members. Its resources include a 'climate
every level.
development of Operation Noah, its pilot
covenant' card to sign, a video/DVD, and webprojects and launch.
based material.
I was on the planning group of a Diocesan
conference on 'Climate change – how
Christians respond' in High Wycombe in
Feb 2005, and on the initial planning of a
similar conference in Oxford in Feb 2006.
I have been encouraging partnership
between the regional energy agencies
and the churches, including in respect of
Ss Mary & John in East Oxford. I have
been to a training session for Energy
Champions for Homes in Oxford.
As a member of ECEN, I have followed
the work of its Climate Change coalition.
As a participant in activities of the World
Council of Churches, I have followed the
work of its Climate Change Programme
over 17 years, including its advocacy
activities at all the COPs.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Operation Noah is part of a European initiative,
facilitated by ECEN, to develop 'The Rainbow
Connection: Climate Change and
Development - a North-South framework for a
voluntary Climate Programme'. This is in
response to the critical need for greater justice
and responsibility among people in Europe
towards the South.
ACADEMICS/RESEARCHERS
Name of Delegate(s)
Asher Minns
Position
Communication Manager
ORGANISATION
One line about organisation
Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
We are the national University-based research centre for developing and understanding sustainable responses to
climate change with a significant role in engaging policy makers, decision makers and the media, in addition to
researching public perceptions of climate change
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
CONTACT DETAILS
Address
Telephone
01865 275867
E-Mail
a.minns@uea.ac.uk
Website
www.tyndall.ac.uk
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Name of Delegate(s)
Michelle Shipworth
Position
Research Fellow
ORGANISATION
School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Meet delegates who develop, manage, or evaluate home energy conservation programs and policies.
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
Address
Whiteknights
P.O. Box 219
Reading
RG6 6AW
Telephone
0118 378 8205
I wrote Motivating Home Energy Action: A Handbook of
What Works for the Australian Greenhouse Office in
2000. This report synthesises and translates academic
research into a manual useful for policy-makers and
practitioners. The full report is available online:
http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/local/motivating/index.html
I am exploring social influences on home energy
use as part of a research project involving five
universities. We are constructing a model by
synthesising existing literature and conducting
primary research.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/carb/sociotechnical/index.htm
My Master of Environmental Science (completed in 1998)
E-Mail
m.d.shipworth@reading.ac.uk included a group project “Home Energy Conservation: A
Role for Local Government” and my dissertation
“Attitudes and Home Energy Conservation in a
Website
Melbourne Municipality”.
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
I worked for many years in the Australian public service
developing, managing and administering policies and
programs, primarily for the overseas aid program.
PLANS
FOR
FUTURE
WORK
Name of Delegate(s)
Tim Lawrence
Position
Research Assistant
ORGANISATION
IPPR
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
IPPR is the UK largest and leading left of centre think tank in the UK
Network with people involved in public engagement. To hear what work is being done in this area and find appropriate
ways and means to feed our work in this area into the various processes.
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
institute for public policy
research
Work on the Low Carbon
Programme- a broad, 2 year
programme of work on climate
change, both on domestic,
European and domestic levels.
ippr’s public engagement on climate
change project- the interim report. The
report will provide a literature review
following interviews with experts and
stakeholders to scope out the scale of the
particular challenge faced in the UK and
draw lessons from existing evidence and
different theoretical disciplines; and a
discourse analysis of communications on
climate change in the UK to understand
their impact and make recommendations
for designing more effective
communications. The project looks at
behaviour change rather than purely
attitudes- thus the role of top down and
bottom up approaches.
Phase two of the project looks to test
and develop the recommendations
made in the interim report involving
focus groups and day-long deliberative
workshops with members of the public
across the UK, aimed at helping to
achieve some of the key changes in
attitude and behaviour that are needed.
30 - 32 Southampton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 7RA
Telephone
0207 470 6176
E-Mail
t.lawrence@ippr.org
Website
www.ippr.org
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Name of Delegate(s)
Turlogh O’Brien
Position
Consultant
ORGANISATION
Arup
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in
attending conference
Consulting engineers
Priorities for research into demand reduction in existing buildings
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
Address
13 Fitzroy Street
London W1T 4BQ
Telephone
020 7755 3252
E-Mail
Turlogh.obrien@arup.com
Website
www.arup.com
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if
different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
CURRENT WORK
Member of Energy Research Partnership
Seehttp://www.energyresearchpartnership.org/erp.php
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Name of Delegate(s)
Christopher Keene
Position
Assistant Climate Change spokesperson/MSc climate change student
Green Party of England and Wales/University of East Anglia
Now has a policy of tradable carbon rations/The foremost university for climate change research in Europe?
To discover what other organizations are doing towards carbon reduction
ORGANISATION
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
University Village,
University of East Anglia
Norwich NR4 7TJ
Environmental studies lecturer.
Psychology lecturer.
Globalisation campaigner for
Green Party
Campaigns committee of Green Party of
England and Wales, mainly campaigning
against nuclear power. Doing my MSc
dissertation on carbon trading at UEA
To launch a campaign on happiness as
a solution to climate change, by
opposing economic growth. (Economic
growth is destroying the planet by
climate change, and it doesn’t make us
any happier – see ‘Happiness’ by
Richard Layard).
Telephone
07801 250982
E-Mail
c.keene@uea.ac.uk
Website
www.greenparty.org.uk
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
To launch a campaign for tradable
carbon rations, if my MSc dissertation
indicates it might be an effective
solution to climate change
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS
Name of Delegate(s)
Fiona Booth
Position
Environment Officer and Travel Plan Co-ordinator
ORGANISATION
Guildford Borough Council
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Local Authority
Learning how to engage with community on climate change matters, so that lifestyle changes can be made
effectively to combat climate change.
CONTACT DETAILS
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
Millmead House
Millmead
Guildford
Surrey GU2 4BB
Climate Change Strategy adopted in 2004. 11 Key Themes that the
Climate Change Team work on:
GBC Climate Change Communication
Campaign commencing 2007.
Telephone
01483 444509
E-Mail
fiona.booth@guildford.gov.uk
Website
www.guildford.gov.uk
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Corporate responsibility
Environmental footprint
Business & economy
Planning & development
Environmental protection
Energy & water
Waste management
Transport & mobility
Procurement
Education & promotion
Management of natural habitats
Name of Delegate(s)
Robert Hutchison
Position
Chief Executive
ORGANISATION
Oxford Inspires
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Cultural development agency for Oxfordshire
Developing understanding for potential for further development of institutional collaborations and citizen
action on climate change issues
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address Central Library
Oxford, OX1 1DJ
Chief Executive, Southern
Arts Board;
Head of Arts Research,
Policy Studies Institute
Co-ordinator, Green Alliance
Promoting collaboration and effective
and imaginative action on cultural and
environmental issues in Oxfordshire
Continue work mentioned in
previous column
Telephone
01865-816391
E-Mail
Robert.hutchison@oxfordinspires.org
Website
Oxfordinspires.org
Name and contact details for main contact in
organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Name of Delegate(s)
David Steel
Position
Partnerships manager
ORGANISATION
Oxford City Council
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Provides services and community leadership in Oxford
Become clearer on what works re climate change
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
Address
Town Hall
Oxford
Telephone
252538
E-Mail
dsteel@oxford.gov.uk
Website
Oxford.gov.uk
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Name of Delegate(s)
Judy Bell
Position
Project Officer (Sustainable Development Fund)
ORGANISATION
One line about organisation
Lincolnshire Wolds Countryside Service
(LWCS)
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
LWCS is a partnership organization working to promote, protect and enhance the Lincolnshire Wolds Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty.
In attempting to reach out further to promote both our Sustainable Development Fund and Sustainability itself, I hope
to come away with tips on approaches that may work in our particular circumstances to save reinventing the wheel.
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
Address
Navigation Warehouse,
Riverhead Road,
Louth,
Lincs, LN11 ODA
Telephone
01507 480674
E-Mail
Judy.bell@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Website
www.lincswolds.org.uk
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
Steve Jack, Manager
ADDITIONAL NOTES
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Promoting and administering Sustainable
Development Fund. Currently attempting
to set up event based around topic of
community renewables.
Creating higher level of awareness of
climate change and sustainability in our
area.
Name of Delegate(s)
Rachel Managhan
Position
Deputy Clerk
ORGANISATION
Stroud Town Council
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
First Tier Local Authority
How to make residents more aware of the issues regarding carbon dioxide emissions and how to encourage
them to take action. What initiatives can the Council promote that ensure 'real' results?
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
Address
Thanet House London Rd, Stroud
GL5 4AA
Telephone
01453 762817
E-Mail
council@stroudtown.gov.uk
Website
www.stroudtown.gov.uk
Name and contact details for main contact in
organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Name of Delegate(s)
JONATHAN HORAN (Did not actually attend the conference)
Position
Project officer
ORGANISATION
Staffordshire County Council
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Located in the Midlands, north of Wolverhampton, South of Cheshire, East of Shropshire and west of Derbyshire
I did not attend the conference, but I am very interested in the ensuing network of people.
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
Development Services,
Riverway, STAFFORD
ST16
Telephone
Office at Shugborough Hall:
(01889) 88 13 88
E-Mail
jonathan.horan
@staffordshire.gov.uk
Previously my work
has been unrelated
to the climate change
issue – having been
involved in coporate
HR projects and
change
management.
I am involved in writing a community engagement
strategy for the Three Dales area – a former mining
community in north-west Staffordshire.
I am particularly interested in attracting the attention of
16-25 year-olds, who are more difficult for us to
communicate with since they are out of school (and are,
thus, no longer a captive audience) and aren’t the age
range that tend to attend community meetings.
We want to involve and interest people more in their
local environment and, through this, raise awareness of
climate change issues.
The outcomes of the community
engagement conference were
particularly helpful in terms of an
initial guide and what I should be
thinking about in terms of forming
strategy.
I hope to come up with something
that includes a wide range of
actors.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
People in the socio-economic groups C and D are the main targets of this particular strategy.
Name of Delegate(s)
Alison Mathias
Position
Policy Advisor
ORGANISATION
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending conference
CONTACT DETAILS
Address
Maple House
149, Tottenham Court Road
London W1T 7BN
Telephone
020 7393 2133
E-Mail
alison.mathias@housingcorp.gsx.gov.uk
Website
www.housingcorp.gov.uk
Name and contact details for main contact in
organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
The Housing Corporation
The Housing Corporation funds and regulates Registered Social Landlords in England.
Key policy objectives are sustainable development and tenant empowerment, and behavioural aspects of
climate change are an important dimension of these; attended in order to connect into work in this field.
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Supported the Energy
Saving Trust in a Tenant
Empowerment project
educating about Climate
Change; a toolkit resource
is being produced that can
be used in future.
Launching EcoHomes XB, an
assessment and accreditation tool for
the environmental performance of
existing (managed) stock.
Behavioural aspects are an important
dimension of this.
Supporting PEP in a project to roll
out local action for climate change
amongst RSLs and LA tenants;
building on EST project and linking
into other initiatives.
Name of Delegate(s)
Thalia Carr
Position
Environment and Community Officer
ORGANISATION
Reading Borough Council
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Reading is a unitary council
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
Civic Centre, Level 7, Reading
RG1 7TD
Community Development
work in Northern Uganda
Community work with Asylum
seekers and Refugees in
Oxford
This new post has as a primary aim to
engage the community with
environmental issues.
To develop local sustainability and
environmental projects.
To support, facilitate and initiate
neighbourhood and community
environmental activity
This can include everything from
organizing community awareness raising
events or working with community
groups to give support as they tackle
environmental issues.
Our focus is climate change and the
council is working on a strategy to
follow their recent signing of the
Nottingham Declaration.
We are participating in the local
authority Carbon management
programme administered by the
Carbon Trust which will see us
monitoring our emissions and taking
steps to reduce them.
Telephone
0118 939 0159
E-Mail
Thalia.carr@reading.gov.uk
Website
www.reading.gov.uk
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
Chris Thomas
Policy and Sustainability
Manager
Chris.Thomas@reading.gov.uk
ADDITIONAL NOTES
See following entry for more details on
Reading Borough Council.
Name of Delegate(s)
Chris Thomas
Position
Policy and Sustainability Manager
ORGANISATION
Reading Borough Council
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Sharing good practice we already have in place, learning from experience of others.
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
Address
RBC, Civic Centre level 7
Reading RG1 7TD
Telephone
0118 939 0159
E-Mail
Thalia.carr@reading.gov.uk
Website
www.reading.gov.uk
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
CURRENT WORK
Sustainability unit’s remit is to
 Reduce corporate direct
environmental effects and
associated financial costs
through Environmental
Management approaches
 Identify corporate
(environmental) sustainability
indicators, monitoring and
reporting mechanisms
 Identify and respond to
corporate environmental
sustainability training and
awareness needs
 Support service delivery to
reduce environmental impacts
 Co-ordinate climate change
strategy and action planning
 Support community action to
address key sustainability
issues
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
As current work.
COMMUNITY GROUPS/INDIVIDUALS
Name of Delegate(s)
Peter Hale
Position
Founder
ORGANISATION
Climate Concern UK / Climate Change Speaker Network
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
CCUK: to increase public understanding of CC issues, answer scepticism and encourage energy savings.
Climate Change Speaker Network: To establish a network in the UK.
To obtain insights into achieving carbon-reducing actions from public.
To make contacts for progressing Speaker Network.
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Engaging with public by:
Giving talks to community groups and
schools.
Set up a Climate Change Speaker
Network in UK, also supported by other
campaign groups.
Address
Holmelands Farm
East Cowton
Northallerton
N. Yorks
DL7 0BW
Stall in town centres
(Saturdays) and at events.
Putting members in touch with one
another for local joint action.
Giving talks.
Telephone
01325 378452
E-Mail
peterhale@climateconcern.com
Website
www.climate-concern.com
Miscellaneous publicity.
Preparations for Climate Change
Speaker Network – see next column.
a) Widely publicise the network to
identify existing speakers and
encourage potential ones. From
experience, provide advice on obtaining
bookings with local community groups,
schools and colleges. Where
appropriate, provide sample talks and
Powerpoint files.
b) Compile a speaker list and publicise
this via head offices of community
groups, local education authorities, etc,
etc.
Name of Delegate(s)
Mukti K. Mitchell
Position
Director
ORGANISATION
Mitchell Yachts
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Creator of Environmentally friendly Yachts and promoter of low carbon lifestyles
Hear what others have learnt about how to effectively promote low carbon lifestyles; possibly seek funding for the
“Low Carbon Lifestyle Tour” – sailing around Britain in a zero-emission microyacht to promote low carbon lifestyles.
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
Address: Rat’s Castle,
Clovelly, Bideford, Devon
EX39 5TF
# Designed the “Resurgence Personal Carbon
Dioxide Calculator” - widely recognized as the best
carbon calculator on-line.
# Designed the Resurgence House Heatloss
Calculator.
# Designed and built the revolutionary Explorer
Telephone: 01237 431753
Microyacht; Finalist, AYRS Yacht Design
0845 345 5075
Competition 2003; Nominated “Innovative Boat of
the Year”, IPC Media Marine Awards 2005; featured
in Sailing Today and Practical Boat Owner
E-Mail:
mukti@mitchellyachts.co.uk magazines.
# Marketing Manager for Resurgence magazine for 5
years.
# Conducted the “Low Carbon Tour” – Sailing
Website:
around the Southwest without an engine to promote
www.mitchellyachts.co.uk
Low Carbon Lifestyles, reaching 1.2m readers
through regional newspapers; 2005.
# Personal annual carbon emissions 5 tonnes
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
including industry share (national average 10 tonnes
per capita).
# Self Employed Designer-Carpenter.
# Travelled 25,000 miles by land and sea to the
Americas as a low-carbon adventure and to research
sea conditions for the design of more efficient sailing
craft.
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE
WORK
# Organising the “Low Carbon
Lifestyle Tour” – Planned
circumnavigation of Britain in
the zero-emission Explorer
Microyacht to promote Low
Carbon Lifestyles, endorsed
by James Lovelock, Jonathon
Porritt, Tony Juniper, Tim
Smit, Caroline Lucas.
# Continuing business startup
of Mitchell Yachts, builder of
the Explorer Microyacht, which
has low carbon emissions in
production and use.
(Exhibiting at Southampton
Boatshow September 2006,
stand no. B517.)
# Finishing construction of an
environmentally-friendly
Douglas-Fir conservatory in
North Devon.
# Establish business
manufacturing the Explorer
Microyacht.
# Develop family sized
ocean-going zero-emission
microyacht.
# Continue to promote low
carbon lifestyles by setting
an example and spreading
information via
programmes such as the
Low Carbon Lifestyle Tour.
# Further reduce personal
carbon emissions.
# Long Term Plan:
Develop fast 100passenger sailing vessels
and set up a network of
these across the world’s
oceans as an alternative to
air travel.
Name of Delegate(s)
Ian Jones
Position
Estate Manager/Head Gardener
ORGANISATION
One line about organisation
The Manor House, Little Wittenham.
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Private house, within the grounds of which are the Northmoor Trust Nature Reserve Offices. The owner and I
have always been environmentally-minded, but more so with the certainty of man-induced climate change. We
now seek to adopt best practice for sustainable living, and implement this.
To glean the best techniques for putting over the climate change message to the public, and making it stick, so
that the message that we hope to put out through local workshops is absorbed & acted upon.
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR
FUTURE WORK
Address
The Manor House
Little Wittenham
Abingdon
OXON OX14 4RA
Attended Christian conference on Climate Change at
High Wycombe in Feb 2005, run by SAGE Oxford,
through the Diocese of Oxford.
Putting together an
environmental outreach
workshop initially for parents of
local school children (and the
children), comprising an initial
“briefing” on CO2 and climate
change, followed by a series of
interactive, thought-provoking,
and fun workshops, through
which attendees rotate, to look
at emissions savings in: the
home, travel, purchases, food
etc and also, one on the effect
of climate change on the local,
national, and global
landscape. Hope to have the
first workshop in autumn 06, or
spring 07. There would be a
children’s workshop in parallel.
Hope to demonstrate a small
wind turbine, PVs etc at this
workshop.
Implement and
deliver the
workshops.
Organized a one-day exhibition of energy-saving
measures in the home, transport, travel etc + ethical
purchasing, with my Scout Troop, for parents to come to,
in April 2005.
Telephone
0780 1627156
01865 407708
Have just compiled a 10,000-word response to the
E-Mail
manorgardeners@ukonline.co.uk government’s consultation white paper on energy.
Website
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
Installed a rain and well water harvesting system on the
estate, to deliver water to the glasshouses, and flush a
toilet. This will allow our continued use of a hosepipe in
the garden. Have saved 100,000 litres of water during the
first 12 months of operation.
Have operated an all-electric Reva G-Wiz car for about
12 months, supplied from “green” electricity.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Name of Delegate(s)
Trish Appleton-Fox
Adam Kennerley
Position
Member
Member & Director
ORGANISATION
THE WASTELESS SOCIETY
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Community run company establishing low carbon enterprises that seek to sustainably manage the earth’s finite
resources.
Top see who else out there was making real progress on individuals acting and acting collectively on reducing carbon
emissions in a meaningful and sustainable way.
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
The Wasteless Society originated
as a waste management group
undertaking simple recycling. It
grew to develop green waste
collection systems linked to
anaerobic digestion and biogas
production. This activity waxes
and wanes. Aim has been to only
deliver things that local authorities
were not able or willing to do with
a view to moving them to the
mainstream. Local authority now
has the finest UK example of AD
processing households wastes
and has taken on plastics
recycling etc.
Unhappy with the limited impact of recycling
we have moved in to energy as an indicator of
irresponsible use of resources. 2004
undertook UK first Community Climate
Change Strategy based on carbon
footprinting. Based on this developed UK’s
first 100% biodiesel forecourt sales and now
trials (under EST support) an ESCo – energy
performance within the domestic sector as the
one area NOT being properly tackled by either
government or industry.
To develop the ESCo from simple energy
performance to development of renewable
energy in properties.
The Wasteless Society has
agreed that it will not only seek
to develop profit making
enterprises that allow it to
remain in business and
independent …..
…. But we will also seek, wherever
possible, to freely share our experiences
and ideas with other communities that
request it.
One line about organisation
Wasteless Society
c/o The School House
Crabtree Walk
Knighton
Powys
LD7 1EW
Telephone
01547 520304
0779 11 22 491
E-Mail
adalek66@yahoo.co.uk
Website
www.wasteless.co.uk
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Also currently working on the “toolkit” that will
allow any other community (of interest or
place) to carbon footprint in double quick time
and access the ESCo and biodiesel services
developed.
To seek to develop additional renewable
energy sources to meet the outstanding
need.
Bring in enterprises that tackle issues such
as food and transport. For example the
biogas plant is to be developed so that
surplus heat goes to polytunnels and a
portion of the gas is used as a transport
fuel.
Name of Delegate(s)
Suzy Edwards
Position
Vice-chair/co-ordinator/director
ORGANISATION
Camden LA21 & FoE / Beautiful Contradiction Ltd / Sustainable Development
Foundation / (Alliance Against Urban 4x4s)
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
15 Beacon House
67 Hemstal Rd
London
NW6 2AG
Camden FoE: West Hampstead Local
Food Festival – week long event linking
food and climate change. 1000 people
attended launch event, June 2005. See
http://www.camdenfoe.blogspot.com/
Camden LA21 are
challenging local councillors
to measure and reduce their
carbon footprint (and doing it
themselves)
Telephone
0207 813 1903
07939 266 969
Camden Council have a thorough Climate
Change Action plan just published:
http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/
environment/pollution/climate-change/
Camden FoE:
Big Ask Campaigning:
Street stalls
Stalls and brief speakers at
arts events
BC Ltd will create an environmental
space in central london to promote
the personal benefits of sustainable
living: café-bar, meeting and venue
with living accomodation “over the
shop”. A welcoming place where
the satisfaction of a climate friendly
life will be evident, without any
worthy messages. Business
Planning and exploration stage:
www.beautifulcontradiction.org.uk
E-Mail
Suzy.edwards@blueyonder.co.uk
Website
See main text
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
www.subVERSE.org.uk
Alliance Against Urban 4x4s uses parking
tickets and humorous street campaigns to
highlight trasnport related climate change
and lifestyle issues
www.stopurban4x4s.org.uk
Supporting the development
of a One World Living
Seminar, a public 10 week
course in taking action for a
sustainable life.
ADDITIONAL NOTES I’m a self employed sustainability consultant and volunteer for FoE as co-ordinator of my local group. Co-Director of BC Ltd.
Helping establish the Sustainable Development Foundation, a new non-profit called the Sustainable Development Foundation. Works to improve social
and environmental performance of buildings, working with construction professionals and the greener housebuilders. Co-founder of Landmark Greens
for Landmark graduates – using conversations and personal example to inspire action on climate change, towards one tonne carbon living by 2025.
Name of Delegate(s)
John Welsh
Position
Chairman of Trustees
ORGANISATION
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Suffolk Environment Regional Network
We are a small charitable company set up to spread more information about the environment now climate change In
Suffolk. Were formed in 2000 when Environment Agency were to convert county town premises to show exemplary
practice. ( they did not get money so we carried on with plans on our own)
Find best practice as have issues with GAP
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
Was a county “Master
Composter” which meant I
was trained to teach others.
Global Action Plan eco-team in Dedham
Vale AONB just started with partners in
Colchester, Essex.
Member of CAT and trying to form East
Anglia Group. CAfE member.
Organising Green Living Family fun Days
23/24/25th June in Ipswich which will
have green circus and 60 stalls as well as
fun element. Also schools program.
On Ipswich Borough council panels for
carrier bag campaign. On County
Council waste/community/charity
committee.
Another director is BT environment
manager on WEEE and is involved in
WEEE Man.
Rollout eco-teams/carbon reduction
teams or what we learn today in Suffolk
and Essex. Applied to DEfRA.
Keen to relate all elements to CO2.
Decide if we need a Centre or a mini
CAT.
Develop our virtiual centre greenliving
centre and make it cover more possibly
East Anglia.
Telephone
01473 611453
E-Mail
£50,000 funding for Riverside
projects on several projects.
Member of Environment
John.ej.wesh@btinternet.com protection panel
voluntary/Ipswich Borough
Website
advisory panel
www.greenlivingcentre.org.uk
Working with Council and
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
River Action Group on joint
Riverside and Environment
Centre of exemplary design
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Name of Delegate(s)
Joe Burlington and Peter Lansdown
Position
Chair and Secretary
ORGANISATION
South Somerset Climate Action
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Working to increase awareness of climate change and accelerate action to limit the causes
To learn from others experience of what works and what doesn’t
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
27 East Street, Ilminster,
TA19 0AN
Public meetings in February,
March and April 2006.
Public meetings and letter writing.
Public meetings on the first Tuesday
of:
Telephone
01460 55323
E-Mail
joe@jburlington.co.uk
Website
www.southsomersetaction.org.uk
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Larger event with Mayer
Hillman and Rosie Boycott on
27th April 2006.
June, July, September, October and
November 2006, all at the Minster
Rooms, Court Barton off Silver Street,
Ilminster at 7.30 pm.
Name of Delegate(s)
Blake Ludwig
Position
Founder, Lead advocate
ORGANISATION
Future Energy Now
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Advocacy Group promoting Decentralised Energy
To discover what other groups were doing with respect to micro generation and clean, smart decentralized
energy systems
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR
FUTURE WORK
Address
C/o The Hub, 4th Floor
Islington, London
EC1V 1NQ
Co-founder and Project Manager for
Global Generation, which maintains a
sustainable wilderness site in Wiltshire for
groups to visit
http://www.globalgeneration.org.uk/
Co-founder, secretary and project
manager for the Alliance Against
Urban 4x4s
http://www.stopurban4x4s.org.uk/
Researching setting up
an NVQ course on
decentralized and smart
energy systems for
London. Looking for
funding.
Telephone
07932 736 257
E-Mail
blakeludwig@yahoo.com
Website
http://fingerinthewind.blogspot.com/
Name and contact details for main contact
in organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Founder of Future Energy Now –
advocating decentralized energy
systems in the Camden Borough
Coordinator for the Camden Greenpeace
Camden Local Agenda 21
group, which campaigns thru street
communications and direct action.
http://camdengreenpeace.blogspot.com/
Name of Delegate(s)
Naresh G. Giangrande
Position
Partner
ORGANISATION
Living on the Cusp
One line about organisation
Key findings from conference
We give workshops and talks on ‘peak oil’ energy, and ecology
Better idea of what works and stimulated by the diversity of work in this field
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE
WORK
Address
3 Vineyard
Dartington
Totnes
TQ9 6HW
Lived and worked in an ecovillage, Braziers Park, one of
the few to be part of the
Global Eco Village Network.
I give talks to universities, groups, and
Community organisations about ‘peak
Oil’, energy, and ecology. My skill is
to make complex subjects available to
non-technical audiences. I aim to
get as many people as I can ‘up
to speed’ on the important environmental
issues . I also do a longer weekend
workshop called ‘Living on the Cusp’
designed to teach basic eco-literacy in
one weekend.
Farm Energy Project:
testing a range of energy
generation systems on
farms to test for commercial
viability
Telephone
01803 868766
E-Mail
georgegiangrande@yahoo.co.uk
Website
www.livingonthecusp.org
I teach Tantra and facilitate
a self enquiry technique
called Enlightenment
Intensive.
Was MD of a landscape
company, Wood Giangrande
Landscapes for 17 years
I have a degree in chemistry
ADDITIONAL NOTES
I am working on a project in Totnes with
Rob Hopkins on an energy decent and
economic re-localisation plan for the
Totnes Bio-region. We are calling
this project ‘Transition Town Totnes’.
Name of Delegate(s)
Chris Shaw
Position
Coordinator
ORGANISATION
theirfuture
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Engaging parents with the climate change debate
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
Address
11 Seagrove Way, Seaford,
East Sussex. BN25 3QY
Telephone
01323 872189
E-Mail
Christopher_shaw@lineone.net
Website
www.theirfuture.org
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Research at Sussex University into
mechanisms for translating perceptions
of climate change from an environmental
problem to a child welfare issue.
Outreach work with households with
children to develop mutual support
networks for parents concerned about
how climate change will impact their
children’s short term and long term
quality of life.
Name of Delegate(s)
Shilpa Shah
Position
Volunteer/ Project coordinator
ORGANISATION
One line about organisation
Cambridge Carbon Footprint
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
A small voluntary organization working to change attitudes and behaviour related to climate change at a
grassroots level
To keep ears and eyes wide open and to learn! To share experiences about how best to discuss these
issues with people who have never really addressed them before
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address 20 The Paddocks
Cambridge
CB1 3HG
Telephone 01223 242138, 07779
658211
Running ‘Carbon
Footprinting’ stalls at
community events, giving
talks about what climate
change is, how are we
contributing to it and what
can we do to reduce our
carbon footprint. Our
message is aspirational,
looking to build knowledge
and confidence in a nonconfrontational, encouraging
manner.
Same as previous, but we have
drawn up some written materials and
set up a series of discussion groups,
providing those contacted at previous
events who are interested to come
along and chat about methods of
transport, food, shopping, energy in
homes etc in an informal, sociable
environment.
We plan to continue with the
Carbon Footprinting events, develop
the materials produced and extend
the discussion groups.
E-Mail shilpashah@yahoo.co.uk,
Website
www.cambridgecarbonfootprint.org.uk
Name and contact details for main contact in
organisation (if different)
Andy Brown and Ro Randall, 113
Gwydir Street, Cambridge
info@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org.uk
We have been working with the
Indian community in Cambridge,
researching how messages need to
be adapted to become relevant and
meaningful to this community, in
order to successfully raise awareness
and a sense of agency with regards
to climate change.
We are also expanding our work
into engaging other BME/diaspora
communities in Cambridge – as we
feel many environmental
organisations have not yet
effectively communicated with
diaspora communities in the UK.
We also plan to develop links with
other organizations doing similar
work in other areas of the UK.
ADDITIONAL NOTES Please do contact me on shilpashah23@yahoo.co.uk if you have any questions or comments about our work
Name of Delegate(s)
Jane Laurie
Position
ORGANISATION
On sabbatical from Wiltshire Wildlife Trust; founder member Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon group
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
For WWT, see other entries on database; for Climate Friendly Bradford see below.
To get an overview of community based action on climate change
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
Address
32 Newtown, Bradford on
Avon, Wilts. BA15 1NF
10 years working with the
Taking 6 month sabbatical April-October.
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, as
county Local Agenda 21 Co- Climate Friendly Bradford on
ordinator and Head of
Avon: new group just getting off
Sustainable Communities.
the ground, bringing together
Overall responsibility for the
representatives from Oxfam, WI,
development of the Trust’s
Town Council, Wildlife Trust,
wider environmental and
Churches etc, under auspices of
community work, including
the Wiltshire Wildlife Friendly
waste minimization (c.12 staff),
Communities initiative. Initial
local food, Fairtrade,
phase of publicity and drawing
sustainable energy (c.6 staff)
people in with various events, to
and community wildlife. This is
culminate in long-term action
now being brought together
planning meeting in October.
under the Wiltshire World
- Catching up with background
Changers initiative. My role
reading and research, and
evolved as the programme has
assessing implications for future
grown, covering project
direction: what are the priorities?
delivery, policy development,
how can I be most effective? How
fundraising, conferences…..
can the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust be
most effective? I am particularly
I am a social scientist, and
interested in how community
previously worked mainly in
action can contribute to behaviour
Africa and Central America.
change, as highlighted in research
by the Sustainable Consumption
Roundtable and others.
- Hoping to tackle the daunting task
of making my own home (old,
rambling, conservation area) more
low carbon.
Telephone
01225 862 334
E-Mail
jane@quoins.demon.co.uk
Website
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Much depends on outcome of current
reflection. However, I am particularly
interested in:
- Promotion of community action
on climate change in Wiltshire,
including how to snowball
successful initiatives
- Development of training/learning
programme to support
community action. What skills do
people need?
- More work outside Wiltshire, to
share what we have
learnt/widen impact, and learn
ourselves. Consultancy,
training?
Name of Delegate(s)
Diana Berriman
Position
Development officer
ORGANISATION
Llanidloes Energy Solutions (LLES) Ltd
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Tackle climate change on a local scale. Become a carbon neutral town.
To engage community in 2 projects, detailed below.
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
Address
14 Great Oak Street,
Llanidloes, Powys
SY18 6BU
Domestic survey (2005) based
on a 15% sample which
showed our average carbon
dioxide emissions to be 9.2
tonnes per household per
year. This excludes transport.
Developing a hydro scheme - 2 sites
have been identified locally, low head
scheme on River Severn which runs
through the town, and high head scheme
located at a disused reservoir.
Telephone
01686 411131
Website
www.lles.co.uk
Feasibility studies into
anaerobic digestion (AD) and
hydro, and research into
biodiesel production and wood
fuel, with view to developing a
renewable energy scheme.
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
Energy audits of public
buildings.
E-Mail
diana@lles.co.uk
Energy Efficiency Campaign to reduce
domestic energy use by a third. Marches
Energy Agency have devised software for
us to calculate carbon footprint of a
household, and how this can be reduced
by a variety of measures, including the
potential cost saving on bills. Aim to
survey all 1327 households in Llanidloes.
This survey is about to start, LLES
members have volunteered to help.
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Generate biogas from bio waste at the
local landfill site, clean it to match
domestic heating gas, put it into gas
main for use in the town. Green gas,
instead of green electricity.
Also run a hydrogen demonstration
plant along side the AD plant to develop
H as a fuel and ‘hythane’ (a mix of H
and methane) as a fuel also.
Promote wood fuel heating where
possible as replacement for oil,
especially in the commercial sector.
Use CHP and wood boiler to heat
swimming pool, run heatmain to provide
schools, retail premises and 2 old
people’s homes with heat.
Name of Delegate(s)
Jim Scott
Position
ORGANISATION
Save Our World
One line about organisation
An educational charity presenting professionally acted workshops and roadshows on averting climate change, Save
our World focuses on transforming underlying values, motivations and conflicts of interest - at all levels.
To find out about other organisations whose activities could complement our own.
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
14 Richborne Terrace,
London, SW8 1AU
Save Our World
Environmental Festivals in
South London (1998, 1999
and 2000) – the first involving
presentations by local primary
schools.
Professionally acted shows about climate
change and what can be done about it, at
public events 2002-2005 and at primary
schools 2004-2005. Ongoing.
Expand our programme within primary
schools, ideally throughout the UK, and
continue with more local Festivals and
Fairs.
Telephone
0207 640 0492
E-Mail
jim@save-our-world.org.uk
Website
www.save-our-world.net
www.save-our-world.org.uk
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Name of Delegate(s)
Hugh Fraser
Position
ORGANISATION
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
37 Highlever Road, London,
W10 6PP
Telephone
0208 9692866
07910 234868
E-Mail
hughfraser@yahoo.com
16 years as a journalist. 10
years working worldwide in
forestry and forest industries,
including reporting on tropical
deforestation and tropical
forest management.
Informally researching and maintaining a
clippings library of climate change
developments (since 01/05 only).
Reading and summarising books in the
field.
Seeking a small group of like minded
people in my area (West Central
London) with whom to develop handson responses and self-education on
issues such as ‘what is our responsible
reaction?’ and ‘what are the most
effective solutions?’ etc.
Website
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
BUSINESSES
Name of Delegate(s)
Alex Templeton
Position
Director
ORGANISATION
Ever
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Communications and marketing consultancy with a special interest and expertise in sustainable development
To learn from COIN’s experience more about spreading sustainable behaviours and encouraging the take-up
of environmentally responsible technologies among small social groups.
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Researcher with and
coordinator of the Andover
Resource Efficiency
Project
Campaign strategy planning for
Operation Noah: The Christian
Church’s climate change campaign
Farm Energy Project: Working with
the National Farmers Union to
assess the commercial viability of
renewable energy generation on
farms
Address
294 Priory Road
Southampton
SO17 2LS
Telephone
02380 315304
Reviewed the sustainability
impacts of major commercial
and residential
E-Mail
alex.templeton@evermarketing.co.uk developments for the
Southampton
Sustainability Forum /
Website
Southampton City Council
www.evermarketing.co.uk
Name and contact details for main contact in
organisation (if different)
Guest lecturer in Waste
Management at the
University of Southampton.
Consultant for the
Environment Centre in
Southampton
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Working with a social enterprise to
encourage the purchase and installation
of micro-generation systems among
householders
Member of a EU team creating
blueprints to help council planning
departments specify sustainable
design and build criteria for property
developers
‘My Green City’: Adaptation of new
GIS (geographic information
systems) to create a tool to promote
sustainable behaviours, build social
capital and stimulate local
democracy in urban
neighbourhoods.
Name of Delegate(s)
Mike Jones
Position
ORGANISATION
CQ Consultancy
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
To develop own responses to climate change at a local level. To build relationships and create greater sense of
connection
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
Star Barn, Bisley Road
Stroud GL5 1HS
Telephone
01453 765328
07803 050085
E-Mail
mike@cqconsultancy.com
Organisational change and
transformation, facilitation,
designing and running
‘managing change workshops,
leadership development.
Involved is ASP network (Assoc of
Sustainability Practitioners)
To launch a ‘carbon-lite’ project which
helps create new patters of localization
Including the development of physical
hubs
Website
www.cqconsultancy.com
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Applying principles/insights
from Complexity Science to
social systems
Working with David and Sue Ballard
supporting them with their work on
climate change
Working with Paul Pivcevic on helping
organizations identify Adaptive
Challenges and using action learning
Working at a community level in relation
to sustainable vibrant economies
To explore more how complexity
science might help in bringing about
positive transformation in relation to
climate change, peak oil, etc
Name of Delegate(s)
Danny Powell & Lindy Williams
Position
ORGANISATION
Re-generate
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Consultancy working on community project for renewable energy from food waste
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
Prospect House
Long Preston
Skipton
BD23 4QH
Involved in a variety of green
and human rights issues for
over 30 years.
We are carrying out a feasibility study for
the generation of electricity using biogas
from the anaerobic digestion of locallycollected food waste.
The venture will be set up by a
Community Interest Company with local
investment.
If this project is successful we plan to
replicate it throughout North Yorkshire
and throughout the UK.
Telephone
01729 840206
E-Mail
info@re-generate.org.uk
Website
www.re-generate.org.uk
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Name of Delegate(s)
Tom Ruxton
Position
Project Co-ordinator
ORGANISATION
Home Energy Efficiency Training (HEET)
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Installs home energy efficiency & security measures for low-income households
To learn from others about successful strategies for communicating about climate change to a skeptical public and
to gain feedback on the methods that we are proposing to use.
CONTACT DETAILS
Address
c/o Marsh Street & Trinity URC,
58 Orford Road,
London E17 9QL
PREVIOUS WORK & CURRENT WORK

Road shows, energy advice, and Warm Front referrals: 
We deliver energy advice in libraries; shopping centres
etc, and refer people for insulation & heating grants.

Energy efficiency enabling works: Repairs to windows,
roofs etc. to enable households to access insulation
grants.

Installing energy efficiency measures: Low-income
households excluded from government grants can
receive a free package of energy efficiency measures.

Installing security & safety measures: HEET works in
partnership with the Police and Social Services to
identify households vulnerable to burglary. We then fit
security measures free of charge.

Training for unemployed people: HEET provides
accredited training courses in loft insulation, draught
proofing and security fitting.

Home improvements on prescription: Local health
workers can refer people suffering from illnesses caused
or exacerbated by poor housing to HEET for insulation,
heating, and ventilation.
Surveying & Energy Rating: As an NHER registered
body HEET provides energy and/or security surveying
services for external organisations.
Telephone
020 8520 1900
E-Mail
theheetproject@hotmail.com
Website
www.walthamstownow.co.uk/proje
ct_safe_warm_homes.htm
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK

Climate change awareness: Linked to the
Road shows we plan to tour the ‘Climate Gym’
(carbon calculator developed by CAT) that
enables individuals to work out their carbon
emissions and to see how lifestyle changes
could reduce these emissions to sustainable
levels.
Name of Delegate(s)
Dr Nick Moffat
Position
Consultant Clinical Psychologist. Also director of company
ORGANISATION
Dorset Healthcare NHS Trust Company name is Science World Ltd
One line about organisation
Key objective(s) in attending
conference
Mental Health Trust. Company ran hands on science centre
To establish contacts and use information gained in future projects
CONTACT DETAILS
PREVIOUS WORK
CURRENT WORK
PLANS FOR FUTURE WORK
Address
117 Southbourne Overcliff
Drive, Bournemouth,
Dorset, BH6 3NP
I set up and ran a hands-on
science centre in Dorset called
FABLAB.
Very interested in the issues of
climate change over many
years.
Undertaking major works to own home to
reduce carbon emissions.
To work with others in setting up a
comprehensive low carbon emission
and low waste strategy for the mental
health trust I work for.
Telephone
01202 683363
E-Mail
Nick.moffat@dorsethctr.swest.nhs.uk
Website
None at present
Name and contact details for main
contact in organisation (if different)
NA
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Furthering my knowledge and
understanding of climate change and of
relevant individuals and organizations.
To set up a hands-on exhibition
regarding climate change, and ways of
tackling it, using my psychology and
technical knowledge and skills.