DORSET CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE: SATURDAY 21ST OCTOBER 2017, WEYMOUTH.
VENUE: St Aldhelm’s Church Centre, Spa Road, Weymouth, DT3 5EW
ORGANISED BY: Transition Town Weymouth & Portland (TTW&P) with Sustainable Dorset (ex DA21)
OBJECTIVES: Inform and promote action. Challenge politicians to take action. Recruit new TT members.
PROGRAMME. 10 am – 4 pm overall.
10.00 – 10.05. Welcome and introduction – Chair: Dr Jon Orrell, Dorset CC. & Chair of TTW&P.
10.05 – 10.30. Climate Change Science – John Tomblin, Chemist and TTW&P Trustee (20 +5 mins: Qs.)
10.30 – 10.55. What needs to be done – Emily Bullock, Project Officer, CLS W Dorset (20 +5 mins: Qs.)
10.55 – 11.10. REFRESHMENT BREAK: choose workshops and view displays
11.10 – 12.10: Parties’ policies and actions. (15 mins each)
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CONSERVATIVE: Claire Perry MP, Climate Change Minister/Member of her Dept.
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GREENS: Amelia Womack, Deputy Leader Green Party
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LABOUR: Lee Rhodes, Parliamentary Candidate W Dorset
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LIB. DEMS: David Harris, Dorset CC for Weymouth
12.10 – 12.40 pm Questions to panel of above politicians (30 mins.)
12.40 – 1.30 pm: LUNCH – provided – choose workshops and view displays (50 mins)
1.30 – 1.55 pm: Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency: Pete West, Sec. Dorset Community Energy (20 +5 mins: Qs.)
1.55 – 3.20 pm: Six workshops on Climate Change: choose two out of six. (40 mins each) TT = Transition Town
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Campaigning – Lucy Sommers (TT Bridport) & Jeanie Averill (TT Dorchester)
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Sustainable horticulture/agriculture – Theresa McManus (TT Bournemouth)
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Personal action eg. No fly/no car – Chit Chong (TT Bridport)
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Countering climate change sceptics – David Smith & Derek Fawell (TT Weymouth)
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Species extinction by Climate Change – Sebastian Brooke, MEMO project (Portland)
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Communicating Climate Change: Sam Wilberforce (TT Bridport)
3.20 – 3.55 PLENARY: report back from workshops and Qs to panel of w/shop leaders (35 mins)
3.55 – 4.00 pm Summary and conclusions: Chair.
4.00 pm: TEA and DEPART.
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