What is the Climate Change Expert Stakeholder Forum?

The Expert Stakeholder Forum is made up of approximately 20 key organisations that have a significant role in climate change in Hampshire. This Forum was established to help challenge and inform our approach and to bring together experts to help with engagement and delivery of actions across Hampshire. The Executive Member for Climate Change and Sustainability is the Chair of this Forum.

The role of the forum is to:

  • advise the County Council on its progress in delivering against its targets and commitments within the Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan
  • provide an opportunity for meaningful engagement and challenge to inform the County Council’s approach
  • support the County Council in delivering actions across the County, through members’ own activities
  • share information and engage with members’ communities and networks to enable better awareness and involvement across the County

Action Hampshire

Action Hampshire supports the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector across Hampshire. We are part of Together for our Planet which is a project to help green the local Hampshire VCSE sector. The project is run by the Community Infrastructure Partnership, a collaboration between seven Councils for Voluntary Service in Hampshire.
Community Energy South

Community Energy South

Community Energy South aims to bring together community energy groups to develop and grow as resilient and sustainable low carbon businesses in the South East of England. They act as a catalyst and capacity building hub, supporting Community Energy groups.
Community Energy South

Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion is an international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience in an attempt to halt mass extinction and minimise the risk of social collapse.
Extinction Rebellion

Friends of the Earth

Friends of the Earth England are part of an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. They lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.
Friends of the Earth

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

With the invaluable support of volunteers and members, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust manage over 50 nature reserves. They also work with other organisations, decision-makers and landowners to protect and connect wildlife sites across the two counties and inspire local communities and young people to care for wildlife where they live.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

Hampshire Chamber of Commerce

Hampshire Chamber of Commerce, the County’s largest independent not-for-profit business support and networking organisation, engages the voice, expertise and experience of thousands of businesses across the County, influencing decision-making and shaping practical solutions.
Hampshire Chamber of Commerce

Hampshire Climate Action Network

Hampshire Climate Action Network brings together people active on climate change in their communities in the local government areas of Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton.
Hampshire Climate Action Network

Hampshire National Farmers Union

The NFU is the most successful representation body for agriculture and horticulture in England and Wales. They give farmer's a voice and aim to protect their way of life now and in the future. Their purpose is to champion British agriculture and horticulture, to campaign for a stable and sustainable future for British farmers and to secure the best possible deal for their members.
Hampshire National Farmers Union

Hampshire Youth Parliament

Hampshire has had Members of Youth Parliament representing their constituents since, UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) was formed in 2000. UKYP gives 11 to 18 year olds the chance to use their voice in creative ways to bring about social change.
Hampshire Youth Parliament

NHS

NHS

University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

SSE Energy Solutions

SSE Energy Solutions work in partnership with its customers to deliver integrated energy infrastructure and smart digital solutions. Adopting a "Whole System" approach. They invest in, build and connect localised, flexible energy assets to accelerate pathways to net zero carbon and create a more resilient energy system for the long-term benefit of local communities.
SSE

Solent University

Responsible for the University’s Environmental Management System and co-ordinating carbon reduction, biodiversity, active travel, and student and staff behaviour change initiatives. This expert forum member is a member of the board of Future South and the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment Solent regional network steering group.
Solent University

University of Southampton

The Energy and Climate Change Division of the University of Southampton specialises in research on renewable and sustainable energy generation, distribution and end-use. They take a systemic approach to understanding all aspects of energy eco-systems and are internationally recognised for integrating data-driven social and technical (engineering) research expertise in their work. This enables them to provide actionable, evidence-based insights on the socio-technical transitions required to achieve sustainable societies.
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SGN

SGN manages the network that distributes natural and green gas to 5.9 million homes and businesses across Scotland and the south of England. Their strategy and long term plan is to deliver net zero by the replacement of the natural gas in their network with hydrogen and other green gases, enabling the decarbonisation of heat in Scotland and their southern network by 2045.
SGN

The Environment Centre

Established in December 1993 the Environment Centre (tEC) is an independent charity which aims to reduce carbon emissions, encourage sustainability, improve air quality and help people keep warm and well in their homes.
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The Greening Campaign

The Greening Campaign is a structured approach which guides communities in Hampshire through a process to take positive climate action over multiple phases.
The Greening Campaign

The Sustainability Centre

The Sustainability Centre

The Wessex Green Hub

The Wessex Green Hub is a Community of Practice and Place to inspire, link and motivate businesses and organisations to tackle the climate emergency through regenerative and sustainable work practices.
The Wessex Green Hub

Winchester University

Professor Climate and Social Justice and the Director of the Winchester Institute for Climate and Social Justice. The Centre for Climate Change Action & Education is a dynamic interdisciplinary research and knowledge exchange centre aiming to be a catalyst for action and education on the climate and biodiversity crisis.
Winchester University

Climate change Expert Consultative Forum

6th August 2020

An initial wider consultative stakeholder event took place in August 2020.

Objectives of the first expert consultative forum

  1. To identify and engage with relevant community groups and community organisations
  2. To provide an opportunity for community groups to highlight their priorities and how these can be incorporated into the Council's strategy and action plan
  3. To begin to map existing activity across Hampshire in this sector and understand the support that community groups can offer in delivering against priorities
  4. Facilitate future working between community groups and with the Council
Over 60 delegates from across 45 Hampshire organisations and groups attended the event.
Over 200 suggested priority actions were put forward by delegates.

Workshop outcomes

The event consisted of two workshops sessions that were run to give delegates the opportunity to highlight what Hampshire County Council should prioritise for the 2020-2025 Action Plan across the key sectors and to identify if anything had been missed from the Action Plan and what the role of the forum could look like moving forward.

Speaker profiles

Helen Pearce

Helen Pearce (BEIS)

Helen is the Head of Local Climate and Energy Policy at BEIS. The Local Climate and Energy team was established to support Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), local authorities and communities in England to play a leading role in decarbonisation and clean growth. Helen was responsible for setting up the £20m Local Energy programme, and leads on the development of national policy and programmes, working with colleagues across BEIS and other government departments.

Floriane Ortega
Charlie McNelly

Floriane Ortega and Charlie McNelly

Floriane Ortega, a manager and an urban planner by background, and Charlie McNelly, a senior analyst, are part of the Carbon Trust's Cities & Regions team. This team supports sub-national governments globally accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy, with a particular recent focus on turning Climate Emergency declarations into action.

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