Campaigning on the environment • Webinar and Q&A
Tue 28 Feb
|Virtual event
Join CEN and the CCA to learn how councillors can campaign for positive environmental action that supports their communities' priorities in 2023. We'll discuss local Conservatives' bold steps to enhance green spaces, clean the air, and build sustainable transport infrastructure.
Time & Location
28 Feb 2023, 18:00 – 19:00
Virtual event
About the event
This year local authorities across the country have to grapple with the consequences of high inflation and energy bills on residents, businesses and local services. Councillors' focus will be on easing cost of living pressures on residents, who face growing household bills, and saving taxpayers' money to balance the books while continuing to deliver frontline services.
With tight budgets and considerable challenges ahead, environmental action may seem like a distraction. But green policies can help to lower residents' and councils' bills alike, improve public health, and grow the local economy. Whether it's by insulating homes and public buildings, installing rooftop solar and electric car chargers, or improving green spaces and access to nature, action on the environment can deliver residents’ priorities. But how can councillors implement these changes locally, and how will these improvements benefit residents?
Panellists include:
Aphra Brandreth, Conservative activist, Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Women’s Organisation, former…