Working together to deliver a low carbon future for Scotland
Well here I am, working for the 2020 Group! When I first started getting involved with the Climate Change Business Delivery Group back in 2006 I never imagined that we’d evolve into such a pragmatic, practical and wide ranging organisation. The dinners, discussions and debates were just as passionate and enthusiastic then as they are now, but the group has matured and developed just like the whisky the Group commissioned to represent Scotland’s 42% reduction …
Adrian Shaw discusses behaviour change and climate change Adrian Shaw is the Climate Change Officer for the Church of Scotland and Secretary to Eco-Congregation Scotland, a charity bringing together over 280 congregations concerned about climate change and other environmental issues. He is also a member of the Board of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland. Following the Scottish Climate Change Act a lot of discussion has focussed on behaviour change: what will it take to persuade people …
John Sturrock Spreads the word about 2020 Group overseas, in the US. I had the privilege recently of participating as a speaker in a session at the American Bar Association annual conference on Dispute Resolution in Washington DC. Our topic was Collaborative Governance for Public Crises. The theme was finding more constructive ways to engage people – decision-makers and others – in discussion and deliberation about the most challenging problems we face in the world …
On the 31st of May, First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond and former President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson launched the Climate Justice Fund in Scotland. The fund is aimed to assist those that are most impacted by climate change, but are the responsible for creating it. Scotland will contribute £3 million over the next 3 years. The funding will fund projects focused on water security in Malawi, …
Recently, STV aired a special television series called ‘Too Good to Waste’. The series pitched two celebrities against each other, to see who could reduce their waste and save the most. To help on their journey to victory, ScottishPower’s Claire Doherty stepped in to give some helpful advice. In addition to her duties at ScottishPower and recent television debut, Claire also sits on the Public Engagement Sub-Group of Scotland’s 2020 Climate Group. Claire tells us …
In addition to Ian Marchant’s regular blog, other 2020 members will be making contributions to the debate on Climate Change and related issues here.
Victoria Barby, 2020’s new Project Director, will be responsible for the commissioning of contributions.
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