Dorset COP - back for 2024
Sat, 02 Nov
|Bournemouth University
Events throughout the day will be loosely organised around the themes set out in “Dorset 2030” the document produced by Zero Carbon Dorset in 2021 which imagines the future we could create and covers everything from energy, waste and travel to food, justice and community action.
Time & Location
02 Nov 2024, 09:00
Bournemouth University, Bournemouth BH1 1PH, UK
About the Event
Details will be updated as plans become available.
Message from Neil & Mark at Zero Carbon Dorset reads:
Last year more than 100 organisations and 250 individuals came together for the UK's first community-led COP. In a sweltering Dorchester Corn Exchange delegates heard from expert speakers, activists and local groups, participated in a Citizens Assembly and Workshops, shared learning and made personal pledges to act on the climate and associated crises.
Since the event we have seen more climate records tumble, witnessed more global instability and, despite some encouraging initiatives, little of the required urgency from our local leaders. Nationally many areas appear to be going backwards. As the crises deepen it's even clearer that communities will need to build local resilience and take action themselves. That's our aim for this year’s COP: to help build the plans that community groups need to take throughout the…