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The Climate Change agenda places new obligations on local authorities and presents both opportunities and pitfalls.

This joint event organised by Environmental Protection UK and UKELA's climate change working party explores the issues from a legal and local authority perspective. Chaired by Andrew Wiseman, head of the environmental law team at Stephenson Harwood and a trustee of both EP-UK and UKELA.
Registration from 4.30pm, drinks and nibbles afterwards.

Speakers

Background on local authority involvement in climate change and new National Performance Indicators on climate change Simon Hickmott - East Sussex County Council
The Carbon Reduction Commitment and its implications for local authorities - Tom Bainbridge, Nabarro's and UKELA's climate change working party
How the law can best be used to support local authorities in addressing climate change – Peter Harrison QC, 6 Pump Court
Peter Harrison QC practises in the fields of public, planning and environmental law. He acts for developers and planning authorities and both prosecutes and defends in regulatory crime.
Liz Loughran, Atkins, who has worked extensively with local authorities formerly as a lawyer and now as a town planner

Organised by

• Alison Boyd, tel: 01306 500090. You can also contact by email.

• Map of venue

How to get there:

The venue is within walking distance of St Paul's tube station and on many bus routes.

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