Conference 2007
On 16 October 2007 Suffolk hosted the first Creating the Greenest County conference. Over 400 people and 30 exhibitors attended the conference which celebrated Suffolk’s “green” achievements and set out the aspirations, goals and actions for the future.
Creating the “Greenest County” is a shared vision for sustaining a new approach to environmental issues. Everybody in business, communities, school’s and as individuals has a part to play in improving our local environment.
Headline speakers included John Gummer and Michael Meacher MP’s and Dr Clare Goodess from the UEA’s Climate Change Centre. A series of innovating and inspirational seminars occurred on issues as diverse as alternative fuels, greening schools, landscape and biodiversity. The new Suffolk awards for Greenest Community, Business and Schools were launched at the event; an exciting opportunity to show case excellent sustainable best practice across Suffolk.
Please see below a link to the early day motion put forward by John Gummer and Michael Meacher:
http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=34077&SESSION=885
We are developing an idea of the 'footprint' for the conference, based on the responses we've received so far. Our calculations show that about 2.5 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide were emitted by delegates travelling to and from the conference. This is enough to fill 15 double decker buses, or roughly the amount saved by a roof-mounted wind turbine in two and a half years.
Did you attend the conference? Help us to make this figure more accurate and to plan for sustainable transport to future events by completing the form.
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