A conference to discuss carbon emissions, and their effect on how we live, will be held at Plas Tan y Bwlch, Maentwrog on Tuesday, 18 January 2011.
The event is organised by the Gwynedd Environmental Partnership as part of the Gwynedd Local Services Board’s Carbon Footprint Reduction Plan.
The aim of the event is to see how the community sector can contribute towards carbon reduction by looking at changes to our way of life which are already proving successful, thinking of new ways to do things and prioritising work to cope with the environmental challenges.
The keynote speaker will be Iolo ap Dafydd, BBC Wales’ environment and rural affairs correspondent. Other speakers include Gareth Wyn Jones, Emeritus Professor at Bangor University; Dilwyn Williams, Corporate Director at Gwynedd Council and Huw Davies, Chairman of the Gwynedd Environmental Partnership.
The order of the day will be:
9.30 – Arrive
10.00 – Huw Davies, Gwynedd Environmental Partnership Chairman
10.10 – Iolo ap Dafydd
10.40 – Dilwyn Williams, Gwynedd Council Corporate Director – Carbon Footprint Reduction, Local Service Board Context
10.50 – Gareth Wyn Jones Emeritus Professor at Bangor University – creating a green home
11.40 – Workshops:
- Sustainable transport
- Agriculture and land use
- Greening business
12.10 – Group work:
- Elfyn Owen, Gwynedd Housing Partnership – The carbon footprint of our homes, the priorities and challenges that face the housing sector
- Geraint Hughes, Madryn Cyf – Benefits of green agriculture
- Steve Bristow, GreenWood – Benefits of green business
- Iona Price, Blaenau Werdd – Carbon footprint reduction in the community
12.50 – Lunch
13.30 – Workshops:
- Sustainable transport
- Agriculture and land use
- Greening business
15.20 – Summary and conclusion
16.00 – Ends
The event organisers aim to hold as sustainable event as possible – a bus will transport delegates and local foods will be served for lunch.
