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BrumEnergy is a team of dedicated local organisations that is committed to delivering independent, high-quality home energy advice to Birmingham residents, FREE of charge.

Environment & Energy Network: Birmingham City Council & Climate Change

How is Birmingham City Council tackling Climate Change?

Join the Environment and Energy Network on Tuesday 21 May, 1pm – 2.30pm to find out.

Dr Sean Shiels is a Programme Manager in the Route to Net Zero team at Birmingham City Council and will be joining us for the meeting. Sean’s presentation will walk through the council’s approach to tackling net zero, outlining how council and city emissions are quantified/reported, and share a summary of the council’s net zero programme structure and priorities.

Our usual updates on energy bills, policy, funding, consultations will also take place.

If your organisation has anything they would like to share with regards to WWD, or anything else at the meeting, please contact [email protected]

The Last Meeting

The last meeting took place on 16 April online. Details of the session, and of previous meetings are available at: https://www.bvsc.org/environment-and-energy-network-resources

Joining the Network

Membership of the network is FREE and will be facilitated by BVSC. The Network will meet online for 1.5 hours at least once a month. If you can’t make the next meeting, we’d still love for you to be involved.

Click here to register and you will be provided with a link to join. Email [email protected] for further information.

Future Meeting Dates 2024

June - Tuesday 18 June, 1pm - 2.30pm
July - Tuesday 16 July, 1pm-2.30pm
August - No Meeting! Holidays!
September - Tuesday 17 September, 1pm-2.30pm
October - Tuesday 15 October, 1pm-2.30pm
November - Tuesday 12 November, 1pm-2.30pm
December - Tuesday 10 December, 1pm-2.30pm

Benefits of Environment & Energy Network Membership

Networking with organisations from across the Birmingham City VCFSE sector interested in environment and energy issues
Information sharing on environment & energy funding, policy, strategy, research, peer learning, training, resources and volunteering
Engaging the wider VCFSE sector on environment and energy issues through the Sector’s ‘Engage for Good’ Forum; linking in with BVSC Employment & Skills Network re Green Economy; linking with Greener Birmingham
Developing relationships with key public and private sector partners on environment and energy issues
Collaboration on partnership projects, services, activities, events and actions
Supporting a collective VCFSE voice and campaigns on environment & energy across Birmingham City
Anything else you might find useful!

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Making simple changes to the way you can use energy can make a big difference to your bills and to lower your mental health and wellbeing. You could also lower your carbon emissions, helping tackle climate change. Come and speak to our energy advisors and find out how much we can support you to make your home more comfortable, energy efficient and reduce the impact on the planet.
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