Local Authority Forum meetings
If you missed any meetings or would like to access some of the shared resources, please see below:
LAF (12 May 2022)
- Access the event report here.
Public Engagement Event (April 2022)
LAF (24 February 2022)
- Access the meeting write up here.
LAF (7 October 2021)
- New SSN Chair, John Wincott, hosted this joint LAF with the Improvement Service, COSLA and SSN, exploring place based approached and climate change 'turning ambition into action'. The group heard from:
- Clare Wharmby, an introduction and overview to place based emissions - presentation available here
- Kelly Wiltshire, Nestrans, Climate Ready Aberdeenshire - presentation available here
- Lorna Jarvie, South Ayrshire Council, A regional approach - presentation available here
- Updates on the Place Standard Tool through a climate lens, Improvement Service and COSLA
- Full update is available here
LAF 6 (12 May 2021)
- Improvement Service, the Scottish Local Authorities Economic Development Group (SLAED) and the Sustainable Scotland Network (SSN) hosted this joint workshop to explore what the "green economic recovery" looks like in practice for local government officers working on these priorities.
- Presentation recordings and full write up are available here.
LAF 5 (18 March 2021)
- The Scottish Government gave a presentation on the Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan (CESAP). View recording and presentation slides.
- Update from SSN steering group representatives, including an overview of the steering group presentation from Mott Macdonald on the Net Zero Public Sector Building Standard. View recording and presentation slides.
LAF 4 (18 February 2021)
- The Scottish Government gave a presentation on the Public Engagement Strategy on Climate Change.
- Member approaches to Carbon Accounting
- View meeting summary document.
LAF 3 (21 January 2021)
- The Scottish Government gave an overview of the Climate Change Plan Update including a Q+A session.
- Member discussions included the challenges on net zero planning and homeworking emissions.
- View meeting summary document.
LAF 2 (7 December 2020)
- Overview presentation from The Improvement Service.
- A presentation from Jenny Fausset (SSN) on the Climate Emergency Collaboration Challenge project on building capacity for zero and low carbon innovation in construction and the build environment.
- Updates on the partnership work with Zero Waste Scotland on embedded carbon in office equipment.
LAF 1 (9 November 2020)
- The first meeting of the reinstated Local Authority Forum began with updates from the Scottish Government, COSLA, SEON, CEAG and GCC on COP26.
- Roundtable discussion on net-zero planning including target dates and the development of routemaps.
Future meetings
Local Authority Forum meetings will now take place bi-monthly. Dates to be announced shortly.
For more information, please contact June Graham on june.graham@ed.ac.uk.