IES & EPIC webinar - Local climate action: Lessons, challenges and opportunities

In recent years, the evidence base on the benefits of addressing climate change locally has grown. It is clear that place-based responses to making where and how we live greener and more resilient for the future can be effective and economical. Local government reform brings both challenges and opportunities, and navigating political shifts and changing priorities can be complex. On-the-ground delivery of the transformation needed to address the most pressing issues we face is working - and we need to see more of it. 

In this webinar, Karen Barrass will share her knowledge on the role of local climate action in supporting climate ambitions and the lessons learnt from local climate action in practice. 

This event has been organised by the IES Climate Action Community and Environmental Policy Implementation Community (EPIC). 

Our speaker 

Karen Barrass is the Founder and Director of Climate Insights. Her career spans over 20 years and her extensive experience lies in research and advocacy – developing insight and policy tools and leading campaigns to affect positive change. She founded Climate Insights in 2023 to provide bespoke in-depth research and policy analysis on today's urgent environmental challenges. She previously led policy and research activities at UK100. Prior to this, she spent four years advising European parliamentarians on climate, air quality and transport and working with communities across the South East. She has a long track record as an independent consultant, working with various international public and private organisations on sustainability, including Urban Foresight, Global Action Plan and UN Habitat. Karen’s doctorate from Oxford University explored the policy implementation processes necessary to decarbonise transport. Karen began her career at The Climate Group where she worked to establish the States and Regions Alliance – now the Under2 Coalition. Karen is also a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Climate Engagement at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge. 

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