Purpose of the event

The purpose of the Carbon Neutrality Open Forum will be to enable open discussion and the exchange of ideas between the council, the public, partners and other interested parties with a particular focus on understanding what needs to be done to achieve a carbon neutral Winchester district by 2030.

Format of the Event

The forum will be hosted on Microsoft Teams, and is open to the public and media so anyone can attend to listen in and participate in the discussion.
This forum on Wednesday 29th September will be the first of a series of Open Forum meetings (held at least twice annually).
Each Open Forum will focus on a specific climate-related topic (i.e. transport, housing, business).
Sessions will be led by a dedicated panel made up key players across the Winchester District. This will include a mix of standing members and new panellists dependent on the topic of the forum.
Each session will begin with presentations from the panellists on the topic of discussion. This will provide background information around the topic such as what is being done in Winchester, and what still needs to be addressed moving forward.
Then the session will open up to a 'question time' section where attendees can direct questions and ideas to the panel for discussion.

How to get involved

To receive the Teams meeting invite to the first Open Forum event on Wednesday 29 September, please register through this Eventbrite page. Prior to the event, you will receive a link to join the Teams meeting.
We would also be very grateful if you could complete the following short survey in order to let us know which themes should be discussed at future Open Forum meetings: Click here to access the short survey.