Protect Our Local Environment Debate with Zac Goldsmith

Zac Goldsmith MP will host an Environment Event, open to all.

The event is aimed at people who live or work in SW London who want to help make our air cleaner and reduce the use of plastic. Everyone who attends will have the chance to take part in discussions about how we can play our part in making change happen.

Questions to be addressed:

A. Air quality. What policies should we enact in our area to reduce harmful pollutants?

B. Plastics. What policies should we enact in our area to reduce the amount of plastic waste and increase recycling?

C. Harnessing Market Mechanisms and Regulation. In what ways should the Government (National and Local) harness market mechanisms and regulation—from auctions and subsidies, to taxes and bans—to support best practice and to encourage greater investment in environmentally-friendly goods and services?

D. Who pays? How might specific proposals be paid for?

6:30pm Arrivals, meet and greet, bar, exchange ideas and views.

7:00pm Introduction to event, the topic and speakers.

7:05pm Speeches: Zac Goldsmith MP, Cllr Pam Fleming, Prof Roger Mason.

7:40pm Q&A.

8:20pm Summary / close.

8:30-9:00pm Bar / Informal networking.

Venue, Travel and Parking

St Luke’s, The Avenue, Kew TW9 2AJ

Nearest Station: Kew Gardens (District Line); the venue is 5-7 minutes’ walk away.

Free evening car parking is available on The Avenue adjacent to the Venue.

Bus services: the 391 Bus runs on Sandycombe Road, and the Venue is 2 minutes’ walk from the bus stop at the end of The Avenue.