PROTECT KENT ‘KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON’ ENERGY CONFERENCE 2010
Published: 27-04-2010
PROTECT KENT ‘KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON’ ENERGY CONFERENCE 2010
Gemma Watts, PR & Events Manager, Protect Kent
27 March 2010
“Kent is very vulnerable…”
These were the words of one of the world's foremost experts on climate change and environmental issues Sir Crispin Tickell GCMG KCVO at Protect Kent’s Energy Conference on Tuesday 20th April.
The conference was held at the sustainable Pines Calyx conference centre in St Margaret’s Bay near Dover and was attended by over 80 delegates, including members of the public, representatives from Kent County Council and a wide range of speakers including key note speaker Sir Crispin Tickell.
Deputy Director for Protect Kent, Sean Furey said:
“Our conference last week was very successful but highlighted that there is still a long way to go to ‘keep the lights on’ in Kent. It was fantastic that we managed to bring together such a diverse mix of people.
The main outcome of the day was the evident need to invest in research and development in all forms of energy generation and storage – there is definitely no ‘silver bullet’ answer to the question of energy security.”
He continued:
“Moving to a low carbon economy goes beyond electricity generation and transport, it is also about land management and food as some of our speakers explained.
The big changes and investment needed in energy infrastructure opens up opportunities for community enterprises and for individual households to both save money and generate heat and electricity.
One of our panellists last week was from Elham Environment Group; a group of local volunteers supported by KCC, aiming to reduce local carbon emissions in homes, businesses, farms and transport significantly through raising awareness and local action.
Other villages and communities can learn from the experiences of Elham and St Margaret’s Bay and we can make a difference in Kent!”
Protect Kent is currently working on a report in response to all the issues raised at our conference last week. Please contact us on 01303 815180 if you would like to join from as little as £29 a year and receive a copy of this new report when it is published.
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