europe’s green capital for 2015:how did bristol get the title?what will take place?

Europe’s Green Capital for 2015How did Bristol get the title?

What will take place?Nina Skubala

Initiative Manager, Bristol Chamber of Commerce and InitiativeVice-Chair of the Green Capital Partnership

Nina.Skubala@businesswest.co.uk@GoGreenBristol

Bristol has long attracted environmentally, ethically and socially conscious organisations…

Bristol's European Green Capital Year

What is the European Green Capital Award?

Awarded to a city that:

• Has achieved high environmental standards;

• Is committed to ambitious goals for sustainable development;

• Can act as a role model to inspire other cities

• Technical Assessment and Independent Evaluation

Technical Categories

Climate change

Energy performance

Local transport

Air quality

Noise

Nature and biodiversity

Green areas and sustainable land use

Waste production and management

Water consumption

Waste water treatment

Environmental management of the local authority

Eco-innovation and sustainable employment

European Green Capitals

2010 – Stockholm, Sweeden

2011 – Hamburg, Germany

2012 – Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

2013 – Nantes, France

2014 – Copenhagen, Denmark

2015 – Bristol, UK

2016 – Ljubljana, Slovenia

What is the Green Capital Partnership

The Bristol Green Capital Partnership is a free membership organisation whose aim is to make Bristol “a low carbon city with a high quality of life for all”.

Organisations become members by pledging to support the partnerships aim

350 organisations have pledged

2000 individuals

Who is involved?

How Does the Green Capital Partnership work?

Themed Groups •Built Environment and Land Use Group •Energy•Food •Health and Wellbeing •Nature, Wildlife and Green Spaces •New Economy •Transport •Waste •Water

Cross-cutting Groups•Arts, Heritage & Culture•Business•Communications•Public & Schools Education•Inclusion•Research and Evaluation•Resilience

ENERGY ACTION GROUP

Bristol Green Capital

PartnershipSTEERING

GROUP

2015 GREEN

CAPITAL COMPANY

ACTION GROUP

Link person / ChairCo-ordinator

CommunityEnergy Groups

Public sector

CommunityEnergy Groups

Other stakeholders / members

Supporting partners

BusinessSchools, FE, HE

Energy agencies

Env. Agency Installers,

manufacturers

ACTION GROUP

ACTION GROUP

ACTION GROUP

Neighbourhood P’ships

Members / representatives

Green Capital Organisation

B.E.N.

Energy Coop’s

Mayor and

Council

What are the Action Groups doing?

Emerging Activities•Idea emerged from the Green Capital Engagement Group•Involved Business West Project Manager, Stride TreglownArchitects, Stride Treglown Graphic Designer, Bristol City Council Intern, Das Legal CSR Manager, Schumacher Institute Event and Marketing Manager and Low Carbon South West Project Manager.•Made possible by sharing expertise, sharing resources.•Opportunity to develop new skills, take responsibility, push boundaries, gain confidence

All types of businesses have been

going green in all types of ways…

Setting the bar high

Taking the city on a journey

Bristol 2015

Reinforce

the

necessity of

sustainable

living

Nature

Shared responsibility to create a healthy and happy

city

Food EnergyResource

sTransport

EducationArts & Culture

Fun New Economy

Built Environment

Health

2015 Programme: ‘A Celebration with Purpose’

FLAGSHIP

Festival of the Future

City

Global Summit

Series

National Schools

Programme

Cities of Health / First

WHO Conference

International Fairtrade

Towns Conference

Rockefeller Resilient

Cities Conference

HOSTING

2015 Programme: ‘A Celebration with Purpose’

COMMUNITY

Opening &

Closing Events

Solar Balloon

Neighbourhood &

Strategic Grant

Funds

The Bristol Prize

NSX: National

Science Experience

Green Capital

Partnership

LEGACY

Nina SkubalaNina.Skubala@businesswest.co.uk07500668659@GoGreenBristolwww.businesswest.co.uk

Green Capital Partnershiphttp://bristolgreencapital.org/Bristol 2015http://www.bristol2015.co.uk/