1. Leeds Climate Commission
Andy Gouldson, Tom Knowland

2. The Leeds Climate Commission
Informed by the work of the UK Committee on Climate Change, the Leeds Climate Commission is an independent voice in the city, bringing together key actors from across the city to guide and track transition towards a low carbon, climate resilient future to inform policies and shape the actions of local stakeholders and decision makers.

3. Membership
24 Commissioners and 40+ members drawn from across the public, private and third sectors.

4. Aims
Create shared ownership, build a can-do culture, celebrate success
Support robust decision-making
Monitor progress towards carbon reduction targets
Recommend actions to keep city on track.
Monitor progress towards climate resilience
Advise on climate-related risks and adaptation opportunities
Foster collaboration, build shared capacities
Act as a forum for the exchange of ideas, research findings, information and best practice
Promote best practice in public engagement

5. Structures Strategy Group Working Groups Low Carbon Climate Resilience
Project Development and Finance
Engagement and Communications
Leeds Climate Forum
Links to democratic process.

6. Celebrating Success

7. Can-do Cities

8. Can-do Cities

9. Conclusions Leeds Climate Commission can identify priority areas
We need to start to deliver on some of the easier options
But we also need to learn lessons and build capacities to do the harder things.
Critically, it needs to develop real plans for funding and delivery.
It can be the place where we learn from success stories to help to spread good practice and a ‘can-do’ spirit through the city.
Significant potential for the approach to spread to other issues within Leeds (Infrastructure, Transport, Food, Culture) and to other cities.