Carbon neutral Nottingham with Wayne Bexton

Wayne Bexton is the Director of Environment and Sustainability at Nottingham City Council and is driving change within Nottingham to meet a carbon neutral goal of 2028.

In this episode, Wayne covers:

• Environmental influences and seeking a career to deliver positive impacts for the environment and people. [Starts at 1:25]
• His three roles and broad responsibilities. [Starts at 5:10]
• Nottingham’s ambitious carbon neutral 2028 target and action plan involving domestic, commercial and transport areas. [Starts at 7:25]
• Collaboration, communication and engagement on sustainable actions. [Starts at 12:50]
• Facilitating greener transport. [Starts at 17:05]
• Balancing transport options and the Workplace Parking Levy. [Starts at 21:10]
• The implementation of the retrofit challenge. [Starts at 27:00]
• Retrofit demand and reducing costs. [Starts at 31:40]
• Raising awareness and leisure centre solar carports. [Starts at 34:20]
• Tracking performance and being an A list city. [Starts at 35:45]
• His thoughts and feelings on a sustainable future. [Starts at 38:15]

Useful links

Carbon Neutral Nottingham Action Plan

Midlands Net Zero Hub

D2N2

Green Rewards App

CDP A List Cities

How to connect

Twitter

LinkedIn

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