Local government climate action with Rachel Coxcoon

Rachel Coxcoon is the Founder and Director of ClimateGuide and an elected member of the Cotswold District Council.

In this episode, Rachel covers:

• Her background and motivation to become an elected member. [Starts at 1:26]
• Starting at the council with no staff and a limited inherited budget. [Starts at 3:48]
• Impact of administration change on council staff. [Starts at 6:20]
• Updating the local plan and defining priorities. [Starts at 8:12]
• Barriers to good climate policy and examples of councils striding ahead. [Starts at 12:51]
• Councils competing for finance and the urban/rural split. [Starts at 17:28]
• Local impacts despite heavily centralised governance. [Starts at 20:57]
• Possible reasons for lack of reform in governance. [Starts at 24:28]
• Communities want change but lack belief in its effective mobilisation. [Starts at 26:30]
• Being brave and energy self-sufficiency in the Cotswolds. [Starts at 31:05]
• Her different roles and their interplay. [Starts at 33:36]
• Becoming an elected member and completing the local plan to enact change. [Starts at 38:06]
• 2050 in the UK – pessimistic owing to a lack of focus on housing and transport. [Starts at 42:44]
• Personal lifestyle plans – diet, holidays, transport and the home. [Starts at 48:12]

Useful links

ClimateGuide website

Cotswold District Council Cabinet Members

UK100

How to connect

Twitter

LinkedIn

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