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REPORT ON EK’S 2007 CONFERENCE

CORNWALL’S FUTURE:
LAND USE, RESOURCE DEPLETION AND CHANGING CLIMATE

held on Friday Nov 16TH 2007 at Duchy College, Rosewarne
Peter McGregor
Strategy Manager, CRESTA Project, EK

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Aim – identify key challenges to creating a sustainable future for Cornwall & IOS.

Key speakers – Colin Campbell, David Strahan, Patrick Holden, Rob Hopkins.

Strategic Issues – oil depletion, climate change, demography.

Key Challenges – identified by speakers, discussion & breakout session.
1) Sustainability of communities and/or resources.
2) Behaviour change and education.
3) Responsibility (i.e. taking ownership of problems), re-localization and leadership (at all levels).
4) Audit of resources and challenges followed by planning.

Delegates – 90 from NGOs, statutory bodies, business, Transition Towns, local
and regional government.

Funded by Cornwall Sustainable Buildings Trust & supported by Duchy College.