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POST EVENT:
PRESENTATIONS



SPEAKERS
To find out more about the speakers click on the following links:

Kerry Booth, Chief Executive, Rural Services Network
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/page/our-team/kerry-booth/

Andy Dean, Chief Executive, Community Action Northumberland (CAN) 
https://www.ca-north.org.uk
Mark Cassidy, Chief Officer – Planning and Climate Change, Lancaster City Council
https://www.lancaster.gov.uk
Reece Emmitt, Stakeholder Engagement Manager, National Energy System Operator
https://www.nesso.energy

USEFUL LINKS FROM THE SESSION
RSN Delivering for Rural Campaign:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/winning-the-rural-voteP
lanning asks can be found on the last spread of the campaign document
Rural Net Zero Chapter:
https://rsnonline.org.uk/images/manifesto-2023/rural-net-zero-chapter.pdf
Note content is being regularly updated as and when data becomes available
Rural Net Zero ‘in the news’:
https:www.rsnoline.org.uk/tag/rural-net-zero
RSN Members Insights:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/category/member-insight-and-analysis
Environment Insights:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/tag/insight-on-environment
An independent report on the Review of Net Zero, here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-net-zero
Climate Action in Rural North East – CAIRN:
https://nicre.co.uk/projects/partnership-projects/cairn-climate-action-in-rural-north-east/
Ofgem short film – Warm Hubs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Xga59F9H4&t=1s
NICRE short film – Solar-powered community buildings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIf8fl0f3jg&t=5s
Lancaster Climate Emergency Webpages:
https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/sites/climate-emergency
Lancaster Climate Emergency Local Plan Review – Examination Hub:
https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/planning/planning-policy/local-plan-examination
Lancaster Local Area Energy Plan:
http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/laep
NESO’s strategic planning: 
www.neso.energy/what-we-do/strategic-planning
Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP):
https://www.neso.energy/what-we-do/strategic-planning/strategic-spatial-energy-planning-ssep
Opportunities and Challenges for Rural Communities from Net Zero Carbon Legislation published by Rural England CIC:
https://ruralengland.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Net-Zero-Inquiry-Report-June2021.pdf
Decarbonising Heating and Hot Water in Rural Off-Gas Grid Properties published by Rural England CIC:
https://ruralengland.org/new-report-sets-out-concerns-about-proposed-heat-pumpspolicy-for-rural-off-gas-grid-properties/
Rural SMEs and the net zero agenda published by National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise:
https://nicre.co.uk/media/yyah2pd4/nicre-research-report-no-1-april-2021-rural-smesand-the-net-zero-agenda.pdf
Food farming and land use in a net zero UK published by National Innovation
Centre for Rural Enterprise:
https://nicre.co.uk/media/xyxlhtqw/nicre-sota-no-3-food-farming-and-land-use-in-anet-zero-uk-november-2023-update.pdf


Notes from the seminar can be downloaded by clicking below