King’s Lynn Climate Change Expo
The King’s Lynn Climate Change Expo was held at the Corn Exchange on Tuesday 21st June 2022 from 10am – 4pm.
The purpose of the event was to showcase the best Norfolk businesses who are able to support businesses and individuals on their net-zero journey, to inform on decarbonisation measures available to local businesses, and provide advice on how to progress decarbonisation works, to reach the 2050 net-zero target.
The event was free to attend, and we saw many organisations send multiple employees. They were representing a total of 75 organisations across Norfolk, from micro to large corporates, including, Aviva, the US Airforce, the MOD and Konectbus.
The indoor space ranged from a full shell scheme to stand-alone tables, and outside exhibitor space was on the Tuesday Marketplace.
The outdoor Exhibitors were Beryl Bikes, BMW Listers Group, Anglia Car Charging and Grid Serve AV Charging Port
The indoor Exhibitors featured Norfolk businesses including The Norfolk Chambers of Commerce and event Co.llaborators, The Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk.
Kings Lynn BID (Discover Kings Lynn)
Workshops
Throughout the day we held four workshops in the upstairs Cinema area, these covered a range of useful and informative areas, and the speakers were
10.30am Introduction to Net Zero
Delivered by: Josh Abbot, Climate Adviser at The New Anglia Growth Hub
11am Big Ambitions, The Rise of Renewables
Delivered by: Kevin Holland, Managing Director at Solar Shed
12 Noon The Benefits of Renewable Energy Sources
Delivered by: Oliver Denison, New Business and Sales Manager at Indigo Swan
2.00pm Practical solutions to Achieve Net Zero Emissions
Delivered by: Alasdair Wilcock, Director of Maple Cone & Fran Ellington, Business Development Director and ESG lead at Triple Bottom Line Accounting
With special thanks to our Sponsors, Westcotec and to all of our exhibitors, workshop speakers, and attendees.
Special thanks also to Paul Kunes B.A. (Hons), Cabinet Member for Environment, Climate change and CO2 reduction, and the team at The Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk.
You can view the event photos on our Facebook page here
Photography ©Chris Ball