About the Together on Climate Change Festival

We held a borough wide Climate Change Festival to coincide with the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow.

A mixture of virtual and in-person events were held throughout the week of the festival, from Monday 8 to Saturday 13 November 2021.

Festival aims

The festival aimed to bring together residents, businesses, community groups and key stakeholders from across the borough to raise awareness of climate change issues.

Building on the Virtual Climate Summit held in November 2020, we wanted to create a borough wide week of activities, to share information, tips and advice with residents, so that we could all make the changes needed to help us to achieve our climate change targets in line with the Wandsworth Environment and Sustainability Strategy (WESS), and reduce borough-wide emissions.

The festival was about learning about climate change, what everyone can do to reduce carbon emissions and showcase the good work already happening across the borough on climate change.

All events were informative and family friendly.

Themes

Our key themes for the festival:

Reducing the borough’s emissions
Planning for the future
Biodiversity
Green economy
Healthy streets and air quality
Improving energy efficiency in homes
Reducing waste
Working with schools
Youth and climate

Events

Throughout the week Monday 8 to Friday 12 November 2021, fringe events were held online and in-person across the borough in various locations. There were council-led events and activities alongside information sessions run by local groups, businesses and other partners, as well as pop-up shops/information hubs across the borough.