Forthcoming events
Heat waves. Storms. Flooding. Drought. Is Brighton and Hove ready for climate change?
Monday, 1 December 2025
Brighthelm Centre
18.00 - 19.30
The impacts of climate change are already being felt in Brighton and Hove, and there is more to come. The Council has an Adaptation Plan, adopted in 2024. This will be a chance to learn about it, and to update, with new information from the Climate Change Committee and other sources. Are the risks fully understood? And are we doing enough?
The discussion will be led by Andrew Coleman, Senior Lecturer at the University of Brighton, and an authority on the subject. Andrew wrote an extended Briefing Paper for Climate:Change on the City's adaptation plan (see here). There will be three discussants: Cllr Tim Rowkins, Cabinet Lead for Net Zero and Environmental Services on Brighton and Hove City Council; Cllr Trevor Muten, Cabinet Lead for Transport and City Infrastructure on Brighton and Hove City Council; and Cat Fisher, who has worked on adaptation nationally and locally.
Admission will be by (free) ticket only. Register here.
Past events
Green Beacon: How to deliver Climate Compatible Development in Brighton and Hove. This event was held on 12 June 2025. The report is here.
Making Devolution Work for Climate and Nature in Brighton and Hove. This event was held on Thursday, 3 April 2025. The report is here.
Net Zero Keynote and Launch of the Brighton and Hove Decarbonisation Pathways Study. This event was held on Monday, 2 December 2024. The Report is here.
Decarbonising travel and transport in Brighton and Hove. This event was held on Thursday, 19 September 2024. The report is here.
How to reduce the climate change impact of food in Brighton and Hove. This event was held on Thursday, 29 February 2024. The report is here.
A Local Green New Deal for Brighton and Hove. This event was held on 30 November 2023. A full report is here.
The Climate:Change Launch Event was held at the Brighton Centre on 25 September 2023. Read the full report here.