There are four types of Working Groups within the Climate Commission:
- Sub Groups – Commissioner-only, focusing on core business (e.g. finance)
- Response Groups – Short term, non-Commissioners invited or nominated, focusing on fixed term actions
- Thematic Groups – Long term, non-Commissioners able to apply or be co-opted, rolling membership, broader remit
- Partnership Groups – Jointly held with other organisations and networks, closed membership, ensuring connection and reducing repetition
Climate Commissions need support from across the private, public and community sectors, so having involvement from local organisations, businesses, NGOs, community groups, academic institutions, representative bodies, and the local authority is essential. It is important that Commissions consider their wider constituency and reflect the diversity and makeup of the place, and that Commissions are balanced and representative of gender, ethnicity, age, area, income level etc. and are not dominated by the usual suspects.
Therefore having a diverse range of perspectives within Working Groups is important to the inclusive and effective functioning of the Commission.
Communications Sub Group
Managing the way that the Climate Commission talks about itself, communicates with other organisation and individuals, as well as the ongoing maintenance of the website and newsletter.
Members
Lisa Telfer Brunton
Connie Chilcott
Phil Green
Sarah Lee
Ali Wills
Isabella Hawkes
Adaptation Thematic Group
Co-creating resources to respond to the challenge of preparing Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly for the impacts of climate change that we can predict and model in the coming years. This group welcomes scientists, artists, community members, politicians, businesses, educators and more to help tell a positive story of resilience at all levels.
Members
Peter Lefort
Alison Colclough
Connie Chilcott
Cheryl Marriott
Anna Battersby
Youth Engagement Thematic Group
Ensuring that the Commission is able to hear, platform, and learn from voices of younger people from across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Members
Connie Chilcott
Phil Green
Lisa Telfer Brunton
Anna Battersby
Fergus Chan
Justin Olosunde
Ali Wills
Further Working Groups will be added soon