Over August and September, sben members Climate Change Matters organised a series of events connecting people across Staffordshire to tackle environmental and ecological challenges.

These forums culminated in a final conference on Thursday 14th October, when councils across Staffordshire came together with representatives from businesses, voluntary and community organisations, and individuals to raise awareness of council plans to address environmental issues and to explore how we can all work together to ensure that Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are ambitious in both our plans and, crucially, our actions.

Following COP26, it is more important than ever that everyone in Staffordshire works collaboratively to play our part in addressing this global challenge.