What’s Stopping Us Stopping Climate Change 2.0

Transforming Surrey into a Home of Thriving People and Nature

Following on from the very successful event in September 2023, Surrey Climate Commission in partnership with the Institute for Sustainability at the University of Surrey, and Zero Carbon Guilford hosted a workshop on 12 June 2024.

The event was part of a wider explorative “What’s Stopping Us” (WSU) project which ultimately aims to embed citizens in the design and delivery of transformative but workable solutions to help shift Surrey to become a well-being society.

Using a tried and tested approach and materials developed by the renowned Doughnut Economics Action Lab, workshop participants collectively imagined what a truly sustainable Surrey looks like, and brainstormed solutions to make it happen.

This report provides a summary and analysis of the outputs of the workshop, lists recommendations for policy makers and community leaders and identifies next steps of the WSU project.