Zero Carbon Dorset is a volunteer-led group of individuals who have dedicated many hours to progressing the issues, ideas and solutions documented in our Dorset 2030 report. Our work now centres around progressing further research while engaging the wider community with the information and stories we have compiled. Our ultimate aim is to inspire community-led groups to take the necessary action to bring about changes such as those outlined in our visions and recommendations. To enable this work to continue ZCD was formally constituted as a not-for-profit, community interest company, in 2022.
Discover a little more about ZCD's Directors and Dorset 2030's lead authors below and find more of our contributors and supporters here.
We are incredibly grateful to Dorset Community Energy for their support which has enabled us to bring the report to life on this website.
Discover a little more about ZCD's Directors and Dorset 2030's lead authors below and find more of our contributors and supporters here.
We are incredibly grateful to Dorset Community Energy for their support which has enabled us to bring the report to life on this website.
Mark Chivers qualified as an engineer but spent much of his career in Financial Services, managing large operational units and leading structural and strategic projects. A lifelong activist, he co-founded Zero Carbon Dorset inspired by the evidence-based approach of the Zero Carbon Britain reports and a genuine belief that addressing the climate crisis also represents an opportunity to address many of society’s issues. A trained presenter with the Climate Reality Project, and former UK Volunteer Coordinator, he recently gained a first-class BSc Honours Degree in Geography and Environmental Science.
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Dr Neil Smith has a long and distinguished career in environment and sustainability leadership and management. His scientific background, gained from his first degree in Applied Biology (University of Bath) and PhD in fish biology (Dundee University), and analytical mind, enables him to interpret, understand and address complex sustainability issues. He spent 30 years in the environment industry, starting in 1990 with the National Rivers Authority, which became the Environment Agency, before moving to lead embedding sustainability at the University of Southampton and Bournemouth University. Since his retirement in 2021, he has helped co-author Dorset 2030.
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Zero Carbon Dorset CIC (Community Interest Company) is registered in England & Wales with Company Number 13937750 at Broadstone, Dorset, BH18 8JE