Jyoti Banerjee is the keynote speaker at Surrey’s Annual Climate Gathering and AGM of the Surrey Climate Commission at WWF's award-winning Living Planet Centre on Thursday 24 April 2025. 

“Serving Nature, Society and Future Generations: Why is it so difficult to make a difference?”

Surrey resident Jyoti Banerjee is CEO and co-founder of North Star Transition, which seeks to accelerate systemic change. He will be sharing the lessons and opportunities arising from the transformation journey that his organisation is leading in different regions of the United Kingdom. To find out more about North Star Transition, do check out www.northstartransition.org. 

Also presenting are local heroes from Surrey’s community groups, whose action is are critical for the environment and nature.

• Talking Tree has established a community allotment and community orchard
• Oxshott Net Zero is using Take The Jump to engage young people
• What Next? runs Climate Action Workshops for schools in Waverley
• Healthy Travel Weybridge is working to reduce emissions by making cycling and walking more attractive and is using participatory approaches
• Circular Dorking launched a new Library of Things at the library

The Surrey Climate Commission will be speaking about our work over the last year, including our What’s Stopping Us Stopping Climate Change programme, our HEAT Plus and transport work, the Surrey Talks Climate roadshow, plus the results of the annual survey of community groups and what we’re doing in response. Read more in our annual report. Also downloadable below is the (very short) agenda for the Commission’s AGM, and the minutes of 2024's.

To reserve your place, visit the booking page.