Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum

Next steps for decarbonising heat in UK homes

priorities for policy & regulation | government plans | standards, targets & support | implementation & roles | promoting markets for low carbon technologies | key issues for industry & households

Morning, Monday, 25^th November 2024
Online

Keynote Speakers: David Capper, Director, Net Zero Buildings - Clean Heat, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero; Richard Bellingham, Head, Heat Network Implementation, Ofgem; Simon Bittlestone, Director, Value for Money, National Audit Office; Esther Harris, Senior Analyst, Buildings Mitigation, Climate Change Committee and Nigel Banks, Technical Director, Zero Bills and Low Carbon Homes, Octopus Energy

Sarah Mukherjee

Next steps for developing green skills and employment opportunities in England

priorities for policy & businesses | workforce recruitment & upskilling | local & national skills gaps in green industries | Skills England | finance & the National Wealth Fund | future labour market

Morning, Thursday, 28^th November 2024
Online

From the Westminster Employment Forum

Keynote Speaker: Sarah Mukherjee, CEO, Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment

Next steps for CCUS development in the UK

progress so far | policy priorities | expanding zero carbon hubs | investment & regulatory frameworks | lessons from Track-1 negotiations | options & opportunities for local businesses | addressing barriers around transmission, transportation & storage

Morning, Monday, 9^th December 2024
Online

Keynote Speakers: Alex Milward, Director, CCUS, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero; Simon Bittlestone, Director, Value for Money, National Audit Office; Tim Stedman, CEO, Storegga and Mhairidh Evans, VP, Global Head of CCUS Research, Wood Mackenzie

Priorities for investment in renewable energy in the UK and role of Great British Energy

public-private investment | community benefits | grid decarbonisation | best practice | Local Power Plan | energy independence

Morning, Wednesday, 11^th December 2024
Online

Keynote Speakers: Adam Berman, Director, Policy and Advocacy, Energy UK; James Cotter, Vice-President, Renewables, Equinor and Professor David Newbery, Director, Energy Policy Research Group, University of Cambridge

Agri-food industry climate adaptation and net zero targets

policy development & implementation | effective data reporting & monitoring progress | supporting sustainable agricultural practice | reducing emissions & maintaining productivity | workforce priorities & upskilling | domestic food security

Morning, Thursday, 12^th December 2024
Online

From the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum

Keynote Speakers: Nigel Murray, Managing Director, Booths; and Member, Food and Drink Sector Council, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; Richard Bramley, Regional Environmental Lead, North Region, National Farmers’ Union; Balwinder Dhoot, Director, Sustainability and Growth, Food and Drink Federation and Tom Lancaster, Head, Land, Food and Farming, Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit

Next steps for aviation decarbonisation in the UK

policy & immediate priorities | Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill | implementing the 10% SAF mandate | commercial issues | infrastructure, airport operations & system efficiency | regulation | skills | innovation & investment

Morning, Thursday, 9^th January 2025
Online

Keynote Speakers: Professor Rob Miller, Director, Whittle Lab, University of Cambridge and Jonathon Counsell, Group Head, Sustainability, International Airlines Groups

Next steps for Biodiversity Net Gain in England

implementation & progress so far | policy priorities | preparing industry for BNG & NSIP extension | enablers for long-term targets | planning & compliance | reporting & monitoring | market design & regulation | financing

Morning, Monday, 13^th January 2025
Online

Keynote Speakers: Aemelia Humfrey, Policy Lead, Biodiversity Net Gain, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; Dr Julia Baker, Head, Nature Services, Mott MacDonald and Emma Toovey, Chief Ecology Officer, The Environment Bank

Next steps for tackling flooding - risk mitigation and resilience in England

Morning, Tuesday, 21^st January 2025
Online

Keynote Speakers: Julie Foley, Director, Flood Risk Strategy and National Adaptation, Environment Agency; Edmund Beard, Assistant Policy Director, National Infrastructure Commission; Tom Josephs, Fiscal Member, Budget Responsibility Committee, Office for Budget Responsibility and Professor Ivan Haigh, Professor, Coastal Oceanography, University of Southampton

Core Sponsors

The core sponsor of the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum is Burges Salmon.

In Production

The Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum is planning a very full programme for the next 12 months.

Please give us a ring on 01344 864796 or email email info@forumsupport.co.uk to discuss future conferences.

We'd be happy to share ideas on areas to focus on, speaker suggestions, and other ways of getting involved.

Parliamentary Patrons of the Forum

The parliamentary patrons of the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum are:

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

Baroness Blake of Leeds

Baroness Boycott

Lord Berkeley

Lord Bradshaw

Lord Brennan KC

Dawn Butler MP

Ruth Cadbury MP

Sir Christopher Chope MP

Lord Curry of Kirkharle

Lord Dubs

Clive Efford MP

Baroness Foster of Oxton

Barry Gardiner MP

Andrew Gwynne MP

Viscount Hanworth

Wera Hobhouse MP

Rt Hon Lord Howell of Guildford

Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate

Rt Hon Baroness Kramer

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

Rt Hon Lord McNally

Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP

Lord Oates

Lord Ravensdale

Lord Redesdale

Baroness Scott of Needham Market

Baroness Sheehan

Alex Sobel MP

Rt Hon Lord Taylor of Holbeach

Lord Teverson

Lord Truscott

Baroness Verma

Rt Hon Lord Whitty

Note: parliamentary patrons take no financial interest in the Forum.