The UK Government has committed to reducing climate change emissions to ‘Net Zero’ by 2050. This is a huge challenge for the transport sector, which accounts for over a quarter of UK domestic greenhouse gas emissions and has not managed to reduce its emissions over recent years. The DecarboN8 network will bring together researchers, industry and government to designing solutions which can be deployed rapidly and at scale.

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Programme

1000 – 1030 Registration and Refreshments

1030 – 1040 Welcome and Opening Address

Councillor Lisa Mulherin: Executive Board Member for Climate Change, Transport and Sustainable Development, Leeds City Council

1040 – 1135 Part 1: Carbon and the North

1040 – 1055 The DecarboN8 Ambition – Greg Marsden
1055 – 1110 Carbon Pathways for the North, Transport for the North
1110 – 1135 Panel Discussion: Carbon Ambition for the North

1135 – 1230 Part 2: Place-based decarbonisation

1135 – 1150 Place Based Decarbonisation – Local Authority
1150 – 1205 Place Based Decarbonisation – Industry
1205 – 1230 Panel Discussion: Societal Readiness

1230 – 1330 Lunch

1330 – 1430 Agenda-setting Workshops Round 1 – Place Based Discussions

1430 - 1440 Refreshments

1440 – 1540 Agenda-setting Workshops Round 2 – Building an Effective Network

1540 – 1610 Closing Plenary with Keynotes from:

Committee on Climate Change
Department for Transport

1610 – 1615 Close