Two years on from COP26 in Glasgow, and ahead of the next COP in the United Arab Emirates, where do we stand in the UK and internationally on the transition to net zero? Is sufficient progress being made in public policy to limit the increase in global warming to 1.5°? Is the broad domestic political consensus on the transition to net zero fracturing as we approach the next UK general election? And what key challenges will face whoever forms the next UK government?

The Centre for Public Policy at the University of Glasgow has teamed up with the Academy of Social Sciences and the International Public Policy Observatory to discuss these issues.

Our keynote speaker, Chris Stark, Chief Executive of the UK Climate Change Committee, will share his thoughts on the challenges ahead. This will be followed by a panel of social scientists and industry representatives including:

Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables
Colin Pritchard, Sustainability Director at Ineos Grangemouth
Patrick Bayer, Professor in Environmental Sustainability & Democracy at the University of Glasgow.

There will the opportunity for audience Q&A following the panel session. The event is taking place in room 312.

This is the first in-person event as part of the Campaign for Social Science’s project Election 24: ideas for change based on social science evidence. Further details are available on the Academy of Social Sciences website

Registration is free but spaces are limited.

Still on Track to Net Zero?