Countdown to the UK General Election: next steps for net-zero
Local Zero · Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities
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Show Notes
A different episode format for you this time round - Matt and Fraser dissect the key highlights from a recent live panel discussion in Edinburgh, titled Countdown to the General Election: Scotland’s next steps to net-zero.
The next general election is widely expected to take place during 2024. Political parties are already spending significant time developing their manifestos, where energy and climate change are likely to feature heavily.
Scotland lies at the heart of this debate. Both Scottish and UK governments have been warned by the CCC that there is no clear delivery plan to meet its 2030 and 2040 interim carbon targets.
Featuring insights from:
Charles Hendry, President of BIEE and former UK Government Energy Minister (chair)
Guy Jefferson, COO Scottish Power Energy Networks
Chris Stark, Chief Executive of the Climate Change Committee
Professor Janette Webb, chair in Sociology of Organisations, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh
Chris Birt of the Joseph Rowntree foundation