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Richard Risdon introduces our 2024 Manchester report.
Ryan McLaughlin, Director of Net Zero Strategy at the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) delivered his keynote speecg at this year's Carbon Crunch in Manchester.
Greater Manchester set itself a target of becoming net zero by 2038 in 2020 and Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham told Carbon Crunch that going earlier than the rest of the country was very much “a Manchester thing”.
“We set out decarbonisation pathways, but none were costed or scientifically based,” admitted Glasgow City Council head of sustainability Gavin Slater at Carbon Crunch.
Julia Barker, technical director for nature services at Mott Macdonald, joined a panel discussing how to deliver more than net zero.
Environment Agency programme and change manager Natasha Clark joined us in Manchester to share how radical change is required to reach net zero.
While many organisations have set targets to become net zero by a specific date, National Highways director of environmental strategy Steve Elderkin believes we should see this as just one part of our environmental efforts.
David Riley, who is head of carbon neutrality at Anglian Water, told the Carbon Crunch audience that the efforts made over the last two decades have delivered a better understanding of the asset base in the water industry.
Preparing projects for funding, looking at big and small opportunities and empowering people with carbon literacy were the key points made by NHS England director of estate sustainability and workforce Fiona Daly on how the NHS is working towards net zero.
“Economic development and the net zero transition are not oppositional factors – they can absolutely pull in the same direction,” said Northern Powerhouse Partnership chief executive Henri Murison as the opening statement of the closing keynote speech at Carbon Crunch.
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Kim Yates
Sustainability lead for UK and Europe