• Delivering our pledge to be a net zero carbon campus by 2030

• A review of the current energy market – has the way we view energy consumption and Energy Risk Management fundamentally changed?
• An exploration of affordable low carbon purchasing options that contribute to Scope 1 and 2 emissions targets
• Are on-site generation and Corporate PPA options now an attractive alternative route to market?
• Looking beyond the horizon – future developments in carbon and energy risk management

• Wellbeing and resilience in public utilities – why is this important?
• What might resilient energy and water services look like?
• What’s the role of the public sector in developing and maintaining sustainable energy and water services?
• How can decision makers balance environmental, social and economic outcomes in public utilities?
• As the cost-of-living crisis intensifies, how can we ensure that the energy and water sectors don’t lose sight of net zero?

As every organisation looks to build business models and workforces that are fit for the green transformation of the economy, green skills will be a critical enabler to unlocking competitive advantage, commercial opportunity and growth that is complementary to our net zero and wider environmental ambitions. I’ll discuss the opportunities, pitfalls, motivations and practical skills available to help organisations make all job greener.

• Meeting the challenges of cutting fuel poverty
• Meeting the net zero target 
• Taking all opportunities to influence behaviour
• Making it clear that the government will take action to protect consumers from rogue traders
• Providing trusted redress routes

• Over the last 15 years, local authorities have been at the forefront of the changes to the UK energy transition, in particular the planning process to consent, wind-power, solar-power hydro-power, biomass, anaerobic-digestion and gas-peaking plant projects. This critical role is going to continue with further planning applications, potentially in a wider range of technical solutions across the renewable energy spectrum
• The scale of the challenge to decarbonise is huge, but the timescales for the solutions that have been announced by national government (nuclear, green hydrogen, CCS) do little to address the short-term and medium-term
• Stephen will give a brief introduction to RheEnergise and their innovative High-Density Hydro® energy storage solution. He will comment on RheEnergise’s planning application feedback from one local authority and how we plan to address the points raised
• Finally, Stephen will discuss how to bring local communities on board on the transition from not only renewable generation, but also solutions for storage and flexibility

• The need to brief clearly for net zero carbon
• The value of whole life costing
• How early supply chain engagement de-risks the scheme
• The importance of post construction monitoring

Vanessa will introduce herself and her role at the Environment Agency, then explore the EA’s sustainability ambition, how the EA is taking action on sustainability – especially on organisational net zero – and what we are learning along the way

The session will explore hydrogen’s potential for decarbonising heat in homes and buildings across the country

Kit will discuss what is available today, and what the future holds for both green electricity products and on-site generation against the backdrop of increasingly volatile fossil fuel markets

• A warts and all story of one council’s attempts to tackle the climate emergency and our challenges, successes and failures along the way
• How can a local authority lead the journey to net zero – and what does that even mean?
• Is it possible to electrify heat and transport, generate renewable energy and balance grid demand?
• How do we engage with business, schools, communities and strategic partners?

*programme subject to change