Past Events

Speaker: Professor Benjamin Sovacool, Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) University of Sussex Business School

Speaker: Chris Stark, Chief Executive, Climate Change Committee

Presenter: Jannik Burre (RWTH Aachen University)

Human activity has increased atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration by more than 40% since pre-industrial times. This, and increases in other greenhouse gases such as nitrous oxide, has led to a global average temperature rise of 1°C above pre-industrial levels.

Panel:
Professor Jon Gibbins (University of Sheffield and Director of the UKCCSRC)
Dr Robert Ritz (Department of Economics, University of Cambridge)

The BPI will be hosting a Masterclass in Energy Supply and Demand from 7—8 December 2020.

Speaker: Richard Prudence (42 Technology)

Speakers:
Professor Stuart Haszeldine, University of Edinburgh
Dr Emily Cox, Cardiff University

Speaker: Dr. Cristina Peñasco, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge

Part of the CEENRG Seminar Series

More than two-thirds of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions come from heating. It is impossible to meet legally-binding commitments to reduce emissions without addressing heating, and the Government is promoting electric heating as part of the solution.