Date:
Tuesday, 10 November, 2020 - 12:30 to 13:30
Event location:
Online
Speaker: Edward Leigh, Smarter Cambridge Transport Chair
Transport accounts for 40% of the UK’s total energy consumption. De-carbonising transport will therefore make a huge impact. It can also be achieved more rapidly than in other sectors (e.g. domestic heating). That makes it a high priority to set us on a carbon reduction trajectory that complies with the Paris Agreement. In this talk, Edward Leigh will address four key questions: How long have we got? Why is electrification not the answer? What lifestyle changes do we need to make? How can we build consensus around making those changes?