CBI climate change sectoral exchange workshop: Neil Bentley, CBI
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Transcript of CBI climate change sectoral exchange workshop: Neil Bentley, CBI
Climate change:Building a low-carbon economy
CBI Climate Change CampaignCBI Climate change sectoral workshop
13th February 2009
What changed?
Political leadership
Public opinion changed
Business opinion shifted
Key messages
• UK not currently on track to meet its 2020 & 2050 targetsUrgency
• To business and society, through inaction or wrong actionRisks
• We can get on track by 2030 through known solutionsDelivery
• Government, business & consumers must act together Inter-dependency
• Established & emerging UK firms have global solutionsOpportunity
Efficiency• Energy
efficiency in buildings and transport
• fiscal reform
Delivery• Carbon abatement
roadmaps in buildings, energy, transport and industrial processes
• Reaching 80%• CBI Climate Change
Tracker
Opportunity• Low carbon
innovation• Green jobs• Showcasing
best practice from CBI members
• Carbon Reporting
• International engagement
Consumers• Employee
engagement• low carbon
products and services
• Empowering consumers
Rhian Kelly, Head of Climate Change – Overall climate change strategy
Rachel Castle, Policy Adviser – energy efficiency
Joel Kenrick, Policy Adviser – innovation and transport
William Brocklehurst, Senior Policy Adviser – carbon reporting, employee engagement
Emma Wild, Principal Policy Adviser - Tracker, roadmaps
Stuart Brady, Senior Policy Adviser – International engagement, adaptation Sam Corry, Campaigns
Adviser – communications, marketing, PR
CBI Climate Change Team
NEEDS YOU!