Environment Agency Annual Conference - held at the QEII Conference Centre, London.
With just days to go to the Copenhagen Summit and flooding once again making the UK headlines, the importance of managing climate change and protecting the environment to national and local strategic planning cannot be overstated.
Environment 09, is a major conference and highlighted the political and economic influence of climate change and featured leading politicians, scientists, experts and practitioners. We recorded all the speeches, panel discussions and seminars from this event which are available FREE TO VIEW here.
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Speakers include:
Lord Chris Smith, Chairman, Environment Agency
Richard Brown CBE, Chief Executive, Eurostar
John Cridland CBE, Deputy Director-General, CBI
Lord Adair Turner, Chair, Climate Change Committee;
Lord Browne of Madingley, President, Royal Academy of Engineering and Former Chief Executive, BP;
Guy Shrubsole, UK Youth Climate Coalition;
Will Day, Chair, Sustainable Development Commission.
Andrew Owens, Chief Executive, Greenergy International
Paul Spence, Director of Strategy and Regulation, EDF Energy
Maria McCaffery, Chief Executive, British Wind Energy Association
Interactive seminar 1: Sustainable Energy - What actions really make a difference to carbon emissions?
Chair: Julian Feasby, Head of Environmental Performance, Environment Agency
Professor David MacKay, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department of Energy and Climate Change
Tom Delay, Chief Executive, Carbon Trust
Interactive seminar 2: Energy for the future - cleaner coal and gas, safe nuclear
Chair Dan Lewis, Research Director, Economic Research Council
Dr Stephen Snowdon, Senior Energy Advisor, Shell International
Stephen Hale, Director, Green Alliance
Prof Catherine Mitchell, Energy and Policy, University of Exeter
Interactive seminar 3: Leading the renewables revolution
Chair: Maria McCaffery, Chief Executive, British Wind Energy Association
Stephen Ainger, Chief Executive, Partnerships for Renewables
Sarah Rhodes, Chief Executive Officer, Office for Renewable Energy Deployment, Department of Energy and Climate Change
Add Richard Laverick, Director of Corporate Responsibility, ADAS UK Ltd
Chair: Ian Barker, Head of Water Resources, Environment Agency
Walter Menzies, Chief Executive, Mersey Basin Campaign
Simon Boyland, Water Demand Supply Manager, United Utilities
Interactive seminar 6: Supporting change through greener investments
Chair: Howard Pearce, Environment Agency
Nick Robins, Head of Climate Change, HSBC
Ian Simm, Chief Executive, Impax Environmental Markets
Bruce Jenkyn-Jones, Investment Director, Impax Environmental Markets
Will Oulton - Director of Responsible Investment and Environmental Indices, FTSE
Cllr Gary Porter, Chair Local Government Association Environment Board
Michael Reardon, Strategic Director, Manchester Climate Change Agency and Rep. of SOLACE
John Hirst, Chief Executive, Met Office
Cllr Carl Minns, Leader, Hull City Council
Bob Sargent, Director of Water and Environment, Hyder
John Vidal, Environment Editor, The Guardian
Steve Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Chartered Institute of Waste Management
Dr Michael Warhurst, Senior Waste and Resources Campaigner, Friends of the Earth
Gill Weeks, Regulatory Affairs Director, Veolia Environmental Services
Rebecca Eatwell, Account Director, PPS Group
Day 2 Interactive seminar 1: Making a difference through local government
Chair: Dr Adam Read, Practice Manager, Waste Management & Resource Efficiency, AEA
Mark James, Chief Executive, Carmarthenshire County Council
Claire Gibson, Director of Sustainable Resources, South West Regional Development Agency
Andrew Mullaney, Head of Environment and Communitites, Environmental Directorate, Lancashire County Council
Day 2 Interactive seminar 2: How will the Carbon Reduction Commitment affect your organisation?
Chair: Tony Grayling, Head of climate change and sustainable development, Environment Agency
Andrew Hitchings, Carbon Reduction Commitment Project Executive, Environment Agency
Pete Clutton-Brock, Policy Officer, Carbon Reduction Commitment, Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
Al Collier, Environment and Transport, Suffolk County Council
Day 2 Interactive seminar 3: Cutting emissions through transport choices
Chair: Paul Raynes, Programme Director, Regeneration and Transport, Local Government Association (LGA)
Michele Dix, Managing Director for Planning, Transport for London
Day 2 Interactive seminar 4: Turning the tide on flood risk
Chair: Robert Runcie, Director of Flood and Coastal Risk Management, Environment Agency
Steve Jorden, Head of Environmental Services, Wychavon District Council
Jeremy Walker, Board Member, Yorkshire Regional Flood Defence Committee
Paul Mustow, Flood Forecasting Centre
Day 2 Interactive seminar 6: Harnessing the potential of energy from waste
Chair: John Twitchen, Founder, Sauce Consultancy
John Skidmore, Director – Energy from Waste, East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Neil Thornton, Director, Waste Resources and Delivery Transformation, Defra