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WEET – VIRTUAL – Priorities for UK climate change adaptation, the strategic pathway to net zero emissions, and opportunities for COP26
8 December 2020 - 08:30 - 13:00
£190This conference is bringing together key policymakers and stakeholders to discuss priorities for:
- the strategic route map towards net zero emissions
- creating a green, sustainable and fair COVID-19 recovery plan
- the now rescheduled COP26 due to take place in November 2021 in Glasgow.
Agenda:
- Monitoring progress on UK emissions reductions, preparing for the Sixth Carbon Budget, and prioritising adaptation as part of the COVID-19 recovery
- Latest thinking on the steps needed for a green UK recovery plan
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- Preparing a sustainable pathway – economic priorities, greening supply chains, and developing policy
- Assessing the scope of a recovery package – support for green modernisation and behaviour change, accelerating the low-carbon transition, and securing investment
- Next steps for developing ecosystem protection and preventing lock-in emissions – tree planting, peatland restoration, and expanding national carbon sequestering
- Reaching net-zero by 2050 – developing natural resilience, and cross-sector engagement with long-term decarbonisation
- Next steps for adapting to the impact of climate change – developing resilience in the natural and built environment, tailoring strategies for local needs, and meeting future demand
- Meeting the challenge of flood and coastal erosion management, and developing urban water systems resilience
- Improving energy efficiency and working towards net-zero in the built environment
- Designing environment strategies and tailoring plans for local climate risks
- Opportunities for COP26 and meeting the challenge of climate change on a global level
- Policy priorities for a national green COVID-19 recovery package, preparing for COP26, and building adaptation capacity