NET ZERO CONFERENCE By Ged Henderson
NATIONAL STRATEGY VITAL FOR UK’S NET ZERO AMBITIONS
The lack of a clear national strategy is seriously harming the UK’s net zero ambitions and high-level leadership is needed from the next government to address the situation.
That was the hard-hitting message to delegates at the Lancashire Net Zero Carbon Conference, organised by Lancashire Business View and held days before the General Election.
They heard calls for a programme of financial support for businesses to help them achieve their transition and create employment opportunities.
The incoming government was urged to reform the planning system and change some current policies and procedures to encourage net zero transition.
The importance of the new regime moving quickly on key decisions to kickstart major projects in the North West was also highlighted.
Professor John Whitton, co-director of the University of Central Lancashire’s Centre for
Sustainable Transitions (CST), told delegates to the conference, held at Ribby Hall Village: “What is missing is a national strategy.
“We’ve seen people in this room, people who run businesses and are acutely aware that they
actually can be moved to make investment in renewable technology take place.
“We have heard here we have brilliant technologies; we have all this going on, what we don’t have is leadership at a national level
Wouldn’t it be great if we had national
leaders wanting to do the same when it comes to climate change and net zero?
need to do something to achieve the aims of the business. They have a vision and a strategy and they get on and do it.
“Wouldn’t it be great if we had national leaders wanting to do the same when it comes to climate change and net zero?
“We’ve heard here from people who say we need leadership, policies, we need financial incentives, we need financial levers that
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when it comes to climate and net zero.” He added: “Businesses are getting on with it and are doing it but there is a limit.”
Prof Whitton said the lack of leadership and strategy was making it harder to persuade business leaders at boardroom level to invest in the skills needed for transition.
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