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

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