LOW CARBON VEHICLE PARTNERSHIP

LAUNCH TEAM

Professor Jim Skea

Konstanze Scharring

SMMT 16 September 2002

OVERVIEW OF PRESENTATION

What is the LowCVP? What are the LowCVP’s aims? How will the LowCVP work? Who needs to be engaged? What is the launch timetable? Consultation of potential members

WHAT IS THE LowCVP?

The Partnership is a new advisory and action body

Its mission is to promote the shift to low carbon vehicles

and fuels to maximise the potential for UK business

to gain competitive advantage from that shift

WHERE DOES LowCVP COME FROM?

POWERING FUTURE VEHICLES STRATEGY

Automotive Automotive Innovation and Innovation and Growth TeamGrowth Team

WHAT ARE THE LowCVP’s AIMS?

ENGAGEMENT

COLLABORATION

ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT

MEASUREMENT & FEEDBACK

LowCVP AIMS 1

ENGAGEMENT

“to encourage industry and others to engage pro-actively in the move to low-carbon vehicles and fuels”

LowCVP AIMS 2

COLLABORATION:

“to provide a forum in which stakeholders can work together in overcoming market barriers affecting the shift to low carbon”

LowCVP AIMS 3

ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT:

“to provide a forum for Government, industry and others to liaise on upcoming policy developments and regulatory issues”

LowCVP AIMS 4

MEASUREMENT & FEEDBACK:

“to provide independent input and feedback to Government on the progress and effectiveness of its programmes”

HOW WILL THE LowCVP WORK?

BOARD with elected chair WORKING GROUPS & TASK FORCES SECRETARIAT

Outcome oriented workplan Well-resourced secretariat Capacity to conduct research Close links to Government…

LINKS WITH GOVERNMENT

Independent of Government, but …

Officials participate in meetings

Reports to and meets with Inter-ministerial Group on Low Carbon Vehicles and Fuels (DfT/DTI/DEFRA/HMT)

Liaises formally (and informally) with official level working group

LowCVP TASKS

Policy & regulatory advice

R&D

Demonstration

Wider education and information

SOME IMMEDIATE TASKS

Advice on targets• ultra low carbon cars by

2020 • manufacturing & supply

chain

Advice on programmes• better links between the

Government's low carbon vehicle programmes

Centre of Automotive Excellence and Development

• help on the AIGT recommendation for the creation of a Centre of Automotive Excellence and Development to work on Low Carbon and Fuel Cell technologies

WHO NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED?

All organisations with a stake in the move to low-carbon vehicles & fuels

• Automotive industries• Fuel and energy industries• Motoring and consumer

interest groups• Transport operators• Environmental groups

• Finance and invest-ment community• Local government• R&D and academic community• Energy Saving Trust

and Carbon Trust

BENEFITS OF ENGAGEMENT

PARTICIPATION in shift to low carbon

ACCESS to information and debate

COLLABORATION with partners

SHAPING ADVICE to Government

DEVELOPING A SHARED AGENDA

LAUNCH TIMETABLE

Phase I August – October 2002 Scoping the partnership Recruiting a Partnership Board

Phase II October – December 2002 Recruiting membership Partnership launch

Phase III January – March 2003 Elect Partnership chair First meeting Set up secretariat

QUESTIONS

CONSULTING POTENTIAL MEMBERS

MISSION

ORGANISATIONPRIORITIES

CONSULTING POTENTIAL MEMBERS

PARTNERSHIP MISSION

Promoting the shift to low carbon vehicles

OR

Helping people to engage in the shift as it takes place?

Balancing priorities:

Carbon reduction

AND

Competitive advantage?

CONSULTING POTENTIAL MEMBERS

PRIORITIES

• What are the priorities?

• Balancing• Policy advice• R&D• Demonstration• Education / Information

CONSULTING POTENTIAL MEMBERS

OPERATION

• an effective Board / Chair• working groups / task forces• well-resourced secretariat • links to Government• communication

CONTACT US

LOW CARBON VEHICLE PARTNERSHIPLaunch Team

100 Park Village East

London NW1 3SR

lowcvp@psi.org.uk

Tel.: 020 7468 2219