Net Zero Festival 2021

Through our mission to address the climate emergency, Energy Saving Trust empowers millions of householders to make better energy choices. We deliver transformative energy programmes working with governments, and support businesses on their journey to a sustainable, net zero future.

In a conversation session moderated by renowned journalist and broadcaster Gavin Esler, our chief executive, Mike Thornton, and our group head of energy, Laura McGadie, will discuss the challenges and opportunities around a just transition to net zero. Are heat pumps a solution? Does government need to do more? How will the private and public sectors work together to achieve net zero?

If you would like to attend this event, click here to get your ticket.

At Energy Saving Trust, we understand that we collectively have around five years before it will be too late to decisively change the trajectory of carbon emissions and keep the rise in global temperatures well below the 2°C Paris Agreement target – and ideally to 1.5°C – with all the consequences that missing this target would bring.

Greener homes, low carbon transport and active travel, and green finance are vital areas to address, both at home and internationally. The next few months offer the opportunity for a green recovery from Covid-19, in which the UK and the rest of the world commit and invest to decisively move national and global economies onto a pathway to net zero carbon emissions.

The virtual event is set to be hosted by BusinessGreen editor James Murray, alongside broadcast journalists Gavin Esler, Roger Harrabin and Lucy Siegle.

Keynote speakers include former Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd, leading US climate scientist Michael E. Mann, and solar aviation pioneer Bertand Piccard.

View the full three-day agenda here or secure your ticket online here.