Ten Alps Events proudly presents Energy and Environment 2009: Our Low Carbon Revolution – Driving Economic Growth in the 21st Century. This, our second, annual Energy and Environment Conference and Exhibition will be held at the prestigious Church House Conference Centre in Westminster on the 26th March 2009.
"We will have to become a post-oil economy. This means using energy much more efficiently and investing in low carbon alternatives to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.
"Britain already has a lead in many environmental technologies, from offshore wind to environmental instrumentation, energy control systems to carbon markets.
"Globally, it is predicted that the environmental sector will be worth £3 trillion, and provide 25 million jobs by 2030…This transformation will be one of the key drivers of economic growth in the 21st Century."
Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown, Prime Minister
The overriding success of our inaugural Summit Energy and Environment 2008: Securing our Low Carbon Economy provided an unique insight into the state of readiness in the UK for securing our low carbon economy and our progress to date in tackling the Climate Change agenda.
The recent announcement of the creation of a new Government Department for Energy and Climate Change, and the subsequent appointment of Ed Miliband as Secretary of State, heralds a new era of action towards achieving national and international climate change targets, aligning industry development alongside the need to drive forward our low carbon economy.
The Government has made clear that the solution lies in creating a low carbon revolution, moving to a post-oil economy where renewables and carbon-free technologies dominate. As Gordon Brown has emphasised: “This will require a million people employed here in our environmental industries within the next two decades, and this will be essential to our energy security.”
Reinforcing this revolutionary process is the groundbreaking UK Climate Change Bill – the first of its kind to be introduced by any country, creating a long-term legal framework for action. Establishing carbon budgets, a Committee on Climate Change and the introduction of the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) – which now extends emissions targets to schools, fire fighters, leisure centres, town halls and other public sector buildings as part of a local authority carbon footprint – the Bill is further evidence that the Government is both raising the stakes and the commitment of the UK to a reduction in CO2 emissions.
Europe has lead the way, with the first years of the EU emissions trading scheme predicted to be worth around €63 billion in 2008.
Moreover, EU eco-industries – including sectors such as climate-friendly technologies, air pollution control, wastewater management and recycling industries – already account for one third of a global market, which is worth €600 billion annually. The EU eco-industries sector has experienced an annual growth of around 5%, employing more than 2 million people.
Stavros Dimas, Commissioner for the Environment at the EU, recently affirmed that: “The Commission's climate and energy package represents a major step towards creating a low-carbon, highly energy-efficient economy that opens up vast opportunities for Europe. Our proposals are also a major contribution to a future global climate agreement. This is the big prize that Europe must stand together in fighting for.”
Energy and Environment 2009: Our Low Carbon Revolution – Driving economic growth in the 21st Century will examine the UK’s progress in an international context, featuring experts from Industry and Government from both the UK and Europe. This unique event will showcase the best innovative products and services, while debating the potential impact of new and existing technology on the development of the energy and environmental market. Ultimately, identifying the progress and potential of the UK’s low carbon economy on the global market.