What role for science in achieving Net Zero?’

Professor Paul Monk, Chief Scientific Adviser, BEIS

  • Start  Thursday 17 Mar 2022 5:00pm
  • Finish    Thursday 17 Mar 2022 6:00pm
  • Venue  Oxford Martin School
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What are the scientific challenges to achieving Net Zero? This talk is in-person and online. Professor Paul Monks, Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, will discuss the role of science in helping the UK (and other nations) achieve their net zero goals. This talk is co-convened by the Oxford Martin School and the Agile Initiative, and is part of the Oxford Martin School Series: Post COP26: successes, lessons learnt & what do we need to do now?

Under the Paris Agreement, 197 countries have agreed to limit global warming to well below 2 °C and make efforts to limit it to 1.5 °C. and on 13 November 2021, COP26 concluded in Glasgow with all countries agreeing the Glasgow Climate Pact to keep 1.5C alive and finalise the outstanding elements of the Paris Agreement. A key part of keeping 1.5 alive will be reaching Net Zero carbon emissions, meaning that emissions are reduced as far as possible and what can’t be reduced is balanced by carbon sequestration, by mid-century. But what are the scientific challenges to achieving Net Zero?

Professor Paul Monks, Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, will talk about the role of science in helping the UK (and other nations) achieve their net zero goals.

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