As delegations from UN member states prepare to gather in Glasgow in November to accelerate collective action towards preventing an irreversible climate catastrophe, we ask a panel of expert engineers what the COP26 summit needs to achieve.
The G7 meeting in Cornwall re-affirmed rich countries’ pledge to protect the planet, but detailed actions have yet to be announced.
The number of governments worldwide setting net zero targets is a positive sign but how will these targets be achieved in practice? The engineering profession is a massive part of that “how” and engineers are actively developing ways to help reduce emissions.
So what do engineers want to hear from the summit?
Speakers
- Chair: Alok Jha, Science and Technology Correspondent, The Economist
- Dervilla Mitchell CBE FREng, Deputy Chair, Arup
- Professor Sir Jim McDonald FREng FRSE, President, Royal Academy of Engineering
- Olivia Sweeney, Consultant, Resource Futures and Black and Green Amabassador
- Tim Gould, Chief Economist, International Energy Agency
Supported by
Arup as the technology partner of the Ask the engineers series.
Engineering Zero
This event series is part of the Academy’s campaign Engineering Zero, which aims to bring the en
gineering profession together to advance engineering’s contribution to net zero, working in partnership with the National Engineering Policy Centre and our global networks.
Find out more: Engineering Zero
Dervilla Mitchell CBE FREng
