CBI President Lord Karan Bilimoria calls for planning, partnership and passion to drive transformation on the road to net-zero.
Kicking of Day Two of the CBI's Road to Zero Conference, CBI President Lord Bilimoria focused on how business can work together to build on historic progress, boost ambition and deliver a more sustainable world for those that follow.
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Good morning everyone. And thank you for joining us on day two of our Road to Net-Zero Conference.
We’ve got a packed agenda ahead.
Before we get started, I’d like to ask you to cast your minds back to 2008 when the UK’s Climate Change Act made history. A world first. Committing us to cut our emissions by 80% by 2050 compared to the 1990s.
Since then, we’ve seen the roots of a green industrial revolution take hold here in the UK. From energy to transport to heat.
With government and business working together to bring forward the policies, reforms, investment and innovation necessary to achieve a cut of around 62% in emissions – in large part du