Nearer Net Zero: Practical Advice for Plastics Processors

Online Seminar

9 November, 2022

£58.8 - £118.8

TIME	TOPICS	SPEAKER
13.30	Chairperson's Introduction	Karen Laird Editor Sustainable Plastics
13.35	Overview of the Situation with Net Zero In this presentation BPF Director General Philip Law will provide a short presentation explaining why all plastics companies should be looking to achieve net zero.	Philip Law Director General British Plastics Federation
13.40	Overview of Net Zero In this session our speaker from Ricardo Energy and Management will provide an overview of what net zero means and the latest developments.	George Mkushi Principal Consultant Ricardo Energy and Management
14.25	Update from Government on their Net Zero Plans The BEIS speaker will talk about the benefits of net zero, how UK businesses are leading the world in the global Race to Zero campaign, and will signpost where businesses can make a commitment and find the resources they need to start reducing and measuring emissions.	Dan Altman Net Zero Business Engagement BEIS
14.50	Decarbonising Feedstock Peter Goult from SystemIQ will present the results of their Planet Positive Chemicals report which provides an unprecedented blueprint for the future of the industry, exploring how it can reinvent itself as a climate solution, operate within planetary boundaries and power the global transition to net zero.	Peter Goult Director SystemIQ
15.15	Tea and Coffee Break
15.30	Top ten tips that plastic companies can do to achieve Net Zero In this presentation Dr Robin Kent of Tangram Technology will provide an overview of ten things that you can do now for your organisation that will help you achieve net zero and reduce your energy bills.	Dr Robin Kent Founder Tangram Technology
16.05	Developing a Carbon Reduction Roadmap in Line with Science Based Targets In this session Yui Kamikawa from Klockner Pentaplast will provide an overview of the company’s actions taken towards their 1.5C target and will discuss the challenges around Net Zero.	Yui Kamikawa Vice President - Sustainability Klockner Pentaplast
16.35	Panel Discussion - Key Challenges of Plastics Achieving Net Zero	Panel Discussion to include: Professor Jonathan Cullen, Professor of Sustainable Engineering, University of Cambridge Anthony Heslop, Senior Sustainability Manager, BASF Herve Millet, Climate and Production Director, Plastics Europe Matt Davies, Head of Public and Environmental Affairs, British Plastics Federation
17.20	Chairperson's Wrap Up	Karen Laird Editor Sustainable Plastics
17.30	Close