LowCVP Conference attracts leading speakers to develop thinking on measuring emissions 'beyond the tailpipe'
Mon 15 July 2013
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Transport minister Norman Baker and a range of leading speakers addressed the LowCVP's Tenth Annual Conference which took place on July 11th in Central London. A new report on measuring the life-cycle impact of low carbon cars was issued alongside the Conference which was attended by delegates representing the Partnership's main stakeholder constituencies and which received broad media coverage.
Speaking at the event, Norman Baker commented about the 2020 Cars and CO2 targets which have been delayed following lobbying of the German Government. He said: "We are coming to the end of some complex negotiations in Europe right now that are focused on getting the best possible outcome from the 2020 targets. Let me reassure you that we remain committed to ensuring the best possible outcome for the UK.
"We see no reason to revisit the deal reached a couple of weeks ago, which followed difficult negotiations over the last 12 months and we are actively working to secure agreement as quickly as possible."
Mr Baker also promised that the Government will publish a new ultra low emission vehicle strategy to set out the ongoing commitment to developing the UK as the leading market for Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs).
He said: "We’ve got the opportunity to be the global leader in the design, production and use of electric and ultra-low emission cars". (To view Mr Baker's full speech, click here.)
Other leading speakers at the Conference included Dr David Kennedy, Chief Executive of the Committee on Climate Change; Ian Hodgson of DG-CLIMA, European Commission plus a wide range of other government, industry, NGO and other stakeholder representatives. LowCVP Conference presentations are now available to view here and an image gallery for the Conference is here.
The Conference/report launch has so far been picked up by media in the UK, US, Germany, India and Malaysia. Over 150,000 different individuals also received one message or more about the Conference proceedings via Twitter.
Feedback from delegates about this year's LowCVP Conference has been very positive. Nearly 86% of respondents (based on a response rate of around 40% of delegates) rated the Conference 'Very Good' or 'Good' while the remaining 14% said it was 'average'. The Conference venue, the delegate pack, pre-conference communications and on-the-day registration and management, and the food and general catering were all highly rated (approaching 90% or higher rating 'good' or better).
The Conference has helped to consolidate thoughts and ideas for developing a ‘beyond tailpipe’ approach to carbon reductions from transport and the Partnership looks forward to working with member groups and partners to agree the next steps and develop proposals for discussion with government.
Further information about the event including media coverage summary, delegate feedback and presentations/outputs is available from the LowCVP Secretariat on request.
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