LowCVP Parliamentary Reception, March 9, House of Commons
Wed 28 January 2015
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The LowCVP is hosting a Parliamentary reception in the House of Commons on the afternoon of March 9, 2015. The event will include the launch of a new report by Cambridge Econometrics - 'Fuelling Britain's Future' about the economic impact of low carbon vehicles in the UK - which has been commissioned by the European Climate Foundation.
This forward-looking report, builds on the LowCVP's retrospective study - 'Investing in the Low Carbon Journey' - which was published alongside the LowCVP's Annual Conference last July. The LowCVP report found that the UK automotive sector has been revitalised over the last ten years by consistently applied policy centred on cutting carbon.
Key speakers at the event will include Richard Burden MP, Shadow Transport Spokesman; Jerry Hardcastle, Global Chief Marketability Engineer, Nissan and Chairman of the Automotive Council Technology Group; and Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP (tbc), Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
The reception will feature an exhibition of dynamic UK companies that are leading the way in low carbon road transport innovation, helping to deliver environmental benefits as well as successfully generating growth and jobs, or having strong prospects of doing so in the near future.
The Parliamentary reception will be preceded by a seminar (also in the House of Commons, 2.15-3.45pm), hosted by Alan Whitehead MP, to discuss the Cambridge Econometrics study in more detail. Speakers at the seminar include:Edmund King, President, The AA; Jerry Hardcastle OBE, Global Chief Marketability Engineer, Nissan; Eman Martin-Vignerte, Director, Robert Bosch Ltd; Mick Walbank, System Planning Manager, Northern Power Grid; Phil Summerton, Director, Cambridge Econometrics and Andy Eastlake, Managing Director, the LowCVP.
Please note that this is a LowCVP member priority event. To be sure of a place and to access the login details, please consider joining the Partnership. (Members can access joining details via this link.)
For more information, please contact the LowCVP Secretariat.
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