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SUMMARY:SPECIAL PUBLIC SEMINAR - Challenges of Energy Transition - Dr Jon 
 Salkeld
DTSTART:20251028T170000Z
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CONTACT:Catherine Pearson
DESCRIPTION:Ten years ago the Paris COP conference heralded an exceptional
  meeting of minds to tackle climate change\, backed by science\, and soon 
 embraced by industry. Much has been achieved\, particularly in electrifica
 tion through the explosive growth of  renewables & EVs. However\, the opti
 mism that hit a high water mark perhaps 5 years ago\, risks stalling in mu
 ch of the world as the reality of displacing and decarbonising 600 exajoul
 es per annum becomes clear. The reasons lie in the complex intersection of
 \, inter alia\, technology\, investment economics\, policy\, human behavio
 ur and geopolitics. It also reflects society’s wider drift from science 
 based consensus\, to tribal polarisation played out for social media. How 
 might we recover momentum\, and what can we learn from sectors and countri
 es which are succeeding? What does this mean for companies operating in th
 e energy transition\, and how might academia play its part?\n\nJon has rec
 ently left bp\, where since 2014 he was at the heart of their transition a
 ctivities\; founding their EV charging business\, leading their global aca
 demic relationships\, and running their external advisory committee for te
 chnology. This builds on a career in disruptive business & technology inno
 vation at QinetiQ\, ICI and Schlumberger. He will offer a personal perspec
 tive based on the highs\, lows and learning from a decade at the frontline
  of humanity’s greatest challenge.
LOCATION:Open Plan Area\, Institute for Energy and Environmental Flows\, M
 adingley Rise CB3 0EZ
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