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Claire O’Neill

Former UK Climate and Energy Minister | Global Decarbonisation Advisor Cambridge, United Kingdom

Biography

Claire O'Neill had a 20yr business career before becoming UK Minister for Energy & Clean Growth in 2017 where she substantially accelerated the UK's Net Zero progress & bought COP26 to Glasgow. She led the climate & energy teams at WBCSD from '20-22 & now works as a decarbonisation catalyst through her global Board, Advisory & investment roles.

Sessions

10:30h

Keynote Session | SMART CITY EXPO

Bottom Up or Top Down? Policies and Partnerships Driving the Urban Low-Carbon Transition

Pipo Serrano Broadcaster Journalist. Deputy General Manager. Head of Innovation & New Business Chair

Claire O'Neill Global Decarbonisation Advisor Former UK Climate and Energy Minister Speaker

#Climate Emergency, #Decarbonisation, #Green Cities, #New Energy Models

07-11-2023 10:30 07-11-2023 11:00 Europe/Madrid Bottom Up or Top Down? Policies and Partnerships Driving the Urban Low-Carbon Transition

We urgently need to find solutions to decarbonise our urban environments but the pace of innovation and implementation is too slow to meet the scale of the challenge. How do we supercharge this process to accelerate the change? Claire will suggest solutions based on her experience with governments, NGOs and global businesses.

Hall 1 | Auditorium

Tue 7 10:30h - 11:00h Hall 1 | Auditorium Full Congress & Tomorrow.Mobility & Tomorrow.Building Passes