Green Career Pathways (COP26 Green Zone)

Chaired by ECCI Director Prof Dave Reay, who is also a member of the UK Government’s Green Jobs Taskforce.

The Green Career Pathways event examines and debates the roles of education, training and employment in delivering a resilient and equitable transition to net zero.

The event will start with a keynote presentation on 'The Role of Education & Skills in UK and Global Climate Action'  by the Rt Hon Michelle Donelan, Minister of State for Higher and Further Education. 

After this, the expert panel will provide insights into how to navigate green career pathways, exploring challenges and opportunities.

Panellists will discuss the challenges their sectors face in terms of education, skills, and jobs in a climate emergency. A particular focus would be to identify the actions required to deliver green career pathways that ensure a fair and economy-wide alignment with the Paris climate goals.

The panel will also answer questions from the audience (both in-person and online).

Panel

Our panel represents leading expertise drawn from industry, education, and policy arenas, and focussed on realising the net-zero transition and includes two University of Edinburgh alums on the panel: Catherine Barber and Rhona Turnbull:

• Catherine Barber, Deputy Director, Industrial Energy Transformation, BEIS, UK Government
• Charlotte Bonner, National Head of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) at ETF, and member of the COP26 Universities Education & Skills steering group
• Rhona Turnbull, Climate, Environment and Emerging Issues Lead at NatWest Group
• Jenny Young, Head of Strategy, Policy & Insights, Engineering Construction Industry Training Board, and member of the COP26 Universities Education & Skills steering group

The panel will be chaired by Prof Dave Reay, Director of Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, University of Edinburgh, member of the UK Government’s Green Jobs Taskforce.

Tickets

There are two ways to access this event:

• In-person at the COP26 Green Zone venue:  You will need to book a ticket to access this event. Tickets can be booked from this page.  Tickets to the Green Zone, and all events within it, will be free of charge. (SOLD OUT)
• Online: the event will be live-streamed through a variety of pages, including the COP26 Youtube channel. Virtual attendees will be able to join the live Q&A. Register for the online event so can send you the links as soon as these are available. The Q&A will be shared after the event.