{"id":1377,"date":"2021-09-10T16:51:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T15:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sbe-news-and-events\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2021-09-10T16:51:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T15:51:14","slug":"walker-hosts-net-zero-targets-expert-panel-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/sbe-news-and-events\/walker-hosts-net-zero-targets-expert-panel-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Walker hosts Net-Zero targets expert panel discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the clock ticking down to COP26 later this year, the Walker Institute have just hosted a video panel discussion on net zero targets and their place in mitigating global climate change.\u00a0 Chaired by Walker researcher Ross Fairgrieve, the event engaged\u00a0three climate change experts:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/simon-evans-53091614\/?originalSubdomain=uk\">Dr Simon Evans<\/a>\u00a0deputy editor and policy editor of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carbonbrief.org\/about-us\">Carbon Brief<\/a>\u00a0covering climate and energy policy. He previously worked for environment journal The ENDS Report for six years, covering topics including climate science and air pollution.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/marcia-rocha-4aa81566\/?originalSubdomain=fr\">Marcia Rocha<\/a>, Policy Analyst and Scientist at OECD currently working on a project on Losses and Damages from Climate Change.\u00a0 Marcia has worked for the last decade on the interface between science and policy on climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/en\/cme\/staff\/dr-stefan-thor-smith\">Stefan Smith<\/a>\u00a0is Lecturer in Energy Systems and the Built Environment, at the University of Reading and Co-Investigator at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.creds.ac.uk\/\">Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS)<\/a>. 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