This was the flagship event in our Election Countdown event series for 2024, hearing from leading thinkers, experts and decision makers from across Westminster, business and civil society.

In the wake of scale-backs from both major parties on net zero ambition, we heard from Shadow Secretary of State, Rt Hon Ed Miliband, on how a Labour government would meet the challenge despite receding policy. Green Alliance also launched findings from our final iteration of the Net Zero Policy Tracker, setting out the significant gap in progress from the parliament and what is needed from a new Government to meet the UK’s 5th carbon budget.

The event included light refreshments and networking followed by a presentation of findings from the Green Alliance Net Zero Policy Tracker and a keynote speech from Rt Hon Ed Miliband, before opening up into a panel discussion and audience Q&A.

Keynote Speech

• Rt Hon Ed Miliband, Shadow Secretary of State for Climate and Net Zero

Panellists

• Chair: Shaun Spiers, executive director, Green Alliance
• Rt Hon Ed Miliband, Shadow Secretary of State for Climate and Net Zero
• Roz Bulleid, research director, Green Alliance
• Emma Pinchbeck, chief executive, EnergyUK
• Areeba Hamid, co-executive director, Greenpeace