4th IDRIC Industrial Decarbonisation Policy Forum
9th October 2024, London
The 4th IDRIC Policy Forum brought together representatives from industry, academia and governments for a constructive discussion on current policy priorities for industrial decarbonisation, and opportunities for multi-stakeholder collaboration.
Harnessing collective expertise across organisations, the discussions focused on policy lessons to be learned from the cluster experience in the UK and abroad, how collaboration on Net Zero can be supported going forward, and critical priorities for government action.
Presentations
- Discussing emerging learnings for UK industrial decarbonisation from advanced clusters, Hynet and Peak cluster – John Egan (Progressive Energy ), Humber – Jonathan Oxley (Confederation of British Industry, Humber) and Teesside – Gareth Fletcher (Tees Valley Combined Authority).
- Officials from DESNZ, Scottish Government and Welsh Government outlined current and upcoming policy priorities and workstreams to support industrial decarbonisation.
Discussion themes
The discussion addressed three key cross-cutting themes:
- The purpose of a cluster
- Industrial decarbonisation policy priorities going forward
- Energy system and balancing supply and demand
A summary can be found below.