Green Career Pathway. Panel discussion and Q&A

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. This event is organised by the University of Edinburgh, with participation from UK Government and the COP26 Universities Network.

What to expect:

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 on-line ). We will endeavour to follow up on all questions submitted, even if we don't have time to answer all at the event.

Our panel:

Our panel represents leading expertise drawn from industry, education, and policy arenas, and focussed on realising the net-zero transition:

• 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.

TICKETING:

There are two ways to access this event:

• In-person at the COP26 Green Zone venue (SOLD-OUT):  You will need a ticket to access this event. Tickets can be booked from this page.  Tickets to the Green Zone, and all events within it, are free of charge.
• 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. We will also share the Q&A after the event.
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