While the COVID-19 crisis has increased pressures on national resources and added urgent threats to public health, it has also provided a unique opportunity to rethink our priorities and approaches. As we plot our way out of the pandemic there is an opportunity to put carbon reduction at the centre of our recovery efforts.
Consumption emissions have a key role to play.
Cities like Manchester, with an import-based economy, outsource a large amount of their carbon emissions to areas where goods and services are produced. It is estimated that the consumption-based footprint for Manchester is at least 1.5 times larger than its production-based footprint.
Dr Jana Wendler and Dr Joe Blakey have published a report ‘Decarbonising Consumption in Manchester’s Covid-19 Recovery.’ The report highlights 6 ‘Big Picture’ messages which can guide a climate orientated recovery from Covid-19, focusing on making consumption-based carbon reduction a key part of Manchester’s recovery strategy.
At this event, we're bringing together the research team, students, residents and Manchester MPs and councillors to have an action orientated discussion around a sustainable economic recovery plan post-covid. There will be time for Q&A.
Key consumption hotspots will include waste and waste water, construction, food and drink, other manufactured goods and transport beyond the city.
Speakers will include experts in the field and key collaborators on the project:
Dr Joe Blakey - Lecturer in Human Geography, The University of Manchester
Dr Chris Jones, Knowledge Exchange Fellow at Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Manchester
Dr Jo Mylan - Lecturer in Sustainability and Innovation, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester
Dr Claire Hoolohan - Presidential Research Fellow, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformation
We'll also be joined by:
Jeff Smith MP, Withington
Lucy Powell MP, Central (TBC)
Charlotte Tame, Environmental Governance masters student at Manchester University, will be introducing the research at the event.
Please submit your questions in advance via the Eventbrite registration form.
If you have any queries regarding this event, please contact laura@hftf.org.uk.
Speakers
Dr Joe Blakey
Role: Lecturer in Human Geography, Geography
Organisation: The University of Manchester
Dr Chris Jones
Role: Knowledge Exchange Fellow, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Organisation: The University of Manchester
Dr Jo Mylan
Role: Lecturer in Sustainability and Innovation, Alliance Manchester Business School
Organisation: The University of Manchester
Dr Claire Hoolohan
Organisation: The University of Manchester
