Decarbonisation Summit 2022: Putting Manchester on the road to net zero

The Decarbonisation Summit returns to Manchester this June, ready to project a vision for a decarbonised future across the globe.

The 2022 summit will take place over two days at the Science & Industry Museum, a prestigious venue in one of the most prolific cities in the UK’s journey to net-zero.

It will boast speakers from a wide range of sectors keen to share their ideas, visions, and breakthroughs, building a network of pioneers who will be invaluable on the road to net zero.

From politicians and CEOs to graduate students and climate activists, everyone has a part to play in decarbonisation.

Green.TV Media in partnership with SSE is delivering this event both in-person and online, to reach out around the world and find a passionate audience invested in a brighter, greener future.

The plan to bring mayors from across the UK to Manchester for a climate change summit was forged over a coffee, appropriately, during COP26 in Glasgow last November.

The two men involved were Manchester’s Mayor Andy Burnham and Neil Kirkby, whose MD role at energy company SSE, affords him the opportunity to help cities decarbonise.

Cheshire-based Neil was inspired to bring this year’s SSE Decarbonisation Summit to Manchester by the collective international goodwill to accelerate to net zero he encountered during his time at COP26.

Neil explained: “Andy and I had a really positive discussion at COP26 last November.

"I remember sitting with him at the huge COP26 venue in Glasgow thinking how can we convert all this global goodwill into something meaningful for local UK communities? And for those leaders like Andy who can deliver that change, how can we help?

"Enlightened places like Manchester want to crack on with net zero themselves – they