With the Labour Party conference taking place in Liverpool from 22 - 24 September 2024, join our public event in Liverpool to discuss climate policy solutions for a just and sustainable world.

Event: Taking Demand Reduction Seriously
Monday 23rd September, 6pm - 7pm
LMA, Liverpool city centre (Metquarter, 35 Whitechapel, Liverpool, L1 6DA)

Free to attend and open to members of the public.

While the UK has made important advances in reducing emissions on the ‘supply-side’, most notably through greening electricity generation, both the IPCC and UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) have repeatedly stated the urgency of shifting citizens’ behaviours to drive emissions cuts.

Yet doing this in a way that is just, equitable and reduces the risk of political backlash is a fraught endeavour. If this Labour government is to deliver on its climate commitments, it must take demand reduction seriously.

Some examples:

• City councils including Edinburgh and Sheffield have introduced policies to ban adverts for high carbon products including non-electric cars, SUVs, airlines, airports and fossil fuel companies on council-controlled ad sites.

• A frequent flyer levy would increase the tax paid on each consecutive flight taken by passengers per year - both reducing emissions, allowing one tax free flight per year and increasing tax revenues for the public purse.

• Municipalities in France and Switzerland have taken steps to reduce billboard advertising in public space - characterising it as ‘visual pollution’.  Councils in England have introduced stronger planning policies to limit the spread of new large digital advertisng screens.  

Confirmed Speakers

• Alethea Warrington, Senior Campaigner at climate charity Possible

• Robbie Gillett, co-director Adfree Cities

• More speakers to be announced