What is an ultra-low emission vehicle? How can we cost effectively mine precious metals for batteries while ensuring human rights are not being abused? Our expert panel answers audience questions following their presentations. This event is generously supported by The Faraday Institution -
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Peter Stephens is Head of UK External & Government Affairs at Nissan Motor (GB). His role includes leading engagement with external stakeholders on a wide range of issues from zero emission vehicles to business competitiveness. Prior to joining Nissan in 2015, he was a senior civil servant at the Department of Business, Innovation & Skills, most recently working on EU competitiveness issues. Previous roles included renewable energy, international trade, employment regulation and business financing. He started his career in the water industry, working in operational management and strategy development.
Vicky Edmonds is Joint Head of OLEV, the Office of Low Emission Vehicles, along with her jobshare partner Natasha Robinson. Vicky has worked within Government for around 15 years, starting her time in the UK civil service working with local authorities to tackle congestion in major urban areas. She has worked in a range of environmental policy roles, tackling issues related to freight sector emissions, air quality and aviation noise emissions; and had a brief stint in HM Treasury where she worked on the sale of the Royal Mail. Moving back into environmental policy around two years ago she led the Department for Transport’s environmental strategy team before joining Natasha last April in OLEV. This is perhaps her most exciting role to date – being part of the global transition to zero emission technologies as well as the parallel move to autonomous vehicles, and helping to shape fundamental changes to the way that people and goods will move about in the future.
With over 40 years’ experience in the automotive industry Colin Herron established Zero Carbon Futures in 2011 to support the growth of the electric vehicle industry and input into e-mobility policy. He uses his experience and technical knowledge to try and plot technology trajectories for the sector and support and advise a ZCF’s clients on how best to adapt to the introduction of EV. He is currently working with the Mayor of London and Transport for London on their EV infrastructure requirements for the future.
Joanna Coleman worked in Shell for 20 years in oil and gas development, national energy planning and business development. In 2011 Joanna joined the Energy Technologies Institute, a public-private partnership accelerating technology development and demonstration to support the UK’s energy transition. Joanna led the ETI’s modellers and sector experts exploring energy transition pathways and the opportunities and challenges in delivering them. Joanna returned to Shell in 2018 as Energy Transition Manager where she oversees all Shell’s energy transition related activities in the UK. Joanna was awarded an OBE in 2018 and is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the IMechE.
The event is chaired by Alok Jha. Alok is the science and technology correspondent at The Economist and author of The Water Book. Previously he was a Wellcome Trust fellow and has also worked at ITV News, the Guardian and the BBC.
This talk and Q&A was filmed in the Ri on 13 June 2019.
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