DAY 1 - 18 NOVEMBER 2020
PLENARY SESSION 1
Session Chair: Christopher Fry, Chair, EPUK Board of Trustees
Moderators: David Muir, Sarah Legge, Robin Lancefield
10:00 Welcome and Introductions
Lord Whitty EPUK President
10:10 Keynote Address: The Special Priorities Fund for Clean Air
Professor Stephen Holgate, Clean Air Champion University of Southampton
Questions and Discussion
EnviroTech Presentation
10:45 An Environment Bill-Fit for Purpose?
Professor Eloise Scotford, UCL
11:05 COP 26 - key issues at a turning point for climate negotiations
William Wilson, Wyeside Consulting
Questions and Discussion
Exhibitor Presentation
11:45 The Launch of the EPUK Petrol Station Guidance
David Rudland, Publica Group
Questions and Discussion
12:15 Close of Plenary Session 1
PLENARY SESSION 2
Session Chair: John Murlis, Trustee
Moderators: Christopher Fry, Ruth Calderwood, John Merefield
14:00 Prospects for the Contaminated Land Sector in a Turbulent Political Time.
Peter Atchison, PAGeoTechnical Ltd
Questions and Discussion
14:30 Future of Environmental Policy
Tom Burke, Environmental Policy Adviser, E3G
Questions and Discussion
Exhibitor Presentation
15:00 Intro from EPUK and committees followed by Panel discussion:
How can EPUK meet the expectations of local authorities and private companies as Members?
Chairs of policy committees (David Muir- Air Quality; Robin Lancefield- Land Quality; Robin Whitehouse - Noise) plus Jim Longhurst, EPUK Vice President (& Private Sector Rep TBC) and Louise Siddorn, Vice Chair of LQC.
15:45 Closing remarks
Lord Whitty - EPUK President
16:00 Close of Day 1
DAY 2 - 19 NOVEMBER 2020
TECHNICAL SESSION 1
Session Chair: David Muir, Chair of Air Quality Committee
Moderator: Sarah Legge
10:00 Introduction: David Muir, Chair of Air Quality Committee
10:05 Impacts of Noise and Air Quality on Health
Ian Mudway - Senior Lecturer Imperial College London
10:30 Air Quality Issues associated with new transport infrastructure: the case of high-speed rail.
Neil Wait, Air Quality Manager, Infrastructure Directorate HS2 Ltd
10:55 Schr?dinger's Car: the plug-in hybrid conundrum
Nick Molden, Allow Air
11:20 Discussion, Closing remarks
11:30 Close of Breakout Session
TECHNICAL SESSION 2
Chair: Robin Lancefield, Chair of Land Quality Committee
Moderator: David Rudland
13:00 Introduction: Robin Lancefield, Chair of Land Quality Committee
13:05 Asbestos - The new AGS guidance document,
Steve Forster, Chair - Joint Industry Working Group on Asbestos in Soil and C&D Materials
13:30 Examining the risk of carbon dioxide arising from former coal workings and the implications for development
Dr Tom Henman Director - Geosciences, RSK
13:55 PFAS research.
Francesca Giacomello, Jacobs
14:20 Discussion, Closing remarks
14:30 Close of Breakout Session
TECHNICAL SESSION 3
Chair: Robin Whitehouse, Chair of Noise Committee
Moderator: David Rudland
15:00 Introduction: Robin Whitehouse, Chair of Noise Committee
15:05 HS2: Noise Issues associated with high speed train project
Oliver Bewes, Noise Manager, Infrastructure Directorate, HS2 Ltd
15:30 Strategic noise mapping: potential further uses and opportunities.
George Gibbs, Noise Consultants Ltd
15:55 Environmental Noise after Covid-19: Issues and Opportunities
Antonio Torija Martinez, University of Salford
16:20 Discussion, Closing remarks
16:30 Close of Breakout Session