EPRA Virtual Sustainability Summit 2021
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Held virtually, during the days of COP26, the event will discuss climate change implications for the sector and the urgent need for effective actions in response to the current climate crisis: from the carbon tax to embodied carbon and life cycle approach, our speakers will share their views on these important matters for the listed real estate.
Highlights
Keynote speech - An introduction to Carbon Emissions Pricing (ETS, Carbon tax, etc) by Professor Paul Ekins, Professor of Resources and Environment Policy, UCL
Panel discussion 1 - What’s the cost of carbon?
Property companies, investors and policymakers will discuss the upcoming revision of ETS with the inclusion of buildings, the implications for the sector stakeholders (owners, tenants, etc) and potential benefits & limits of carbon pricing mechanisms.
Panel discussion 2 - What’s the value of carbon?
This panel will focus on the value of carbon along the entire life cycle of buildings, from embodied to operational carbon, looking at both new constructions and renovation of existing buildings.
Panel discussion 3 - Interconnectivity between energy in buildings and across other sectors
In this session, panelists will share their views and experience on how buildings can diversify their decarbonization efforts through intelligent use of power in buildings, demand and supply balancing, interconnection with the power grid and the transport sector.
