22nd June 2021
Net Zero
Ambition
Our plenary talks in the morning session all address the topic of Net Zero emissions: the balance of greenhouse gas sources and sinks required to stabilise global temperature. The afternoon parallel sessions include themes that range from fundamental scientific insights and break-throughs to highly applied, user-facing applications. We aim to create dialogue across the spectrum of activity which helps to strengthen the science, improve communication between our research activities and assist with the translation into applications. The collective aim is to provide us all with an opportunity to discuss and update each other on the latest developments from right across our discipline and share our science and its application.
Agenda
Morning Keynote Plenary
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10.00am BST
Conference Welcome
Prof Liz Bentley, CEO, RMetS and Prof Stephen Mobbs, Executive Director, NCAS
Keynote Session
Chair: Dr Steve Smith, Oxford Net Zero
10.05am BST
Prof Keith P Shine, Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science, University of Reading
10.35am BST
Prof Myles Allen, Professor of Geosystem Science, Environmental Change Institute and Dept of Physics, University of Oxford; Director, Oxford Net Zero
11.05am BST
Science Needed to Achieve Net Zero: A Policy View
Dr Sarah Honour, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
11.35am BST
Panel Session with all Keynote Speakers
12.05pm - 13.15 BST
Lunch Break
Breakout Sessions
13.15pm - 14.30pm
Room One - Climate
Chair: Dr Andrea Dittus
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13.15pm BST
The Impact of Atlantic Multidecadal Variability in a Coupled Climate Model Ensemble
Dr Dan Hodson, Research Scientist, NCAS, University of Reading
13.35pm BST
Climate and Composition Implications of a Hydrogen Economy
Dr Nicola Warwick, NCAS Research Scientist, NCAS, University of Cambridge
13.55pm BST
The Challenge of Temporal Merging to Obtain Seamless Climate Information Beyond Decadal Time Scales
Dr Daniel Befort, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, Department of Physics, University of Oxford
14.15pm BST
The Role of Earth System Interactions in Climate Forcing
Fiona O’Connor, Scientific Manager, Met Office Hadley Centre
Room Two - Air Quality and Composition
Chair: Dr Hugo Ricketts
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13.15pm BST
Changes In The Level of NO2 and O3 in the UK During The COVID-19 Pandemic
James Lee, Research Professor, NCAS
13.35pm BST
How have Surface NO2 Concentrations Changed as a Result of the UK's COVID-19 Travel Restrictions?
Helen Dacre, Professor of Meteorology, University of Reading
13.55pm BST
Intensive Observations at the NERC Air Quality Supersites
James Allan, NCAS Scientist, NCAS, University of Manchester
14.15pm BST
Future Raman Lidar Plans at Chilbolton Observatory
Judith Jeffery, Lidar and Meteorological Instruments Scientist, STFC/NCAS
Room Three - Weather
Chair: Prof Geraint Vaughan
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13.15pm BST
The Role of Atmospheric Science in Tomorrow's Severe Weather Warning
Prof Brian Golding, Fellow in Weather Impacts, Met Office
13.35pm BST
Application of a Holistic Approach to Understanding Heavy Precipitation Response to Climate Change
Dr Abdullah Kahraman, Research Associate, Newcastle University
13.55pm BST
Swinda Falkena, PhD Candidate, University of Reading
14.15pm BST
Paula L M Gonzalez, Research Scientist, NCAS, Adjunct Research Scientist, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI)
Short Talks in Parallel Sessions
15.00pm - 16.30pm BST