The 2013 LowCVP Conference will focus on how the changes in how we power our vehicles will impact on policy makers, vehicle and energy suppliers and also address what will need to be done to engage consumers in the process.

The introduction of new transport fuels such as electricity and biofuels means that we will no longer be able to rely solely on measures of emissions at the vehicle tailpipe to assess our true progress in tackling climate change.

The production of these new fuels will mean that, increasingly, carbon emissions will arise at other stages in the fuel and product life-cycles.

Domestic transport contributes nearly a quarter of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. To meet the Government’s target of an 80% cut in emissions by 2050, domestic transport must substantially reduce its output over the next decade.

Some of the speakers for the conference, which takes place in London on July 11, have been announced and include leading representatives of the European Commission, Department for Transport and the Commitee on Climate Change.

Held in association with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) the event will focus around the theme which was introduced at the LowCVP's 10 anniversary event held in January.

Speakers already confirmed include David Kennedy, chief executive of the Committee on Climate Change; Michael Hurwitz, director Greener Transport and International, DfT; and Ian Hodgson of DG-CLIMA, the EC's Climate Action Directorate.

The conference will explore the policy landscape and set out some stepping stones on the road to achieving the goal of moving 'beyond the tailpipe'.

The event will focus on the practical policy, technical and other implications of the move to a more holistic view of emissions analysis and also look at what will need to be done to engage consumers in the process.

For further information, go to www.lowcp.org.uk.

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