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The two-day conference examined many areas where innovation will be crucial. These included decarbonisation of the energy sector, the economics of climate change, the future of transport infrastructure, how engineers can affect behaviour and attitudes to climate change, and the challenges in the water sector.
Key questions for the audience included “Is an infrastructure project helping society on the journey to a ‘One Planet’ future?” and “Beyond new infrastructure, what else needs to be done?” Paul Jowitt stressed that, whilst engineers have of course to work with many others to solve the challenges that face us in addressing these questions, “the role of engineers is critical because we must provide the practical solutions”.
 A longer article on the conference is planned for the next issue of IRF. In the meantime, if you are interested in following up on the conference, please contact Mike Chrimes, Acting Director of Engineering Policy and Innovation at the ICE (020 7222 7722; E-mail: mike.chrimes@ice.org.uk).
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