Our launch event

The launch of Transition to Zero Pollution at Imperial College London took place online on Wednesday 23 September 2020. You can read about our event in more detail in our news story or watch the recording below.

The keynote address was given by Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the topic of: The Great Redesign: Towards Zero Pollution and Full Climate Justice. Mrs Robinson addressed attendees from academia, industry, government and the public.

Professor Mary Ryan, Vice-Dean Research (Engineering) and College Champion for Transition to Zero Pollution, then facilitated a panel discussion and Q&A. The panel members were Baroness Brown of Cambridge (Julia King), Engineer and Crossbench Member of the House of Lords; Professor Mike Berners-Lee, Professor and fellow of the Institute for Social Futures at Lancaster University; and Professor Nilay Shah, Head of Chemical Engineering and former Director of the Centre for Process Systems Engineering (CPSE) at Imperial College London.