The Waterline Live - Connecting to COP26

Jonathan Levy talks with Philip Gothard, Project Development Lead, Phillips 66.

Jonathan Levy talks with Jade Fernandez - SSE Thermal's Stakeholder Manager for over a decade - playing a key role in the company's work in the Humber. She has been integral part in the development of the company’s low-carbon projects which are focused on carbon capture and hydrogen technologies. Jade leads on the engagement for all of SSE Thermal’s assets throughout their development, construction and operation. In addition, Jade serves as the main point of contact with the local community at SSE Thermal’s sites in the region, ensuring their views are represented and working to resolve any issues that emerge.

Jonathan Levy talks with Ian Livingston, Project Manager for Equinor’s low carbon activities in the UK with a focus on the Humber region. Ian co-ordinates Equinor’s Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge activities for Zero Carbon Humber, H2H Saltend and Humber Industrial Cluster Plan. He is a Chartered Engineer with a broad energy industry background in operations & technical leadership and project development across petrochemicals, oil & gas and gas storage and is now applying that experience to industrial decarbonisation and the energy transition.

Jonathan Levy talks with Dr William Joyce, Innovation Lead at UKRI, for a £210 million programme, the Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge.  This programme is the first active funding stream as part of a wider government commitment to cut industrial emissions.  Core technologies funded through this programme include low-carbon hydrogen and carbon capture and storage.  Projects are currently in advanced stages of  development, in preparation for construction and operation later this decade.  Prior to this, Will founded an award-winning spin-out from Imperial College London.  Will holds a PhD in Chemistry from Imperial, working with the Grantham Institute for Climate Change.

Jonathan Levy talks to Beckie Hart of the CBI about the organisation establishing its first regional industrial cluster office in the Humber and the launch of the Humber 2030 Vision strategy.

In the second part of this overview of the final day of The Waterline Summit 2022, Jonathan Levy talks to panelists and delegates on Investment Zones, how they will help enhance and accelerate the delivery of freeport benefits and the links into the broader innovation agenda driving towards net-zero; Energy transition and renewables.

In the first of two episodes summarising the final day of The Waterline Summit 2022, Jonathan Levy talks to panelists and delegates about the launch of the Humber 2030 Vision, focussing on a decarbonisation investment pipeline of up to £15 billion GBP. This edition features:

Jonathan Oxley - CBI Humber Cluster

Jake Fernandez - SSE Thermal

Ian Livingston - Equinor 

David Theakston - VPI Immingham

Beckie Hart - CBI

Jonathan Levy talks with Helen Todd, Humber Strategic Manager at the Environment Agency, where she has been involved in managing tidal risk on the Humber for over 20 years. She focuses on the strategic management of tidal risk on the Humber and tidal rivers. She provides leadership to the overall Humber team and holds a key role in the development of Humber 2100+, a new strategy for managing tidal flood risk for the Humber for the next 100 years, working in partnership with local authorities and a wide range of stakeholders from around the Humber area.

Jonathan Levy talks to Emma Brown from Living with Water - a partnership between Yorkshire Water, Hull City Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, the Environment Agency and the University of Hull – working together to build flood resilience, develop innovative water management systems.

Jonathan Levy talks to Catherine Darby-Roberts, Associate Director, Arup, where she leads on Advanced Manufacturing and Infrastructure projects.  Working closely with her clients, she uses her expertise to support their journey to improve resilience and adapt for the future, helping them transition to Net Zero. Joining Arup 16 years ago from Laing O'Rourke, Catherine has developed a wealth of experience leading multidisciplinary teams on projects such as Siemens Train Manufacturing Facility in Goole and University of Hull Net Zero Campus Strategy.

Jonathan Levy presents a mix of interviews from Day 2 of The Waterline Summit 2022 which looked at adaptation and resilience. There was also a full day hackathon. This episode features:

Wayne Willis - Edenic

Catherine Darby-Roberts - Arup

Ann Cousins - Arup

Helen Todd - Environment Agency

Dr Agota Mockute - EEI UoH

Toby Rhodes - Perform Green

Dave Glassey - Team GB

Ben Kolosz - EEI UoH

Rob Lewis - Edenic Group

Emma Toulson - Ørsted

The Waterline Live session at The Waterline Summit 2022 opened with an introduction to the World Meteorological Organization's latest report - United in Science by UN Secretary-General António Guterres

At COP26 in Glasgow, UK, Jonathan Levy asked COP President and UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa about the role of youth and meeting their expectations. This is the replay from the press conference and underlines this year's discussion in The Waterline Live session with Amy Meek and Cathy Yitong Li as we approach COP27. (Listen to the full session in episode 2 of this 4th season)

Listen to this extended interview when Jonathan Levy talks to environmental and climate activist Amy Meek.

Along with her younger sister Ella, Amy launched an award-winning campaign, now charity, called Kids Against Plastic in 2016. Amy and Ella were both awarded British Empire Medals in the 2022 Queen’s New Year’s Honours List in recognition of their voluntary service to the natural environment. Their work has also been recognised by UNESCO as ‘Green Citizens’.

For the 6 years since Kids Against Plastic’s launch, Amy has worked tirelessly to raise awareness of the negative effects of petroleum plastic on the environment and empower others to take action to combat it. Kids Against Plastic now has a team of over 240 young people around the world as part of the KAP Club, and the Plastic Clever scheme has had over 1400 schools and numerous cafes and businesses sign up since its launch in early 2019. Plus, the girls have collected over 100,000 pieces of plastic litter along the way, and co-authored the books Be Plastic Clever and Be Climate Clever together. Through her work, Amy has spoken to kids around the UK, ministers in all three Parliaments in Great Britain, and diplomats and young people at the UN Headquarters in Geneva. She is also a two-time TEDx speaker, speaking firstly at TEDx Exeter alongside her sister in 2018, and most recently at TEDx Geneva 2021.

Following a plea by Prof Saleemul Huq for youth to take action, Jonathan Levy talks to Amy Meek, environmental and climate activist Co-Founder and CEO of Kids Against Plastic

Along with her younger sister Ella, Amy launched an award-winning campaign, now charity, called Kids Against Plastic in 2016. Amy and Ella were both awarded British Empire Medals in the 2022 Queen’s New Year’s Honours List in recognition of their voluntary service to the natural environment. Their work has also been recognised by UNESCO as ‘Green Citizens’.

For the 6 years since Kids Against Plastic’s launch, Amy has worked tirelessly to raise awareness of the negative effects of petroleum plastic on the environment and empower others to take action to combat it. Kids Against Plastic now has a team of over 240 young people around the world as part of the KAP Club, and the Plastic Clever scheme has had over 1400 schools and numerous cafes and businesses sign up since its launch in early 2019. Plus, the girls have collected over 100,000 pieces of plastic litter along the way, and co-authored the books Be Plastic Clever and Be Climate Clever together. Through her work, Amy has spoken to kids around the UK, ministers in all three Parliaments in Great Britain, and diplomats and young people at the UN Headquarters in Geneva. She is also a two-time TEDx speaker, speaking firstly at TEDx Exeter alongside her sister in 2018, and most recently at TEDx Geneva 2021.

LISTEN to the full interview in the next episode (15) audio edition podcast

Listen to this extended audio interview: Jonathan Levy talks to Prof Saleemul Huq OBE, a Bangladeshi-British scientist who is the Director of the International Centre for Climate Change & Development (ICCCAD) based in Bangladesh, also Professor at Independent University Bangladesh. In addition he is the Chair of the Expert Advisory Group for the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) and also Senior Adviser on Locally Led Adaptation with Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) headquartered in the Netherlands. He is an expert in the field of climate change, environment and development.

Prof Huq has been a lead author of the third, fourth and fifth assessment reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and he also advises the Least Developed Countries (LDC) group in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). He has published hundreds of scientific as well as popular articles and was recognized as one of the top twenty global influencers on climate change policy in 2019 and top scientist from Bangladesh on climate change science. He was included in the annual list “The 100 Most Influential People in Climate Policy” by Apolitical in 2019, alongside other inspirational politicians, advocates, youth activists, academics, and diplomats from all over the world. Recently he has been appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to combating international climate change.

Jonathan Levy talks to Prof Saleemul Huq OBE, a Bangladeshi-British scientist who is the Director of the International Centre for Climate Change & Development (ICCCAD) based in Bangladesh, also Professor at Independent University Bangladesh. In addition he is the Chair of the Expert Advisory Group for the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) and also Senior Adviser on Locally Led Adaptation with Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) headquartered in the Netherlands. He is an expert in the field of climate change, environment and development.

Prof Huq has been a lead author of the third, fourth and fifth assessment reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and he also advises the Least Developed Countries (LDC) group in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). He has published hundreds of scientific as well as popular articles and was recognized as one of the top twenty global influencers on climate change policy in 2019 and top scientist from Bangladesh on climate change science. He was included in the annual list “The 100 Most Influential People in Climate Policy” by Apolitical in 2019, alongside other inspirational politicians, advocates, youth activists, academics, and diplomats from all over the world. Recently he has been appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to combating international climate change.

LISTEN to the full interview in the next episode (13) audio edition podcast

Jonathan Levy talks to Rachel Perks, a Marine Scientist with the Met Office, who has a long-term interest in the marine environment in this extended audio interview. Rachel possesses several years’ experience working across both the public and private sectors. Over the course of her career, she has worked on a variety of global projects, with a wide range of clients including government bodies, developers, insurers and reinsurers to consider the impacts of climate change on our oceans. Sea level rise is going to have significant consequences for coastal communities worldwide. Rachel’s current work aims to co-develop with potential users a coastal resilience service focusing on sea level projections, extreme water levels, storm surges and weather patterns.

Jonathan Levy talks to Rachel Perks, a Marine Scientist with the Met Office, who has a long-term interest in the marine environment. She possesses several years’ experience working across both the public and private sectors. Over the course of her career, she has worked on a variety of global projects, with a wide range of clients including government bodies, developers, insurers and reinsurers to consider the impacts of climate change on our oceans. Sea level rise is going to have significant consequences for coastal communities worldwide. Rachel’s current work aims to co-develop with potential users a coastal resilience service focusing on sea level projections, extreme water levels, storm surges and weather patterns. Hear the full interview in the next episode (11) of the audio edition podcast.

The full extended (audio) interview with Lauren Stuart, Scientific Officer at the UN World Meteorological Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, where she provides scientific, technical, and coordination support to the Science and Innovation Department and the WMO research programmes. With a lifelong passion for weather, Lauren received a BSc in meteorology from Florida State University before completing a MSc in climate change and international development at the University of East Anglia. Since then, Lauren has worked at the nexus of science, policy and sustainable development and strives to bridge the gaps between these diverse disciplines.

Jonathan Levy talks to Lauren Stuart,  Scientific Officer at the UN World Meteorological Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, where she provides scientific, technical, and coordination support to the Science and Innovation Department and the WMO research programmes. With a lifelong passion for weather, Lauren received a BSc in meteorology from Florida State University before completing a MSc in climate change and international development at the University of East Anglia. Since then, Lauren has worked at the nexus of science, policy and sustainable development and strives to bridge the gaps between these diverse disciplines. Listen to the full interview in the next episode (9) audio edition podcast.

The full extended (audio) interview with Joanna Kolomanska who leads the Shaping the Future of Energy, Materials and Infrastructure platform within the World Economic Forum (WEF). It enables business, governments and society to grow sustainable economies, help to halt climate change, and create a more equitable world.

WEF believes a transition of energy, materials, and infrastructure is needed in the next two decades to keep global temperature increases below 1.5 degrees while ensuring the energy future is affordable, secure and inclusive. New trends and technologies are changing energy production, delivery and consumption. In parallel, world demand for raw materials could double by 2060. Getting on track to net-zero emissions by 2050 will require annual investment in clean energy infrastructure to reach nearly $4 trillion by 2030.

With regard to climate change in general, WEF is committed to supporting global efforts in the private and public sectors to limit global temperature rise and stave off disaster. It aims to work with leaders to increase climate commitments, collaborate with partners to develop private initiatives, and provide a platform for innovators to realize their ambition and contribute solutions.

Jonathan Levy talks to Joanna Kolomanska who leads this important platform within the World Economic Forum (WEF), which enables business, governments and society to grow sustainable economies, help to halt climate change, and create a more equitable world.

WEF believes a transition of energy, materials, and infrastructure is needed in the next two decades to keep global temperature increases below 1.5 degrees while ensuring the energy future is affordable, secure and inclusive. New trends and technologies are changing energy production, delivery and consumption. In parallel, world demand for raw materials could double by 2060. Getting on track to net-zero emissions by 2050 will require annual investment in clean energy infrastructure to reach nearly $4 trillion by 2030.

With regard to climate change in general, WEF is committed to supporting global efforts in the private and public sectors to limit global temperature rise and stave off disaster. It aims to work with leaders to increase climate commitments, collaborate with partners to develop private initiatives, and provide a platform for innovators to realise their ambition and contribute solutions.

Listen to the full interview in the next episode (7) audio edition podcast

Jonathan Levy talks to session panelist Melissa Stark in Los Angeles - Accenture’s Global Lead for Renewables and Energy Transition Services with over 26 years in the utilities and energy industry. She has authored more than 40 papers and articles over the last 14 years and worked across Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. Accenture is working with the World Economic Forum on the transition of global industrial clusters to net-zero. The Humber has been identified by them as a world leader in decarbonisation.

Melissa has an MBA from Northwestern University and a BSc from the University of California at Berkeley. She served as Assistant Chair of Technology for the US National Petroleum Council study, Advancing Technology for America’s Transportation Future. She holds a patent for the “Real-time S-curves” tool that uses science and engineering drivers to estimate the cost evolution of nascent technologies. She is a Fellow of the U.K. Energy Institute and Chairs the Energy Institute’s Electricity Board. She is a member of National Grid ESO’s Technology Advisory Council. She is an Energy and Materials Platform Fellow and the Project Director for Accenture’s support and collaborations with the World Economic Forum on System Value, Industrial Clusters, Net Zero Carbon Cities, Hydrogen, and Managing Investments in the Clean Energy Transition in Emerging Economies. Melissa was recently appointed by Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm as a new member of the US National Petroleum Council.

Jonathan Levy talks to Maximilian Hess, an international affairs and risk consultant, a Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He is the former head of political risk at Hawthorn Advisors and former head of research and intelligence at AKE International. Maximilian is the author of the forthcoming book Economic War: Ukraine and the Global Conflict Between Russia and the West. The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) is an independent nonpartisan think tank based in Philadelphia, PA., USA. He discusses the growing geopolitical risks that could derail the ‘race to zero’ such as Russia’s conflict with Ukraine and the resulting energy crisis. Climate change has the potential to stimulate conflict over scarce resources, loss, damage and resulting migration. What could this mean for the Humber and how can we become more resilient?

Chris Huhne is a former UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. He talks to Jonathan Levy about climate change, the energy crisis and government policy

The Waterline held its latest summit October 17-19 2022, bridging from COP26 to COP27 - This first podcast of a new season summarises the highlights of Day 1. It sets the scene to the latest ob Climate Change, the key challenges, the rise of geopolitical factors and responses in the Humber region of the UK - a global exemplar in decarbonisation, renewables and resilience. The Industrial Cluster here had been recognised by the World Economic Forum and Accenture for it's plans and progress to achieve its ambition of becoming the first such region in the world to transition to net-zero. The role of youth in the region is also recognised. This episode features:

Chris Huhne – Former UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate ChangeUK

António Guterres – United Nations Secretary-General

Joanna Kolomanska – World Economic Forum, Lead for Shaping the Future of Energy, Materials and Infrastructure

Melissa Stark – Accenture, Managing Director and Lead for Renewables and Energy Transition Services

Prof Saleemul Huq – Director, International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)

Maximillian Hess – Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute

Amy Meek BEM – Kids Against Plastic

Lee Pitcher – General Manager, Living with Water Partnership.

Jen Vincent - Director of Business Development at Engineering UTC, Northern Lincolnshire

Ed Glancy OBE – TEAM GB 3 x Olympic Champion Cyclist

Diana Taylor - CEO, Marketing Humber

The University of Hull deals with all aspects of water and oceans with respect to climate change which it presented at COP26 in Glasgow. Hiatt Jackson is the Technology Research Manager at the Flood Innovation Centre and explains how nature-based solutions can help us better manage flood water from extreme weather. The oceans not only threaten low lying land through rising sea levels but also offer a huge natural carbon sink to absorb excess carbon dioxide. However, this process can have damaging side effects: Dr Christina Roggatz, a research fellow in Marine Chemical Ecology at the University of Hull, has been looking into ocean acidification and its devastating impact on sea-life. The marine environment offers much potential for carbon sequestration which needs to be managed carefully to avoid further acidification. Economics determine the investment that will be made in this area as carbon values are attributed to natural absorption processes, plants and potentially to the ‘service’ provided by living creatures from whales to elephants. We hear from Patricia Morales CEO of Filanthropia Cotés Solari, Ralph Chami, Co-Founder at Rebalance Earth and Assistant Director, Institute for Capacity Development, International Monetary Fund; and Paul Holthus, President and CEO, World Ocean Council, a global blue economy business and investment organisation. Our reporter Jonathan Levy compiled this report in our latest review from COP26

Rain Forests are a major natural climate regulator through the processing of gigatons of carbon removal from carbon dioxide to release oxygen. Sadly, deforestation is so bad in places where they have become net carbon emitters.  It is claimed “Forests are critical to the survival of every living thing on Earth” and provide livelihoods for 1.6 billion people. In fact, conserving forests could cut an estimated 7 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide each year—the equivalent of getting rid of every car on the planet! Our reporter Jonathan Levy talked to leading voices at COP26 to learn more. In this edition we hear from Emmanuelle Berenger and Abdul-Razak Saeed of the Rainforest Alliance. Representatives from the Amazon Sacred Headwaters initiative, including Domingo Peas from the Achuar Nation of the Ecuadorian Amazon. He has a long history of serving the indigenous peoples’ movement and is the technical advisor and field representative for the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENAIE) - the organization that represents 11 indigenous nationalities from the region. In this capacity, Domingo is an official spokesperson for the Amazon Sacred Headwaters Initiative for the protection of the basins of the Napo-Marañon Rivers. He is joined by Carla from Chile who helps translate and Suzanne from the initiative. Finally we hear from Janaina Dallan, a forest engineer from Brazil and founding partner of CarbonNext, who uses carbon offset funding to protect and repair the Amazon as a natural carbon-capture solution to climate change during the transition of industry to zero carbon processes.

An interview with David Croft – Global Sustainability Director at Reckitt who talks about the prospects for the company's research base in Hull to develop more sustainable products; his experience at COP21 in Paris and a comparison with this year's COP26 in Glasgow.

A few days before COP26 the UN convened the 16th Conference of Youth – COY16. Over 40,000 young people around the world were consulted in the preceding months and the conference concluded a statement of desired action to be presented to COP26. It was received at the COY16 closing ceremony by COP26 President Alok Sharma and UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa. Jonathan Levy spoke to delegates and dignitaries. He also caught up with Amy Meek, a Humber based youth activist from Kids Against Plastic to gain her impressions of COP26

The winning team from The Waterline Summit 2021 Student Challenge were invited to SSE's Glasgow headquarters to present their project during COP26. Our reporter Jonathan Levy was there and spoke to the Ron Dearing University Technical College 'Sustainability Crew' Jaden Taylor and Catherine Crees, and accompanying teacher Glenn Jensen, the UTC's Senior Assistant Principal and Head of Engineering. In addition, Kate Wallace Lockhart, Head of Social Impact for the SSE Group talks about the Student Challenge and her role with SSE's Just Transition programme.

In this second review episode, Jonathan Levy shares his exclusive interviews with world-leading authorities on climate change and the impact of greenhouse gases which continue to increase: World Meteorological Organization Secretary General Petteri Taalas; One of the authors of the latest climate change report from the IPCC (International Panel on Climate Change) June-Yi Lee, IBC Centre for Climate Physics, Associate Professor at the University of Pusan, South Korea; Dr Robert Mulvaney, Science Programme Coordinator at the British Antarctic Survey - leader of the Ice Dynamics and Palaeoclimate Team. Global temperatures continue to rise to record levels and the melting of ice at the poles and glaciers elsewhere is impacting on Sea Level Rise. At current levels, global warming could be almost double the target of 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels by 2050. Sea level rise by the end of the century could be well above initial projections. This podcast opens with comments from UN Secretary General António Guterres at the WMO press conference at COP26

Following up on COP26, our reporter Jonathan Levy brings us a series of reviews with a selection of exclusive interviews. In this episode he talks to Joe Wilkins, a young activist and Head of Campaigns at UK For Nature. Joe was a guest speaker at this year's Waterline Summit. Here he reflects on his COP26 experience and concerns for the environment, nature and land use in agriculture.

The Humber has been well represented at COP26 in Glasgow throughout the UN Climate Change Summit. On the penultimate day Jonathan Levy spoke with Lee Pitcher from Yorkshire Water’s Living with Water campaign and Professor Dan Parsons, Director of the University of Hull’s Energy and Environment Institute. Prof Parsons has  been accompanying Lord John Prescott, attending COP26 while recovering from a recent stroke – so we have also been talking to his long-term colleague and former MP Sir Alan Meale about Lord Prescott’s legacy from helping to complete the Kyoto agreement.

In this latest instalment of The Waterline Live from COP26 the Humber remains in the spotlight as a global exemplar region At a session hosted by Scottish energy company SSE, which has a number of investments in the Humber, the region has been recognised as a front-runner in the race to be the world’s first net-zero industrial cluster. Jonathan Levy talks to Melissa Stark, Global Renewables and Energy Transition Services Lead, Accenture; Ruth Herbert, Chief Executive, Carbon Capture and Storage Association; John Johnson, Director of Development - SSE Thermal.

As COP26 looks at transport, the Humber has also been recognised as having a good strategic position in the transition of marine propulsion to low carbon substitute fuels and ultimately to new clean alternatives such as hydrogen. As we hear from Paul Holthus, CEO, World Ocean Council - The Global Blue Economy Business & Investment Organization - advancing "Corporate Ocean Responsibility"

Stay tuned to The Waterline live from Glasgow, as we connect the Humber to COP26

A Blue Aurora Media production for Marketing Humber.

Zero Carbon Humber is one of four global projects selected by The World Economic Forum and its partners to launch a new initiative to accelerate the transformation of leading international industrial clusters to net zero at COP26. Jonathan Levy is there and sent us this report for The Waterline Live.

The Race to Zero: This week the UN launched its Sports for Climate Action targets and requirements, calling for a 50% cut in greenhouse gasses by 2030 and zero emissions by 2040. In this edition of the Waterline Live we hear from athletes and sports specialists with their concerns for the environment from the Extreme Hangout stage at COP26.

This edition features:

Hannah Mills, double Olympic Gold Medal sailor.

Allegra Stratton, The UK Prime Minister’s spokesperson on COP26

Julie Duffus, Sustainability Senior Manager, International Olympic Committee

Alexandra Rickman, double Paralympic Bronze Medal sailor

Joe Cooke, professional cricketer and sustainable champion for Glamorgan

Lizzie Carr, paddleboarder, adventurer and campaigner. Founder Planet Patrol.

Radha Balani, Director Design and Facilitation at Think Beyond

Melissa Wilson, British Rower and environmentalist, Champions for Earth

Dr Madelein Orr, Founder of The Sport Ecology Group and Head of Sustainability and Sport at Loughborough University Institute of Sport Business, London

Lewis Pugh, endurance swimmer and environmental campaigner, UN Patron of the Oceans

Lauren MacCallum, General Manager - Protect our Winters UK

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Cities and regions have a major role to play in not only helping the world to achieve net zero but also in defending against the impact of climate change. Partnerships are key such as those found in Hull and the Humber between government, business, university, agencies and the broader community. COP26 Hygiene Partner and multinational brand Reckitt, which was founded in Hull, organised a number of panels where The Waterline Live presenter Jonathan Levy talked to some of the panellists in addition to other COP26 visitors. These included: Laxman Narasimhan CEO Reckitt; Lord Karan Bilimoria, President, CBI and founder and chairman Cobra beer; Daren Hale, Leader, Hull City Council; Tony Danker, Director General, CBI; Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester; Jenny Durken, Mayor of Seattle; Carmine Di Sibio, Global Chairman and CEO, EY. A Blue Aurora Media production for Marketing Humber.

The final day of the Summit looked at Cities and the Built Environment and concluded with a special session by Equinor on not only the biggest offshore wind farm on the planet but also plans to create the world's first large scale Green Hydrogen production plant. The climate conversation continues...

Day 4 of the summit focussed on Adaptation, Resilience and Nature. Yorkshire Water has a pioneering initiative in Hull and East Yorkshire called Living with Water. Jonathan Levy had this climate conversation with Lee Pitcher, Yorkshire Water's Head of Partnerships.

Concluding Day 4 on Adaptation, Resilience and Nature was the launch of an inspiring arts project in Hull called Flood Lights.

Day 4 of The Waterline Summit and the climate conversation continues on the theme of Adaptation, Resilience and Nature. Jonathan Levy talks to speakers and delegates.

Chris Ramsey is a global adventurer with a difference - he drives half way round the planet in a regular electric vehicle - EV and is passionate about sustainability. After negotiating the Mongolian Rally from west to east, he's now planning to travel south to north: Pole to Pole! Hear his climate conversation with Jonathan Levy.

Benj Sykes is the Vice President of UK Offshore and Head of Market Development, Consenting & External Affairs at Ørsted - sponsor of the hackathon and partner with The Waterline initiative. Hear his climate conversation with Jonathan Levy

During day 3 of The Waterline Summit 2021 a hackathon supported by Ørsted was hosted at the Aura Innovation Centre and run by the Edenic Group. Innovation Thinking: Shaping a Greener Future.

The climate conversation continues on day 3 of The Waterline Summit 2021: Clean Road Transport Day. Jonathan catches up with speakers and delegates.