Were there any aspects of the WM-Net Zero Annual Event that you found especially useful?
"The two presentations from Naomi and Alex, with Sussex University email addresses, had the right idea and were excellent."
What do you think could be improved for future events?
Please invite the decision makers, the Senior Leadership team at WMCA, who need to be present. Not one senior councillor was present, I believe and certainly not a single Council leader. They need to hear the result of research and hear the evidence to enable them to make the right decisions. More radical suggestions, like the ones I have been suggesting for decades need to be discussed by the decision makers, as the Climate Crisis deepens.
What additional activities would you like to see at future WM Net Zero events? (e.g., workshops, round-table discussions, networking sessions, co-creative sessions, hands-on installations)
Let's see the top VIPs who hide behind their minions!
Are there any particular topics that you think we should cover in future events?
Fare-Free Public Transport from around the world. Why is it so popular? Why is it so unpopular with academics and policy makers in the UK? Could a strict stick/penalty on car commuters, to incentivise them, make all the difference?
Why are Metro tram extensions three times more expensive than the 46 tram schemes from around the world, according to Mat Taylor of CNNCT Consultancy.
Has finite fossil fuel rationing been tried anywhere in the world?
How can HS2 increase capacity when it is a dedicated line for high speed passenger trains only, with no stations other than the one at Brum Airport? Is it of relevance to frequent flyers, between London and Brum who are the main beneficiaries to give them a second option, a little variety to their travels?
Can the delays and cost overruns affecting the building of HS2 over these last sixteen years, be of any help over the construction of the 200 Kms West Midlands Metro tramway network that was to be completed and opened by the year 2000, 25 years ago?
It is now to be 150 miles, 8 lines and 380 tram stops by 2040 and costing £15 billion (Jan 2020 figure).
Is it a good idea to convert, or break up, our bus/train public transport into regular buses, Sprint buses, high speed trains, regular trains, light rail trams, Very Light Rail trams and ultra-light trams (the excellent Stourbridge Shuttle). Quite apart from tram trains and train trams! The driverless Dockland Light Railway is absolutely brilliant!
You are all doing brilliant work. Thanks for all you do on behalf of us all.