Chris was the UK Energy Minister attending Cabinet responsible forsigning the UK’s net zero commitment into law— becoming the first G7 country todo so. He also helped secure the UK’s Presidency of COP26. In 2022, Chris wasappointed by the UK Government to chair the Net Zero Review, publishing thewidely-acclaimed Mission Zero report in January 2023, which was described byLord Nicholas Stern as ‘a remarkable and important piece of work’ (Mission Zero | Biteback Publishing).The Net Zero Review was the largest engagement exercise on net zero in the UK,engaging with over 2,800 businesses. For his work, in 2023, Chris was awarded Politician of the Year at the UK GreenBusiness Awards, and Political Figure of the Year at the British RenewableEnergy Awards 2023.
Chris was Member of Parliament for Kingswood between 2010-2024,during which time he also served as Minister for the Constitution, Minister forUniversities, Science, Research and Innovation and Minister for Health. He alsowas Chair of the All Party Group on the Environment. He resigned from Parliament in January 2024 in protest at newlegislation promoting additional oil and gas licences.
Between 2021-2023 Chris was a Senior Fellow at the Harvard KennedySchool and in 2023-24 a Visting Fellow at OxfordUniversity. He is currently a Professor at Bath University.
Chris is currently Chair of the Climate Action Coalition, launched by Secretary John Kerry in June 2024, and a founding partner of Desmos Capital Partners, an advisoryinvestment bank that supports new technologies and sustainable businesses. He is also Chief Operating Officer of Better Earth, and a foundingadvisor of Smart Society Ventures.
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The conference will be held 14 -15 October 2025 at QEII Conference Centre, Westminster, London.
