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WELCOME TO THE DECEMBER/JANUARY EDITION

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS EDITOR’S LETTER

FOR IGEM COUNCIL THERE WERE MIXED feelings in the run-up to

the COP26 climate summit. Some were
WE WARMLY INVITE nominations optimistic that the conference, hosted by the
to join IGEM’s Council as an Ordinary UK, would signal a greater commitment by
Member. If you feel you have the time, world leaders to tackling the climate crisis,
skills and specialist expertise to offer the especially with the US returning to the table
gas industry, then becoming a member of following the election of President Joe Biden
Council is the perfect opportunity for you whose predecessor had called global warming a
to contribute to the direction and future “hoax”. Meanwhile, the death knell tolls for coal
strategy of the Institution and help us to and there are signs that civil society is
achieve our aims and objectives. mobilising behind a renewed drive to reach global targets.
The Council meets four times a year and But there was pessimism too, with many pointing out that richer countries
is made up of a lively bunch of individuals have failed to hit longstanding goals for providing climate finance to
who are always on the lookout for new developing countries and an expletive-strewn speech on arrival in Glasgow
ideas and new faces. We are particularly from Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who told a crowd of 10,000
keen to broaden the diversity of Council young people: “This is now a global north greenwash festival, a two-week-
and welcome applications from LGBT+, long celebration of business as usual and blah blah blah.”
disabled and black, Asian and minority However, the work to create a net zero future continues, especially
ethnic (BAME) candidates who are under- within the gas industry. Ahead of the summit, IGEM CEO Oliver Lancaster
represented throughout the institution. We travelled the length and breadth of the country to learn more about this
would be delighted to have a more diverse work and the efforts UK gas networks are making to create a more
Council with more women and minorities sustainable future. Find out more about his journey, and his impressions
represented that will help to enrich the following the conference, in this edition.
Institution and deliver a broad range of Following nearly a year of delays, the government has released its
candidates who would then be eligible to long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy, laying out how it plans to reduce
join the Presidential chain in the future. carbon emissions from the UK’s 30 million homes and workplaces. Here
Nominations are invited for Ordinary we look at some of the key findings and responses from across industry.
Members of Council to serve from the In this edition, we are also proud to announce the publication of our first
Institution’s AGM on 11 May 2022 for a policy paper Engineering a Sustainable Gas Future, outlining the current UK
period of three years. In accordance with gas policy landscape, the institution’s stance and our role for the future.
the institution’s by-laws, nominations of All this is supported by the usual round-up of news and events from
candidates for election to the Council must across the industry, including a review of our Annual Conference and a
be received by the Chief Executive Officer chance to meet the finalists at this year’s YPPC.
no later than the first day of January 2022 We hope you enjoy the December/January edition,
and must include statements in writing
by the candidates confirming that they are
willing and able to serve.
The nomination form is available from the
IGEM website www.igem.org.uk along with
full details of the roles and responsibilities
of trustees. Nomination forms must be SHARON BAKER-HALLAM
signed by one proposer and two seconders, EDITOR
all of whom must be corporate members BA (HONS) AIGEM
of IGEM (Member Manager, Engineering INSTITUTION OF GAS ENGINEERS AND MANAGERS (IGEM)
Technician Member, Incorporated Member,
Chartered Member).

Completed nomination forms should be
emailed to lesley@igem.org.uk or posted to:
Lesley Ecob, PA to CEO, IGEM, IGEM House,
High Street, Kegworth, Derbyshire DE74 2DA.

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