The Decarb Scotland 2025 conference took place at the John McIntyre Conference Centre, next to Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh on 13 March and attracted almost 170 delegates from industry, policy, finance and academia – featuring expert speakers from across the UK and Europe. Delegates heard the latest developments on industrial decarbonisation directly from project developers, policy makers, infrastructure owners and supply chain partners and enjoyed extensive networking opportunities with peers and contacts throughout the day and at the Conference Dinner in the evening.

Highlights (See the full programme here)

Key Plenary Sessions
1. Political Address
– Dr Alasdair Allan, Minister for Climate Action, Scottish Government
– Alex Milward, Director Carbon Capture Utilisation & Storage, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero, UK Government

2. Key project Updates – UK and Europe
– Project Willow at Grangemouth, Ineos
– Sullom Voe Terminal Redevelopment, Veri Energy
– Dunkirk Port, Ecosysteme D

3. Energy Transition Outlook
– DNVs forecasting expertise defines the critical actions to ensure a cleaner, more affordable energy future

4. Finance & Funding for Projects
– Forth Green Freeport
– National Wealth Fund
– World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Breakout sessions included:
– ‘Re-energising Infrastructure’ with insights from Storegga, National Gas, Shell, SSE Thermal and Ineos
– Veolia, ERM and NZTC discussed the importance of water to our energy supply
– the NECCUS Special Interest Group (Lloyds Register, Arup, NZTC, Opito and CCSA) discussed findings from their White Paper on Non-Pipeline Transportation in ‘The Maritime Opportunity in Scotland – enabling CO2 Importation’
– Driving Change – The Supply Chain’s Role hosted by Scottish Enterprise and guests Xodus, Optimat and Forth Valley College
– CCUS Project Developments with Genesis, Spirit Energy, Carbon Circle and Guidehouse
– From Ambition to Reality featuring Worley, ABB and Pier Solutions

The Young Professional Award 2025, sponsored by ZedTalent, was presented by Dr Alasdair Allan, the acting Scottish Minister for Climate Change. Kairvee Tyagi of J+S Subsea was recognised for her initiative and impactful role in developing a Sustainability Strategy for her organisation.

Our sponsors and partners showcased their expertise – as well as their products and services – to delegates from a range of industries and sectors. Special thanks go to our event sponsors.

DeCarbScotland 2025 was supported by:

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