20 May 12.30pm – 1.30pm on TEAMS

Dr Keiron P Roberts Senior Lecturer in Sustainability and the Built Environment, University of Portsmouth

Decarbonising maritime transport, Eliminating marine plastic pollution and the Impact of Tourism on Antarctica

Senior Lecturer in sustainability and the built environment at the University of Portsmouth teaching on several modules within Civil Engineering & Surveying. Within this role Dr Roberts also supports research and business engagement with the GreenTech South Innovation hub to help move businesses towards Net Zero.

He works within the Innovate UK funded SHAPE UK and SEA CHANGE projects. These projects aim to decarbonise shipping by engaging directly with technology specialists and end users. 

Within the University Revolution Plastics institute, he has coordinated a marine plastic litter think piece for the G20 and UNEP IRP , and the UN’s first Compass Report on policies to eliminate plastic polution. Outputs from this work have been reported in multiple Conversation pieces and articles.

Research and innovation areas of interest:

  1. Plastic policy analysis,
  2. Waste management,
  3. Energy Systems Management,
  4. Business engagement and innovation.

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