The UK Network for Environmental Economists – UKNEE is glad to announce its next annual applied environmental economics conference, envecon,  to be held on March 20, 2026 at The Royal Society in London (UK).

envecon 2026 Agenda

🕘 09:30 – 10:00 | Keynote Speaker

Professor Anjali Goswami — Chief Scientific Adviser & Director-General Science, Data and Analysis at the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

🕙 10:00 – 11:10 | Session 1: Professor Ken Willis Session on Next Frontier in Economic Valuation: Biodiversity
Chair: Prof Kate Jones (UCL)

🕚 11:25 – 12:50 | Session 2: Professor David Pearce Session on Economics for Environmental Policy
Chair: Assoc Prof Marije Schaafsma (IVM, Amsterdam)

🕜 13:40 – 14:40 | Session 3: Net Zero for Agriculture: Behavioural and Economic Levers for a Just Transition
Chair: Dr Sanchayan Banarjee (King’s College London)

🕞 14:40 – 15:40 | Session 4: Nature in Conversation with Other Policy Areas
Chair: Dr James MacGregor (Lifescape Project)

🕓 16:00 – 17:00 | Session 5: Bridging the Divide: Routes to Land Economic Messages in Westminster

Masterclass by Matthew Browne, Head of Public Affairs, The Wildlife Trusts — practical insights and group activities on communicating economic evidence to policymakers.

📍 Poster Session (timing interleaved/throughout)

Registration is now open – book your tickets here

More information

Discover more about envecon past editions at https://www.uknee.org.uk/envecon.

For more information, please contact uknee@uknee.org.uk.