Scotland's EIA Conference 2024

Scotland’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Conference returns for its 2024 edition on Thursday 3rd October with this year's theme focusing attention on how professional practice can ensure EIA delivers greater success for Scotland.

This face to face event is being held on Thursday the 3rd October at its regular venue - The Edinburgh Training and Conference Centre.

The 120+ conference will hear presentations from leaders in the field exploring progress on the proportionate EIA elements of the Onshore Wind Sector Deal, we'll be mythbusting around legal challenge risk, refreshing on how best to approach climate change, and discussing how EIA helps design and the role it is playing in tackling Scotland's Grid Challenge. The day will include plenary and breakout sessions to engage delegates in debate on how we can get the most out of EIA as a decision-support tool and where we made need to adapt our approaches to improve performance.

The conference remains free to attend for those involved in professional EIA practice, but registration is required. The team behind the conference is led by Fothergill Training & Consulting Ltd in partnership with the Scottish Government, HES, NatureScot and SEPA.

​The free to attend nature of Scotland's EIA Conference 2024 is only possible by the kind support of our sponsors, who this year are:

- Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks

- LUC

- Brodies LLP

- RSK

- SSE Renewables

Tickets are limited and must be reserved in advance. Registration opens in July, and the code to access free general admission tickets is:

EIA24

Then simply click the reservation button and use the above code, once all tickets are resevred a waiting list will open, but even this tends to get full as the venue capacity is limited.

On the Day - The conference includes opportunities for networking during its morning coffee break, buffet lunch and afternoon tea break.

From 9.30 am - Arrival & Registration

10am - Opening Plenary: Improving EIA Delivery – Onshore Wind Sector Deal (OWSD)

Breakout Sessions (delegates attend each of the following sessions):

- Reflections and myth-busting around EIA's challenge risks

- Briefing on considering Climate Change in Scottish EIA and Planning

- Exploring how wider EIA practice can learn from the OWSD

Afternoon Plenary:

EIA's role in the clean energy transmission challenge

Closing Plenary:

EIA & Flexibility improving design and delivery of Scottish projects

16.30 Conference Close and Departure

If you have any queries about Scotland's EIA Conference, please contact [email protected]

Host or Publisher Fothergill Training & Consulting in partnership with: The Scottish Government, Historic Environment Scotland, IEMA, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency and NatureScot (formerly Scottish Natural Heritage).