Climate minister and Yorkshire MP Katie White is to address the Great Northern Conference in Doncaster tomorrow.

Ms White, who was awarded an OBE for her services to tackling climate change prior to entering Parliament last year, is to appear on stage with The Yorkshire Post’s Westminster correspondent Ralph Blackburn to discuss the Government’s environmental policies and approach to net zero as part of a packed day-long agenda.

The event will also include a leaders’ discussion involving Yorkshire mayors Oliver Coppard, Tracy Brabin and David Skaith, as well as East Riding Council leader Anne Handley.

This year’s event will be opened by Mayor of Doncaster Ros Jones and Doncaster Chamber of Commerce CEO Dan Fell.

Katie White will be among the speakers at Tuesday's Great Northern Conference

placeholder image — Katie White will be among the speakers at Tuesday's Great Northern Conference

Plenty of focus throughout the day is expected to be on the council’s ongoing efforts to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport, and Dr Lutz Weisser, the managing director of Munich Airport International which is involved in supporting the project, is among the scheduled speakers.

It is hoped the reopening of the airport will be the catalyst for the development of a “world-leading” sustainable aviation and advanced manufacturing hub on land alongside it.

Doncaster Council chief executive Damian Allen is also among those who will be appearing on stage at sessions throughout the day.

For more information, visit the Great Northern Conference website.