Looking forward to giving the 2019 @theRSAorg President's lecture on #climateemergency and responses from government and business later. You can watch it here live here from about 6pm: bit.ly/2ou31Pk #RSAclimate 
@theRSAorg @EnvAgency @ShareAction @GCAdaptation @WRIClimate @AdaptOurWorld @DefraGovUK @DFID_Climate @PRI_News @GRI_LSE @RSAEvents The #climateemergency needs to be at the heart of everything people do. It should not be given a cursory 10 minutes at the Board meeting before everyone gets back to “the business of business”. The climate crisis IS “the business of business”. #RSAclimate
@theRSAorg @EnvAgency @ShareAction @GCAdaptation @WRIClimate @AdaptOurWorld @DefraGovUK @DFID_Climate @PRI_News @GRI_LSE @RSAEvents The @IPCC_CH’s 1.5°C report is not only momentous because of what it says: it is a towering achievement because it managed to get scientists and government officials from forty different countries to agree on a single document. #RSAclimate
@theRSAorg @EnvAgency @ShareAction @GCAdaptation @WRIClimate @AdaptOurWorld @DefraGovUK @DFID_Climate @PRI_News @GRI_LSE @RSAEvents @IPCC_CH This summer @theRSAorg Food, Farming and Countryside Commission warned the climate emergency calls for a radical 10-year plan to transition to a sustainable food system, with more government support for healthy produce. #RSAclimate
@theRSAorg @EnvAgency @ShareAction @GCAdaptation @WRIClimate @AdaptOurWorld @DefraGovUK @DFID_Climate @PRI_News @GRI_LSE @RSAEvents @IPCC_CH Dealing with the #climateemergency does not necessarily require new technology. A business that pins all their hopes on the R&D department is a risky investment. The response to #Hagibis shows the strength of good planning. #RSAclimate
@theRSAorg @EnvAgency @ShareAction @GCAdaptation @WRIClimate @AdaptOurWorld @DefraGovUK @DFID_Climate @PRI_News @GRI_LSE @RSAEvents @IPCC_CH Last month the Global Commission on Adaptation released a report suggesting that investing 1.9 trillion dollars in adaptation globally from 2020 to 2030, could guarantee 7 trillion dollars in net benefits. #RSAclimate
@theRSAorg @EnvAgency @ShareAction @GCAdaptation @WRIClimate @AdaptOurWorld @DefraGovUK @DFID_Climate @PRI_News @GRI_LSE @RSAEvents @IPCC_CH The National Audit Office says for every £1 spent on protecting communities, around £9 in property damages and wider impacts is avoided. #RSAclimate
@theRSAorg @EnvAgency @ShareAction @GCAdaptation @WRIClimate @AdaptOurWorld @DefraGovUK @DFID_Climate @PRI_News @GRI_LSE @RSAEvents @IPCC_CH If it weren’t for flood and coastal infrastructure in England, the January 2017 tidal surge alone could have caused £37 billion in economic damages. #RSAclimate
@theRSAorg @EnvAgency @ShareAction @GCAdaptation @WRIClimate @AdaptOurWorld @DefraGovUK @DFID_Climate @PRI_News @GRI_LSE @RSAEvents @IPCC_CH Two weeks ago, Mark Carney said: “We can observe where the market is in terms of pricing the transition. It’s at least 3 degrees or 3.75 degrees, it’s probably north of 4 degrees. That tells you something in terms of the sum of global climate policy.” #RSAclimate
@theRSAorg @EnvAgency @ShareAction @GCAdaptation @WRIClimate @AdaptOurWorld @DefraGovUK @DFID_Climate @PRI_News @GRI_LSE @RSAEvents @IPCC_CH In every business and government decision, whether it relates to operational or capital expenditure, leaders need to be asking: Is this course of action resilient to the physical impacts of climate change? And, is it reducing our greenhouse gas emissions? #RSAclimate
@theRSAorg @EnvAgency @ShareAction @GCAdaptation @WRIClimate @AdaptOurWorld @DefraGovUK @DFID_Climate @PRI_News @GRI_LSE @RSAEvents @IPCC_CH .@EnvAgency has set itself the goal of becoming a net zero organisation by 2030. #RSAclimate
@theRSAorg @EnvAgency @ShareAction @GCAdaptation @WRIClimate @AdaptOurWorld @DefraGovUK @DFID_Climate @PRI_News @GRI_LSE @RSAEvents @IPCC_CH The climate emergency is not only complex, the different languages we use to talk about it muddy the waters further. Last month, @DFID_UK found that 68% of UK savers want their investments to consider social and environmental impacts. #RSAclimate
@theRSAorg @EnvAgency @ShareAction @GCAdaptation @WRIClimate @AdaptOurWorld @DefraGovUK @DFID_Climate @PRI_News @GRI_LSE @RSAEvents @IPCC_CH @DFID_UK The film-maker Richard Curtis recently announced the launch of the #MakeMyMoneyMatter campaign. He said: “We are on the edge of a second consumer revolution — where the public realises just how powerful their own money can be.” #RSAclimate
@theRSAorg @EnvAgency @ShareAction @GCAdaptation @WRIClimate @AdaptOurWorld @DefraGovUK @DFID_Climate @PRI_News @GRI_LSE @RSAEvents @IPCC_CH @DFID_UK Yesterday, a poll for the environmental lawyers @ClientEarth suggested that more than half of people say climate change will influence the way they vote in the general #election. #RSAclimate
@theRSAorg @EnvAgency @ShareAction @GCAdaptation @WRIClimate @AdaptOurWorld @DefraGovUK @DFID_Climate @PRI_News @GRI_LSE @RSAEvents @IPCC_CH @DFID_UK @ClientEarth It is good that the UK is part of the new Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action looking at revenue opportunities to tackle climate change. #RSAclimate
@theRSAorg @EnvAgency @ShareAction @GCAdaptation @WRIClimate @AdaptOurWorld @DefraGovUK @DFID_Climate @PRI_News @GRI_LSE @RSAEvents @IPCC_CH @DFID_UK @ClientEarth Important to coordinate and champion action from the heart of Government to create better join up with the private sector. #RSAclimate
@theRSAorg @EnvAgency @ShareAction @GCAdaptation @WRIClimate @AdaptOurWorld @DefraGovUK @DFID_Climate @PRI_News @GRI_LSE @RSAEvents @IPCC_CH @DFID_UK @ClientEarth The COP in Glasgow in December 2020 is the perfect opportunity for businesses that have made commitments to show that they are delivering. #RSAclimate
