I'm told 7th Jan is the last day you should say 'happy new year'. Not sure that's true, but it's the end of the 1st full week of the year & I wanted to take stock of 2021 & my team's work on climate, sustainability, policy and business leadership. So a thread... #2021highlights Obviously #COP26 was the natural culmination of the year. A huge range of new commitments announced, a plethora of discussions and activities, all around a negotiation process that was inclusive and made progress but felt terrifying slow

There's clearly a high risk of counting chickens, but it's increasingly feeling like the COVID-19 crisis in Europe is approaching a new phase. Infection and death rates have peaked, and mostly begun to decline. Discussion is increasing on how to ease lockdown restrictions 1/X This week also feels like a huge step forward in solidifying the message that recovery plans need a strong 'green' focus. This has been out there for a while, but now the number of voices calling for it & the evidence to support it has surged. bbc.co.uk/news/science-e… 2/X

Are you allowed to send a Happy New Year message on the 10th of January? 2020 seems to be just as busy as 2019 if not worse, so I'm finding myself doing so, as I wanted to put down a few thoughts about where we're at... 1/n Last year was transformative to the climate conversation, and this year marks the run up to another moment where the global struggle to bring our impact on our atmosphere under control should take another major step forward, so I should feel full of hope. 2/n

The organising, informing, showcasing and commitment making at #ClimateWeekNYC is carrying on and the @ClimateCLG team will be hard at work contributing, but I'm stepping out and heading home and thought I'd jot down a few reflections 1/n First up, it's worth noting that given a call to do more, raise ambition, face up to the climate challenge, then actors across the world have responded. 2/n