Over the years there have been many warnings about the increasing threats and consequences of climate and ecological breakdown, but the rate at which we have responded to these challenges has been slower than is needed.
A recent UN report states that “there is “no credible pathway to 1.5C in place”, the UN’s environment agency has said, and the failure to reduce carbon emissions means the only way to limit the worst impacts of the climate crisis is a “rapid transformation of societies”.
So, what will change things? Will we act now or move eyes wide shut into an uncertain future?
FUTUREBUILD PROPOSITION No 3: Talking about the problem is our ‘comfort zone’, but those working in the built environment know what we need to do, so let’s all agree to act.
Chair: Ben Goldsmith, Chair, Conservative Environment Network and Chief Executive, Menhaden Plc
Our climate action campaigns
Sara Edmonds, Coordinator, Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN) and Director at Studio seARCH
How we are influencing action across the built environment
Kat Scott, Low Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI) and Sustainability & Regenerative Design Manager, dRMM Architects
What we are doing to effect change
Smith Mordak, Built Environment Declares and Director of Sustainability and Physics, Buro Happold
Political action is critical for making progress
Dr Amy McDonnell, Campaign Director, Zero Hour and a co-author of the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill
