Launching the Cambridge Centre for Carbon Credits (via Pembroke College) / Nov 2021

I launched 4C recently, and Pembroke College covers the launch with an interview with me.

The world is facing a large-scale environmental crisis. Two parallel and related strands of this are, first, the crisis in biodiversity and the rapid extinction of many species, recently addressed at the COP15 UN Biodiversity Conference in October, and second, the threat of climate change, the topic of last month’s COP26 summit in Glasgow. Pressure is growing on governments to execute nature-based solutions which will offset some of the most damaging impacts of these crises. While COP26 built some momentum, there is still a long way to go to turn promises into lasting change. More engagement with the private sector is urgently needed.

The solution to the crisis is two-pronged: we must engage in behaviour change to reduce unnecessary harmful emissions, and also invest in nature-based solutions at global scales to not only reduce, but ultimately reverse the effects of climate change and biodiversity loss. -- Pembroke College