On Thursday 7th November 2019, Brunswick hosted a briefing on Climate Geopolitics at Chatham House. We started with presentations from Brunswick's Phil Drew and Jon Miller, and from Former Minister for Energy & Climate Change Amber Rudd. We then hosted a panel moderated by Partner Lucy Parker, including Rupert Read, Spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion, Professor Tim Benton Director of the Energy, Environment & Resources Department at Chatham House, Tom Burke Founder & Chairman of E3G and Eliot Whittington, Director of Policy at Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership.
This briefing focused on:
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What are the current geopolitics of climate change? What are connections to national economic strategies, resource dependencies, energy policies, global trade relationships, security alliances and other considerations?
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What are the future geopolitics of climate change - given the latest science-based projections on climate impacts on food systems, water security, health and economic growth?
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What is the global business response to climate change? Which companies have already taken significant action, and which have made net zero commitments? How are the world’s leading investors responding?
