THE ENVIRONMENT
Laure Cucuron of TerraCycle talked about eliminating the idea of waste by recycling the non-recyclable; James Thornton, CEO of ClientEarth explained how he is using the law to empower people and companies to hold their governments to account to prevent climate change. Kate Raworth, a renegade economist discussed Doughnut Economics, the economic model gaining traction around the world which allows us to thrive within our planetary boundaries. Giulio Boccaletti reminded us that for 10 years running CEOs and Prime Ministers around the world see the scarcity of water is the biggest threat to global security. Trained as a scientist, he is an expert on environmental and economic sustainability. He is the Chief Strategy Officer and Global MD for Water at The Nature Conservancy, leading the world’s largest team of freshwater scientists, policy experts, economists and conservation practitioners. Gail Bradbrook, trained in molecular biophysics and co-founder of Extinction Rebellion believes that the Green Party’s theory of change, that you can slowly persuade people, with hope, doesn’t work. It is possible to make change, and the founders did their research; they know non-violent direct action combined with messaging that tells the truth has seen the most successful global transformation campaigns in history. Gail argued it’s not shock tactics, it’s emergency-mode messaging; telling people if you continue as you are there will be dire consequences.