Book talk: The new global possible

Join us for a conversation with Ani Dasgupta, President and CEO of the World Resources Institute (WRI), as he shares insights from his book.

Location - Graham Wallas room, Old Building, London School of Economics

Join us for a conversation with Ani Dasgupta, President and CEO of the World Resources Institute (WRI), as he shares insights from his groundbreaking new book, The New Global Possible: Rebuilding Optimism in the Age of Climate Crisis.

In his book, Dasgupta explores the economic transition that is underway across the world to a clean economy that is good for nature and for people. He proposes that the question is no longer IF the transition will happen, but HOW - who pays, who benefits and who gets left behind?

Drawing on insights from over one hundred global leaders including LSE’s very own Lord Nicholas Stern, Sir Andrew Steer, and Jonathan Pershing, he shares stories of innovative partnerships and collaborative leadership, offering a bold new approach to drive change quickly and at scale.

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with Ani Dasgupta, deepen your understanding of the relationship between climate change and economic growth, affordability, AI for nature, and the future of emerging economies, while connecting with fellow leaders committed to a prosperous and inclusive future.

Meet our speakers and chair

Speaker: Ani Dasgupta is President and CEO of World Resources Institute (WRI) and author of The New Global Possible: Rebuilding Optimism in the Age of Climate Crisis. At WRI, he spearheads global efforts to drive systemic change across people, nature and climate. He brings a global perspective to ensure that environmental solutions are both scalable and equitable, and his work has been featured in the Financial Times, New York Times, TIME Magazine and dozens more global media outlets. He became CEO of WRI in 2021 after seven years as global director of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and previously spent nearly two decades at the World Bank. He is originally from Delhi, India, and holds a master's degrees from MIT in city planning and architecture. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and has two children.

Chair: Jonathan Pershing is the inaugural Dean of the Global School of Sustainability at LSE. He has extensive experience at the highest level of US climate policy and has played a key role in creating international climate agreements. He has held significant positions in the US Department of State — including as the US Special Envoy for Climate Change — and at the US Department of Energy. Most recently, he was the Director of the Environment Program at the Hewlett Foundation.