There is a recurring theme of overpromising and under delivering on climate change. For decades, leaders have stated their commitment to do what is necessary to stop climate change by investing in technologies and cutting emissions, and to provide the support that low-income countries need both to decarbonise and to adapt to the impacts of climate change. But those promises have not been matched by any action.

The developed world has paid little attention to the complexity of a just transition for LMICs to date, seemingly working on the basis that with the support of climate finance from their high-income counterparts, these countries can simply leapfrog the fossil-fuel era and enjoy carbon-neutral prosperity. What does an inclusive transition require and look like and how should developed nations recognise the complexity of this challenge and provide meaningful support to LMICs?

Join us on a discussion on this and more.

Speakers include:

Dr Nick Hughes, Senior Research Fellow, Bartlett School Env, Energy & Resources, Faculty of the Built Environment

Sue Phillips, CEO, Gender Tech Enterprises and Board member for WOCAN (Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management)

Oliver Pearce, Chief of Policy at Christian Aid

Chair: Sarah Edwards, Executive Director, ECCR (The Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility)