Time for a rethink? Biodiversity, natural capital and our oceans

Thu Feb 11 13:48:53 GMT 2021

5x15 and Rathbones present a series of talks with leading thinkers on climate change and the environment 

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10th March, 2021
Online via Zoom, 6pm GMT
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** Rathbones and 5x15:
The Earth Convention
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The Earth Convention series is back in March and we turn our attention to the themes of biodiversity, natural capital and oceans with a panel of world leading experts.

Biodiversity is crucial to human, economic and planetary health. Nature supports life by providing us with food, supplying clean air and water, and regulating the climate around us. But biodiversity is declining faster than at any time in human history. It is thought that one million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction.

The challenge is urgent: how can we respond to properly value, protect and restore the planet and its fragile eco-systems- from oceans to rainforests, coral reefs to savannas? What economic models can we turn to? And what can we do as individuals, citizens and investors?

Speakers

Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta is the author of the Dasgupta Review, a major report published in February 2021. Commissioned by the UK Treasury, it is a global independent review of the economics of biodiversity, bringing economics and ecology together. He has been a Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge since 1985, serving as Chairman of the Faculty of Economics from 1997 to 2001.

Dr Gabrielle Walker is an expert strategist, speaker and moderator, with a focus on sustainability and climate change and their impacts on the energy, finance and transportation sectors. Gabrielle has presented dozens of TV and radio programs for the BBC, reporting from all seven continents, and has written extensively for international newspapers and magazines. She is author of four books including co-authoring the bestselling book The Hot Topic: how to avoid global warming while still keeping the lights on, which was described by Al Gore as “a beacon of clarity”.

Tony Juniper CBE is Chair of the official nature conservation agency Natural England. Before taking up this role in April 2019 he was the Executive Director for Advocacy and Campaigns at WWF-UK, a Fellow with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and President of the Wildlife Trusts. Juniper speaks and writes widely on conservation and sustainability themes and is the author of many books, including the bestseller What has Nature Ever Done for Us?

Chaired by Rosie Boycott, Food Campaigner, and co-founder of 5x15.

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** Tony Juniper, Partha Dasgupta, Gabrielle Walker

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17th February, 2021
Online via Zoom, 6pm GMT
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** Rathbones and 5x15:
The Earth Convention
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And a final reminder for next week's Earth Convention session. On 17th February we will be exploring the global impact of food production on the environment and climate change.

Food production is responsible for a quarter of all the greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global warming, according to a recent study from Oxford University. However, the environmental impact of different foods varies hugely. One of the most powerful things that we, as individuals, can do to reduce our emissions is change what we eat. And it is increasingly recognised that we cannot achieve our national and international climate targets without overhauling the food system.

In this session we will examine a range of issues with leading experts and innovators who are charting the way forward - from what has been exposed about the global food system by the coronavirus crisis to what constitutes "sustainable eating". How has the food industry evolved since the Second World War? Which part of the food supply chain is most carbon intensive and can we find a solution to food waste? What can consumers and governments do to encourage farmers, businesses and retailers to reduce their carbon emissions?

Speakers

Professor Tim Benton – Director of the Energy, Environment and Resources programme at Chatham House. From 2011-2016 he was the “champion” of the UK’s Global Food Security programme.

Anthony Warner – journalist, blogger and chef also known as “The Angry Chef” and author of the new book Ending Hunger: The Quest to Feed the World Without Destroying It.

Dr Geeta Sethi – Advisor and Global Lead for Food Systems at the World Bank and responsible for managing the World Bank’s programme on Food Loss and Waste Reduction.

Tristram Stuart – food campaigner, founder of Toast Ale, TED Speaker, and author of The Global Food Waste Scandal. The environmental campaigning organisation he founded, Feedback, has spread its work into dozens of countries worldwide.

Chaired by Rosie Boycott – Crossbench peer, food campaigner and co-founder 5x15.

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** Tristram Stuart, Geeta Sethi, Anthony Warner, Tim Benton

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