BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN URL:https://lectures.london/london-school-of-economics/overheating-is-the- uk-failing-to-respond-to-the-impacts-of-climate-change/calender.ics NAME:Lectures London X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ee692d30-fc0c-4a40-855d-ff133e526b4d SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260607T072108 DTSTART:20260610T173000 DTEND:20260610T190000 SUMMARY:Overheating: is the UK failing to respond to the impacts of climat e change? LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person public event (Sheikh Zayed Theatre\, Cheng Kin Ku Building) DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 10 June 2026 6.30pm - 8pmSpeakerDavid ShukmanChairEm ma Howard BoydIn this public event\, David Shukman\, the former BBC Scienc e Editor\, will speak to Emma Howard Boyd\, the former chair of the Enviro nment Agency and the London Climate Resilience Review\, about how the UK i s responding to the growing impacts of climate change.David will draw on h is new book\, The Response: A Story of Fire and Flood in Britain’s New W orld of Extremes\, which investigates how the country is dangerously unpre pared for the climate impacts being experienced now\, let alone those to c ome. Through extensive interviews\, FOIs and new research\, David’s book reveals how lives at being put at risk through a lack of awareness and jo ined-up thinking. Story-based\, the book tries to provide a new and more p ragmatic framing of climate change that might cross the polarised divide.M eet our speakers and chairSpeakerDavid Shukman is a British journalist\, author and science broadcaster with over 40 years of experience\, best kno wn for his long career at the BBC and his authoritative reporting on scien ce and environmental issues. After joining the BBC in 1983\, he held a ran ge of senior roles including World Affairs Correspondent\, Environment and Science Correspondent and became the BBC’s first Science Editor in 2012 \, a position he held until leaving the organisation in late 2021 to work as an independent consultant. A leading voice on climate change\, sustaina bility and biodiversity loss\, he is a sought‑after international speake r whose engaging talks draw on deep journalistic insight. He has also auth ored several bestselling books on climate change\, science and global chal lenges\, and his work has featured in major media outlets such as the BBC\ , The Guardian\, The Times and The Telegraph.ChairEmma Howard Boyd has wo rked extensively on environmental policy\, climate resilience and sustaina ble finance. She served as Chair of the Environment Agency for England fro m 2016 to 2022 and was an ex officio board member of the Department for En vironment\, Food and Rural Affairs during the same period. Appointed by th e Mayor of London\, she chaired the London Climate Resilience Review\, pub lishing recommendations in July 2024 to support the city’s response to t he impacts of climate change. Emma currently chairs ClientEarth’s Group Board and ClimateArc\, co‑chairs Climate Resilience for All\, is a membe r of the Supervisory Board of the European Climate Foundation and is a Vis iting Professor in Practice at the Grantham Research Institute at LSE.More InformationThe Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Envi ronment was established by LSE in 2008 to create a world-leading multidisc iplinary centre for policy-relevant research and training on climate chang e and the environment\, bringing together international expertise from acr oss LSE and beyond\, including on economics\, finance\, geography\, the en vironment\, science\, law\, international relations\, development and poli tical science.From time to time there are changes to event details so we s trongly recommend that if you plan to attend this event you check back on this listing on the day of the event.Whilst we are hosting this listing\, LSE Events does not take responsibility for the running and administration of this event. While we take responsible measures to ensure that accurate information is given here this event is ultimately the responsibility of the organisation presenting the event.LSE holds a wide range of events\, c overing many of the most controversial issues of the day\, and speakers at our events may express views that cause offence. The views expressed by s peakers at LSE events do not reflect the position or views of the London S chool of Economics and Political Science. URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/overheating-is-the-uk-failing-t o-respond-to-the-impacts-of-climate-change END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR