What should leadership look like in these times of unprecedented global change? How can successful leadership mitigate a climate catastrophe? Where are we now – on the road to ruin or is there hope on the horizon? Scientists Warning Europe convened this panel of experts to hear what we need to see from leadership – at all levels – to respond to the climate crisis.

At COP26 Scientists Warning Europe launched a new paper, the 'Scientists Warnings into Action'. It expanded on the six stressors identified in the previous three warnings of Nature, Population, Economy, Energy, Food and Pollutants and added an essential seventh element: 'Leadership'.

This fourth great scientists Warning has already been signed by over 3,000 scientists and is currently collecting more signatures by graduates in any science on the way to COP27.

This episode features two of the authors of the paper. Along with other eminent friends of Scientists Warning Europe, they present and review the vital element of Leadership and look at what leaders should be doing at the local, regional, national and global level.

The panel will also examine the question of what we can each do as individuals to ensure effective climate leadership.

Panelists:

• Ed Gemmell - Managing Director of Scientists Warning Europe, Climate Politician
• Professor Lorenzo Fioramonti - Political Scientist and Professor at University of Pretoria, Member of Italian Parliament, Co-Author of the Scientists Warnings into Action paper
• Dr. Victoria Hurth - Visiting Fellow, University of Cambridge Judge Business School

This episode is the first in our Road to COP27 series, a rolling conference of webinars, events, workshops and inspiring activities designed to drive real action at COP27. In this series we'll hear from World renowned scientists, politicians, climate activists, business leaders and community organisers who are all committed to inspiring action on local to global levels.

LINKS:

Video of this panel discussionhttps://youtu.be/PWk8IJm5gH4

Warnings to Action: Mobilising Humanity (film shown in introduction to this panel)https://youtu.be/YQYLtGVar2A

Road to COP27 eventshttps://www.scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/cop27

Scientists Warning Europe presents and promotes science endorsed solutions which will lead to a just transition for our World to a sustainable and equitable future. Learn more, sign up for updates, and support our work at https://www.scientistswarningeurope.org.uk

This podcast series is made possible through the generous help of the GrowthBusters podcast about limits to growth.

MORE INFO:

World Scientists' Warnings into Action, Local to Global https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00368504211056290

Scientists Warning Europehttps://scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/

All Three World Scientists' Warningshttps://scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/warnings

Scientists Warning Europe YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientistsWarningEurope

If you're interested in starting up a Scientists Warning group on your continent, please reach out to us at https://www.scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/contact

GrowthBusters podcast http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/

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