The Waterline held its latest summit October 17-19 2022, bridging from COP26 to COP27 - This first podcast of a new season summarises the highlights of Day 1. It sets the scene to the latest ob Climate Change, the key challenges, the rise of geopolitical factors and responses in the Humber region of the UK - a global exemplar in decarbonisation, renewables and resilience. The Industrial Cluster here had been recognised by the World Economic Forum and Accenture for it's plans and progress to achieve its ambition of becoming the first such region in the world to transition to net-zero. The role of youth in the region is also recognised. This episode features:

Chris Huhne – Former UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate ChangeUK

António Guterres – United Nations Secretary-General

Joanna Kolomanska – World Economic Forum, Lead for Shaping the Future of Energy, Materials and Infrastructure

Melissa Stark – Accenture, Managing Director and Lead for Renewables and Energy Transition Services

Prof Saleemul Huq – Director, International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)

Maximillian Hess – Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute

Amy Meek BEM – Kids Against Plastic

Lee Pitcher – General Manager, Living with Water Partnership.

Jen Vincent - Director of Business Development at Engineering UTC, Northern Lincolnshire

Ed Glancy OBE – TEAM GB 3 x Olympic Champion Cyclist

Diana Taylor - CEO, Marketing Humber