Guy Finkill, Emma Knight-Strong, Sarah Legge
May 2024

IES webinar - Supporting Interdisciplinary Climate Action

Effective climate action is dependent on bringing together professionals from across specialisms and disciplines to collaborate, exchange knowledge and enact change. This webinar explores examples of interdisciplinary climate change work in action, providing insights on how professionals can support change across sectors. 

  • Tackling multi-faceted challenges with interdisciplinary climate action - Guy Finkill

This presentation provides a look into the benefits of perceiving dynamic and evolving challenges through a range of disciplinary perspectives and will provide a case study deep-dive into the decarbonisation of industrial clusters and the importance of impact research.

  • Driving climate action in green infrastructure investment - Emma Knight-Strong

You might be surprised to hear that green infrastructure investors aren't always that good at climate action. Some investors still think that by investing in green infrastructure they're doing all they need to do. There is, of course, much more to it than that. Driving action in this field is a delicate balancing act between risk and reward, data, and communications. ESG professionals have relatively little power but increasing levels of responsibility. This presentation focuses on how some of those elements are brought together to drive progress across multiple teams, decision-makers and budget holders. 

  • Integrating Air Quality & Climate Change: Guidance for Local Authorities - Sarah Legge

Air quality and climate change are hugely interconnected issues, with many opportunities for better solutions but major risks from unintended consequences. This talk discusses the importance of integrated policy on air quality and climate change and the work of the Environmental Policy Implementation Community (EPIC) in developing practical guidance for local authorities and others on how to take effective integrated action.