We are in a climate emergency and the built environment contributes 30-40% of the world’s carbon emissions. We have to do something about this and seemingly some governments across the world have belatedly recognised the collective need for us to head towards a net-zero future. Ok, so there’s a plan and we all know what we’re doing, right, but can someone explain clearly what net-zero actually means? Also does the whole tree planting/off-setting thing really work? It’s just that recently there have been a series of news articles exposing suspicions that it’s all bullshit….

As always action will speak louder than words in a world still wedded to processes/materials with high levels of embodied carbon and standard issue PR about ‘being sustainable'. We’re playing a dangerous game with the environment with the 'reality-check’ of carbon neutrality being the only player. How can we make sustainable strategies effective and what happens when political policies change the rules while we’re playing? What can we do to make sure that there is a long-term strategy for the planet, whilst making places for us to live and raise our kids?

Speakers:

George Morgan (chair) Matt Bell, Heatherwick Studio
Tara Gbolade, Gbolade Design Studio
Jonathan Fashanu, Studio Dash Mitakshi Sirsi, Broadway Malyan

amongst others….

On The Night….