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Passengerisation – where do we go when AI takes the wheel?

Welcome to the future…again. Amidst the season of future-casting, I have been reflecting less on ‘what is happening out there’ and more on the reaction ...
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The Great Abandonment

This isn’t a tale of the future. this is a story unfolding almost everywhere today in some shape or form. Insurance is a mechanism for ...
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I agree with Exxon

That got your attention didn’t it. Exxon CEO, Darren Woods, explaining novel accounting innovation Carbon Measures at COP30, gave the rationale for allocating responsibility for ...
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Thinking deeper about datacentres

It might feel like a new fad, but data centres are very much here to stay’so how we design them into the environment is absolutely ...
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The Tragedy of the Horizon – 10 years closer to the precipice

It’s been quite sobering to reflect with others on TragedyoftheHorizon – 10 years on from the original Mark Carney box-office blockbuster speech. The sequel, built ...
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Water, water everywhere…until it’s taken overnight

The dry conditions started in late February this year in Andover, Hampshire. It continued for days, then weeks, then months until it became a drought ...
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Videos and Podcasts

Speaker Engagements

London Climate Action Week, Jun-25; Beyond Bretton Woods, E3G

Reimagining the Global Financial System for Planetary Resilience: Proposals for the 21st Century

Design for Planet Festival, Nov-24; designcouncil.org.uk

Design Debates | Making money or changing the system?

A high-stakes debate on one of the most pressing issues in sustainable design: can businesses truly prosper while achieving environmental sustainability?

Climate Week NYC, Sep-24; climateaction.org

Panel | Facilitating a nature-positive transition: How are investors managing nature related risks and opportunities across their organisational strategy- stewardship, stakeholder engagement and disclosure?

Sustainable Investment Forum Europe, May-24; climateaction.org

Sustainable Investment Dialogue | A just transition to Net Zero: Collaborative action or individual sport?

Innovation Zero World Congress, Apr-24; innovationzero.com

Moderator | Panellists from some of the world’s largest banks discuss the guiding principles which drive net zero banking today; how they adhere to science-based climate targets, and the priority sectors within their portfolios to which they apply climate-related actions and policies.

"James' strategic vision is second-to-none: he can sense possibilities, identify the implications of big environmental shifts and translate these into sharp strategy at any scale, from the young charity to the multinational organisation. He also has a rare ability to connect the big picture and the detail of industry forces and policy initiatives. After James' time as Trustee, the Lab had greater focus, a more sustainable business model and a stronger sense of the role it can play in changing the financial system."
Anna Fielding
CEO, Finance Innovation Lab

Publications

Limits to Growth, illuminem – Illuminem Voices article Feb-25. ‘The limits to growth are wrong. And AI proves it.’

Finding Common Ground in a Polarised World, Eastern Daily Press – article Jan-25. How would it look if farming and solar power literally share common ground?

Accelerating Transition – A climate finance policy playbook for the UK government

Essay: Putting the wind behind the sustainability sails: things can’t always get better, so we might as well just stop waiting.

WWF: Accelerating the transition to regenerative agriculture using an integrated approach The case for an Agro-Ecological Service Company (AESCo) model

The Carbon Bankroll 2.0, produced by Climate Safe Lending Network The Outdoor Policy Outfit & BankFWD, quantifies the climate impact of companies’ cash balances and sets out how responsible corporations can catalyse systemic progress on climate.

See coverage at:
Wall Street Journal
Fast Company 
Quartz 

UNEP: Changing Finance to Catalyze Transformation

UNEPFI: Financial Stability in a Planetary Emergency

Climate Safe Lending Network: Taking the Carbon Out of Credit

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