The Sustainable Law Podcast
If you work in the legal sector and you have an interest in tackling the climate and biodiversity crises then this podcast is for you. How do these challenges affect law firms and what can lawyers to take positive action on climate change for their firms and their clients?
Episode 15 – Climate Risk and National Security: Why Climate and Nature Matter in a Resilient Nation
Climate Risk and National Security: Why Climate and Nature Matter in a Resilient Nation
We are living through the most volatile period in recent history and climate change poses an existential risk not just to our planet but to our national security. In this deep dive podcast with Lieutenant General Richard Nugee CB CVO CBE, a member of the newly launched Expert Task Force on Climate Security, we ask: are the military seeing risks that the government is ignoring ? What would it take to bring climate security into joined-up thinking at ministerial level, and what are the consequences if we fail to meet the challenges ahead? Join us for this wide ranging conversation in which we explore the threats, how prepared we really are, and why and how climate change should be at the heart of the national security conversation.
About our guest:
Lieutenant General Richard Nugee CB CVO CBE is a former senior British Army officer and leading voice on climate and national security. His 35-year military career included operational tours in Northern Ireland, the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan, where he served as Chief of Staff to NATO’s ISAF Joint Command. He later became Chief of Defence People and was awarded the US Legion of Merit.