Climate Action & Sustainability

Summer 2026 Impact Programme

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Hello from the Impact Programme team. We’ve had a great start to the year, and here’s just some of what you can look forward to in June, July and August.

Climate Messaging in a Polarised World with Clover Hogan, Dr Stephen Backhouse & Hannah Phang

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How do you communicate climate action in a world shaped by polarisation, nationalism and culture wars?

Climate change is already realigning global power – here’s why

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In a conversation with Oxford global history professor Peter Frankopan, author and former diplomat Arthur Snell describes how climate change is the catalyst behind a quickly collapsing global order.

Elemental by Arthur Snell | Surviving the New Geography of Climate Change

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Arthur Snell, an expert on the interaction between geopolitics and climate change, talks to Peter Frankopan about how we can live on a warming planet.

Meet cotton’s replacement: Sphagnum moss

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On The Great Fen, scientists experiment with an ancient moss that is a powerhouse of carbon absorption

Insurance in a Changing World: Five top takeaways

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From protecting investments and rebuilding in Ukraine, to making cyber insurance obligatory, our speakers explored innovative ideas for how the insurance sector can build a more resilient future.

The Scramble for the Seabed

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Does deep-sea mining pose an unjustifiable environmental and existential risk?

‘Power Station’ documentary is a triumph of imagination

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A pair of artists turn a modest Walthamstow street into a bold experiment in solar energy, revealing both the power of community and the absurd barriers that stand in its way.

Antony Ireland, Founder of the Better Insurance Network

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In our new ‘Members Spotlight’ column we ask Conduit members what they’re passionate about, how they are working to make the word a better place, and how club membership is helping them do that