Warnings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have been ever more stark in recent years. In this decade, accelerated action to adapt to climate change is essential to close the gap between existing adaptation and what is needed. Meanwhile, keeping global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels requires deep, rapid and sustained greenhouse gas emissions reductions in all sectors. Emissions will need to be cut by almost half by 2030 if this is to be achieved.
However, hope remains, and numerous positive steps and innovations are taking place across global economies and at remarkable speed. WSP is at the forefront of this transition, from renewable energy and decarbonisation of the built environment to infrastructure networks and corporate sustainability. We are helping our diverse set of clients plan and prepare for a very different future.
WSP shares the outlook of many that Governments must be bold and provide certainty to businesses and communities, driving sustainable flows of finance, supercharging net zero delivery and innovating for a resilient future.
The webinar below, delivered by WSP’s UK Director of Sustainability, David Symons, provides an overview of the key outcomes from this COP 28 and what the impact is for businesses.