Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends, Let me now invite onto the stage Lord Nicholas Stern, who will give us his insights on the policies needed to achieve a sustainable future. Nicholas Stern is currently Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics, and he has received several awards for his ground-breaking work on economics and climate change.
In 2015, Nicholas Stern published a book entitled Why Are We Waiting? It looked at the progress since the Stern Review and found it had been too slow. Financial crises had led to some wavering in the wealthier countries. Despite this, the book provides a cautiously optimistic take. This is based on the idea that we still have many routes open.