Past Events

In a session chaired by Nancy Holman (LSE), Teis Hansen (Lund University) and Erica Pani (LSE) will be discussing inequality and environmental sustainability in regional policy. Cities and regions across the world are experiencing pressures on the housing, governance and sustainability fronts. Challenges such as creating sustainable transport links, enhancing local democracy or tackling housing shortage push urbanists to think creatively. Founded in 1966, LSE's MSc Regional and Urban Planning Studies (RUPS) programme has established its reputation as a key player…

A key challenge for the COP26 climate conference to be held in Glasgow in November 2020 is to agree how to harness the world’s financial system behind a rapid transition to a net-zero, resilient and inclusive global economy. Many positive developments are underway among central banks, investors, civil society and development banks. But at present, these do not add up to a credible strategy for mobilising the trillions that will be needed for climate action both in industrialised countries such…

An introduction to the fundamentals and CLES’ latest thinking around community wealth building Book your place → About this Event In this session you will be taken through the five pillars of community wealth building, what they are, what they mean in practice and what it looks like when action is taken on each pillar in a place. This session invites delegates to explore community wealth building in the current UK context and evaluates its key role in developing an…

Given the climate crisis, does our society have a future? Climate impacts are worse, and happening much quicker, than expected. Sea level rise has increased from 3.2 mm to around 5 mm per year, and 1.1 metre increase by 2100 is now a conservative estimate. Severe weather is intensifying as global temperature increases drive the energy in weather systems, while oceans are acidifying at a rapid rate due to absorbing records amount of CO2. Following the United Nations Climate Action Summit…

Where now for progressive politics? An evening with Clive Lewis, Caroline Lucas, Layla Moran, John Harris and others, hosted by Compass. Post Brexit and Johnson’s big win, what are the deep ideas and strategies to win next time? Because we can’t afford to lose again. If there is to be a meaningful Progressive Alliance that wins office and power, it has to be built on values, trust, and policies – from the bottom up as well as from the top…

10 steps to help you think about and develop an anchor institution approach in your place Book your place → About this Event In this session you will hear about the 10 steps you need to consider in order to develop your own organisations role as an anchor in your place and how to develop your wider anchor network. You will have the opportunity to hear and learn from your CLES trainers and from the experiences of fellow attendees. You…

FutureFest is run by Nesta, a global innovation foundation. At Nesta, innovation means turning bold ideas into reality and changing lives for the better. We dedicate our expertise, skills and funding to areas where there are big challenges facing society.  We believe that by talking about the future we enhance people’s capacity to shape it. So we created FutureFest, our flagship event, in order to explore how the big challenges of our time could be tackled by empowering people to…

IPPR and Blackpool Revoe Big Local are delighted to be hosting two days of community workshops exploring the climate emergency in a local context and discussing what environmental justice means for the area. These workshops are an opportunity for local residents and groups to influence the work of the IPPR Environmental Justice Commission. Over the two days, residents will lead in conversations about what the climate crisis means for them and their community. Participants will also hear from a range of expert speakers from environmental research…