Engineering climate justice: how can we contribute to equitable global decarbonisation?

Arup global sustainable development leader, Jo da Silva, was made a Dame in the recent New Year Honours. She talks to Jackie Whitelaw about social responsibility in business, the engineering response to COP26 and the impact of the pandemic on future planning of cities.

In a thought-provoking opinion piece, Mike Bather argues that the profession has a moral responsibility to thoughtfully reconsider its approach to business in the face of worsening climate breakdown – and to do this straight away.

Mike White urges structural engineers to act now in their projects to reduce embodied carbon if we are to keep to the IPCC’s 1.5°C warming target.