IEMA's CEO Sarah Mukherjee MBE reacts to today's UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, highlighting the severity of climate change and the urgent need for green skills and actionable change to transition to a green future and net-zero economy.

“This report is a stark reminder that human-induced climate change is very real and a significant threat to civilisation as we know it. Our organisation, IEMA, represents over 18,000 professionals working in environment and sustainability roles and they have been warning us about a climate disaster for years. We need to rapidly accelerate the net-zero transition for the whole economy, and urgently deploy green skills to make every job greener in order to adapt and make changes to protect our climate, biodiversity and the natural environment upon which we all depend.

"This latest IPCC report is yet another warning that we are running out of time."

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Sarah Mukherjee MBE

CEO of IEMA, IEMA

Sarah Mukherjee MBE is the CEO of IEMA. Previously Sarah was the BBC’s Environment correspondent, presenting on national and international BBC radio and television, winning awards across the world. After leaving the corporation, she held leadership roles in various sectors including utilities and agriculture. Sarah was a panel member for the National Parks Review and the Glover Review and also sat on the National Food Strategy Advisory Panel. She is co-chair of the Natural England Landscape Advisory Panel as well as Non-executive Director on the Board of the Environment Agency. In 2021 Sarah was awarded an MBE for her services to agriculture and farmer well-being.

Since joining IEMA Sarah has been instrumental in implementing a Diverse Sustainability Initiative (DSI) strategy.

In her spare time, Sarah enjoys martial arts, has been a 'Campaign for Real Ale' judge, as well as a rugby reporter.

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Posted on 28th February 2022

Written by Sarah Mukherjee MBE

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