This summer’s weather has been record breaking in all the wrong ways. Extreme heat, droughts, crop failures, wildfires and thousands of excess deaths have left experts to realise that the climate is destabilising faster than predicted. In the face of this undeniable crisis, what should be done?

Tessa Khan is the founder of Uplift – an organisation that works to challenge the fossil fuel lobby and decarbonise our energy system before it’s too late. The former human rights lawyer realised a decade ago that none of the other social questions matter, if we don’t address the climate crisis. With family in Bangladesh, a nation with 175 million people, that is set to go underwater first, she understands what is at stake better than most. She also understands that Britain is rich in renewables, and the green transition is not just a challenge, but an opportunity to fix our broken economy.

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