Capterio joins panel in heart of British Government on climate topics

As COP begins in Brazil, it was a pleasure to be invited by British Rupa Huq MP to an event in heart of the UK Parliament showing excerpts from BBC World Service’s critically acclaimed Life at 50C series, part of the BBC’s ongoing commitment to shaping understanding of important climate topics. The documentaries reveal how water crises in South Sudan, Syria, Colombia and Australia are impacting populations.

Our CEO, Dr Mark Davis, was honoured to join the panel which included industry leaders, government representatives and civil society on the challenges of an equitable and just transition in resource-rich developing countries.

The panel explored some of the important challenges that countries face when developing their resource base responsibly whilst upholding UN human rights and good governance.

A common theme in the discussion is the importance of having strong regulation (that is enforced both domestically and internationally), strong oversight on corporate divestments (and asset governance under new ownership), the ability for open communication to happen and high quality data (whether on water quality, air pollutants, or gas flaring). Our CEO, Mark shared some of the game-changes that can result from using high quality data to drive real-world action. There are were many parallels across different sectors and different sources of emissions.

The good news is that there are many example of good progress. Collectively we need to identify the opportunities and unlock the barriers.

Thank you to friends Owen Pinnell and Monica Garnsey for inviting Capterio to your important event.

Photo: Mark Davis (left) and Alex Ostridge (right) – from Capterio – at the heart of the UK Parliament, showcasing one of our recent reports that showcases some successful examples of flare capture projects which have created value, improved energy security and helped to accelerate the energy transition.