blank

Environment

We have to protect and enhance every last scrap of countryside that exists, because, quite simply, there isn't any more. This will not be achieved without many further struggles in the face of powerful political and economic interests. We have to plot, persuade, cajole and pull strings. Our children and our grandchildren will be the judges and possibly the victims of our degree of vision and our commitment. - Lord Puttnam

While filming Local Hero in the early 1980s, Lord Puttnam was invited to become president of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE), a position that helped cement his life-long passion for the environment. This commitment to safeguarding the planet was further consolidated when he became founding chair of Forum for the Future and culminated in his chairmanship of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Committee on the Draft Climate Change Bill. The eventual Bill for which the committee was responsible (the Climate Change Bill of 2007) contained the principal limits and ‘terms of trade’ still adhered to today. It also remains a benchmark to which many other nations aspire. Lord Puttnam’s continued support for environmental matters is underlined by his appointment as International Ambassador for WWF, and in his involvement with the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit.

Draft Climate Change Bill, 2007

Significant carbon reduction cannot be achieved without widespread public support, understanding and consequent behaviour change, and the Government must seriously consider how best this can be achieved.

Lord Puttnam

Lord Puttnam’s continued support for environmental matters is underlined by his appointment as International Ambassador for WWF, and in his involvement with the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit.

blank_450_275
24 August, 2021
Michael D Higgins and Lord Puttnam were in-conversation at this year's Boris festival
Activities Environment
blank_450_275
22 May, 2019
The old friends celebrated the event at at Gibson Hall, Bishopsgate in London last week.
Activities Environment
blank_450_275
10 December, 2018
On 19th November, Lord Puttnam talked about 'What Makes a Nation Great' at TEDx Youth, Ho.
Activities Environment
blank_450_275
21 June, 2018
When politicians from opposing sides look for solutions remarkable things can be achieved.
Activities Environment
blank_450_275
22 March, 2018
Lord Puttnam told The Southern Star that we need to get ready for a ‘major weather.
Activities Environment
blank_450_275
2 February, 2018
Speaking at the Fairway Galle Literary Festival, Lord Puttnam examined the threat of climate change.
Activities Environment