The Environment Agency has decided to improve London’s tidal defences by 2050 – 15 years earlier than anticipated. Sea levels are expected to rise by a metre by 2100. And…
Author: Jonathan Blanchard Smith
The Information Commissioner and Cortical Stacks
Anyone who has read Richard Morgan’s “Altered Carbon” or seen the TV series based on it will be familiar with the idea of the “cortical stack”, an electronic implant which…
A New National Purpose: Innovation Can Power the Future of Britain
February saw the publication of a joint report by Tony Blair and William Hague, advocating nothing less than a “fundamental reshaping of the state”. “A New National Purpose” seeks to…
Introducing the Sustainability Innovation Pathway Framework
Those of you who get our monthly newsletter, “Foresight and Strategy” , will have seen our announcement of the launch of our Sustainability Innovation Pathway Framework. This week’s blog is…
Looking to the future of ESG
The Natural Resources Forum, which is chaired by Director and Fellow Jonathan Blanchard Smith, held its third Annual ESG Week recently. ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance – the…
Forecasts and their failings
Imagine you are driving a car. I tell you that if you continue driving the car in the same direction for a long time, at some stage you will drive…