Peers for the Planet's Lynette Huntley on engaging politicians with climate change
My latest podcast guest shares tips on how to inspire and equip influential people to become powerful allies for your cause
In the latest episode of my Delete Delete Engage podcast, I chat to Lynette Huntley from Peers for the Planet, the House of Lords climate action group, about the inextricable link between the current cost of living crisis and climate change and what we can all do at work and home to make a positive difference.
Click here to listen to the podcast with Lynette.
I first met Lynette when she was Chief of Staff at Channel 4 and she thinks that her background in corporate affairs and comms, together with Channel 4’s pioneering ethos, has helped her with the challenge of rallying a diverse group of prominent and powerful people behind a change movement that affects everyone on the planet.
Experience has shown Lynette that there are many similarities between politicians and corporate leaders and she shares some practical tips for communicators about how to encourage and equip influential people to become powerful allies for your cause.
Peers for the Planet launched in January 2020, and now brings together over 150 Members of the House of Lords who want to put the need for an urgent response to climate change and biodiversity loss at the top of the political agenda.
(1.44) What Channel 4 taught Lynette about inspiring change.
(4.12) The mission for Peers for the Planet.
(7.15) The peers that have most impressed Lynette.
(9.56) Why what we do domestically matters globally.
(12.00) How to rally a diverse group of prominent people to drive change.
(16.12) The importance of communicating that the climate crisis and the a cost of living crisis are one and the same.
(17:48) On taking a ‘polluter pays’ approach.
(20:27) UK businesses leading the way with the climate agenda.
(22.48) Why businesses want stability not deregulation.
(23:50) Sustainable and green investing.
(25:19) On the importance of the 2008 Climate Change Act.
(26:50) On advice to corporate comms teams looking to drive internal and external engagement around sustainability and climate change.
(30:40) What we can do at an individual level.