Looking forward to this. Will be interested in Laurie’s take on the view that any potential carbon action is inherently too slow to have security impact.
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Subject: [HPAC] 3:00 -4:30 PM EDT July 9 Laurie Laybourn HPAC Presentation_The Security Blind Spot: The New Climate Reality and Tipping Points
Dear Colleagues,
On Thursday July 9, 2026 at 3:00 - 4:30 PM EDT (note this is two and a half hours earlier than usual HPAC 5:30 PM EDT presentation time!) , we are delighted to host Laurie Labourn, Executive Director of the Strategic Climate Risks Initiative (SCRI), for a presentation and discussion of: "The Security Blind Spot: The New Climate Reality and Tipping Points".
Zoom Link: https://benu.zoom.us/j/89437078138?pwd=LBzzAX6OE7PTSdWWa7GoYeCr5Q3o68
Title for presentation: The Security Blind Spot: The New Climate Reality and Tipping Points.
Laurie's Title: Executive Director of the Strategic Climate Risks Initiative (SCRI)
Bio: Laurie Laybourn is Executive Director of the Strategic Climate Risks Initiative (SCRI), a think-do tank that develops capabilities for securing a better world even as complex environmental-driven risks escalate. An award-winning researcher, Laurie holds fellowships at Chatham House, the University of Exeter, and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). Laurie is also an advisor to the UK Climate Change Committee and adelphi think tank and sits on the boards of Carbon Tracker and the Economic Change Unit, an organisation he founded. Previously, he led the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change and has worked at the LSE, Oxford University, and the UK Parliament. Laurie regularly writes for a range of publications and appears on TV and radio.

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Ron
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