Climate Change Committee

On 1st May 2019, the UK Parliament declared an Environment and Climate Change Emergency. In the following month, the Climate Change Act was amended to commit the UK government to a net zero emissions target by 2050. To coordinate the efforts of the professional institutes in the built environments in meeting these targets, former CIC Chair, Stephen Hodder, established the CIC Climate Change Committee.

In March of 2020, the Committee released a joint statement, signed by 29 built environment bodies, recognising the emergency and committing to taking action to address it. Following on from that statement, in June 2021, CIC published 'Carbon Zero: the professional institutions’ climate action plan’ which represents the first concerted output from this commitment; a plan for real action in the face of the climate and biodiversity emergencies, a plan capable of delivering on net zero.

Mina Hasman is the current Chair of the CIC Climate Change Committee responsible for coordinating the Climate Change Action Plan. Mina is the author of the RIBA Climate Guide and has been included in TIME100 Climate, TIME’s inaugural list of 100 of the world’s most influential leaders driving climate action in business. She currently leads SOM's sustainability practice and is co-leader of the firm's Climate Action Group. Mina also led the Cross-Industry Action Group which developed the Climate Framework.