Zac Goldsmith

Politician, environmental advocate

Lord Zac Goldsmith is the UK Minister for the Pacific, environment and climate, and a keen advocate for sustainability.

Why you should listen

Lord Zac Goldsmith of Richmond Park is the Minister for Pacific and the Environment at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). He also leads the UK's COP26 nature campaign and international nature strategy. Before becoming involved in politics, he directed and edited the Ecologist Magazine for a decade and received Mikhail Gorbachev's Global Green Award for "International Environmental Leadership."

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Countdown

A pathway opens: Notes from Session 1 of Countdown Summit

October 13, 2021

Follow Countdown on Twitter and Instagram • Subscribe to the Countdown newsletter Countdown is the most ambitious initiative TED has endeavored upon. A meeting point and invitation to all, from any walk of life, to participate in the story of solving the climate crisis in urgent and crucial ways. A call-in to businesses, governments, society, […]