Around this time last year, I set out my presidential priorities. These have underpinned our Biennial Action Plan 2022-23 endorsed by RIBA Council and Board that sets the focus for the organisation during my presidency. These areas include the issues that matter most to our members: Access to Architecture, addressing PII and carbon, increasing membership engagement, and ensuring our institute is in the right shape to deliver what our members and society need. First I'll focus on the biggest issue of our time: the climate emergency. RIBA representatives used COP27 last October to discuss architects' vital role in addressing the climate emergency, emphasising the importance of low energy buildings and the significance of retrofitting existing stock. On the theme of climate change, the RIBA is working with leading industry bodies to develop a UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard that will enable industry to robustly prove that built assets are net zero carbon and in line with our nation's climate targets.
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