Emma Howard Boyd

Emma Howard Boyd CBE has had a distinguished career focused on environmental issues and sustainable finance. 

Emma is Chair of the independent National Heat Risk Commission, based at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she is also a Professor in Practice.

She served as Chair of the Environment Agency for England from 2016 to 2022 and was an ex officio board member of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs during the same period. Appointed by the Mayor of London, Emma chaired the London Climate Resilience Review, publishing a full set of recommendations in July 2024 to help the city prepare for the increasing impacts of climate change such as extreme heat, flooding, droughts, wildfires, sea level rise and storms.

Currently, Emma chairs ClientEarth’s Group Board and ClimateArc, and is a co-Chair of HERA (formerly Climate Resilience for All). She is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the European Climate Foundation.

Emma was the UK Commissioner to the Global Commission on Adaptation from 2018 until its sunset in January 2021.