David Miliband, president and chief executive of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), delivered the keynote speech at The Independent’s Climate 100 event in New York City, marking the launch of the 2026 Climate 100 list.
The Climate 100 list celebrates leaders on diverse paths with a singular goal: tackling the worsening climate crisis.
The former UK foreign secretary, who has led one of the world’s largest humanitarian groups for more than a decade, said America is no longer the “anchor” of the global system following its “severe” foreign aid cuts, but improving the lives of the world’s most vulnerable people is still “a solvable problem.”
Miliband told The Independent that America is no longer the “anchor” of the global system following its “severe” foreign aid cuts, but improving the lives of the world’s most vulnerable people is still “a solvable problem.”
