Flemmich Webb obituary

The environmentalist and journalist Flemmich Webb, who has died aged 49, was a key driver behind Lloyd’s of London’s new sustainability strategy that includes fundamental changes to their insurance policies concerning the Arctic.

His passion for conservation and concern for the planet led him to work for many years in environmental journalism, reporting for the Guardian, Independent and Evening Standard. In 2009 he settled in Brighton, East Sussex, where he was a reporter and newsreader for Latest TV (his wit and one-liners were a feature of the bulletins) and became chair of Brighton and Hove 10:10, a not-for-profit organisation working to reduce carbon emissions.