For the last nine months Gideon has been the Chief Scientific Advisor at the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), tasked with offering advice on the environmental consequences of Covid, the continuation of food supply, and planning for a green recovery. His advice to ministers, at SAGE, and to government more broadly is based on his expertise as an environmental scientist and on interactions with many in the science community. He will explore what the future now holds for environmental policy and the green agenda.