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WORKSHOPS and SEMINARS : PROVISIONAL LIST


SESSION 1

Climate Science : How bad, how fast will the Climate Crisis get ?

Venue: Old Theatre

Speakers:
Mark Lynas (chair)
David Wasdell, Meridian Project
Dr. Stuart Parkinson, Executive Director, Scientists for Global Responsibility
Jeff Ridely, Hadley Centre

 

Climate Change and Transport

Venue: H216

Speakers

Jason Torrance, Transport 2000
Paige Mitchell, Slower Speeds
Julie White, Road campaigner

 

Climate Change and Biodiversity

Venue S50

Speakers
Dr Matthew Frost, Coordinator, Marine Environmental Change Network
Tim Sparks, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

 

Youth and Student Campaigning

Venue S78

Speakers
Agnes de Rooij,Greenpeace International; Coordinator 'Solar Generation'
John Kentish, People and Planet
LSE Green Group

 

Contraction and Convergence

Venue H102

Speakers
Neal Upstone, Global Commons Institute

 

Can Carbon Trading work ?

Venue H103

Speakers
Kevin Smith, Carbon trade Watch
Larry Lohmann, Corner House
Chris Keene, Green Party

 

China and India : the emissions timebomb.

Venue S221

Speakers
Ichin Cheng, Research Director, Sustainable Innovation Lab
Amit Srivastava, India Resource Centre

 

Power in Movement: Social Movements, Collective Action and Politics

VenueAGWR

Speakers
Marc Hudson, Camp for Climate Action
Danny Chivers, Camp for climate action

 

How to get an effective Climate Bill

Venue H101

Speakers
Nick Davies, Friends of the Earth, England Wales and Northern Ireland

 

The History of the End of the City

Venue S53

Speakers
Dr Susan Roaf, Low Carbon Cities Initiative

 

Building a strategy:- Just Solutions to Global Warming

Venue A379

Speakers
Matthew Crighton, City of Edinburgh UNISON

 

Hemp 4 SHED : Sustainable Human + Environmental Development

Venue H201

Speakers
Colin Preece

 



SESSION 2

Climate Change and Global Justice

Venue Old Theatre

Speakers
Pauline Clifford, Christian Aid
Amit Srivistava, India Resource Centre
Sam Gordon, Good Earth Trust

 

Climate Change and Deforestation

Venue S50

Speakers
Judith Kill, FERN/Sinkswatch
Dr Cath Long, Rainforest Foundation
Almuth Ernsting, Aberdeen campaign against Climate Change

 

90% by 2030

Venue S78

Speakers
Mayer Hillman, Policy Studies Institute
Colin Forrest

 

Effecting Social Change

Venue H102

Speakers
Simon Retallack, Institute of Public Policy Research
Solitaire Townsend, Futerra
Chris Rose , 'campaignstrategy.org'

 

Climate Change and Aviation

Venue: H216

Speakers
Peter Lockley , Airport Watch
Joss Garman, Plane Stupid
Mike Fairchild, Stop Stansted Expansion

 

Solutions

Venue H103

Speakers
Michael Benn, Greenpeace UK (Decentralised Energy)
Nick Rau, Friends of the Earth, England wales and Northern Ireland (Wind)
Gerry Wolff, TREC (Concentrated Solar Power)

 

Climate Change and Faith

Venue S221

Speakers
Chris Philpott (Buddhist perspective)
Muzammal Hussain, LINE : London Islamic Network for the Environment
Jonathan Essex, Christian Ecology Link

 

Combatting Climate Change: Do Trade Unions have a role ?

Venue AGWR

Speakers
Andrew Stone, NUT
Unjum Mirza, RMT Rania Khan. Tower Hamlets Councillor
National Union of Teachers

 

Inner Journey - Outer Action: emotional work and planetary change

Venue S53

Speakers
Andina Seers,
David Wasdell, Meridian Project
David Hampton, 'Carbon Coach'

 

Building a Global Campaign

Venue: H202

Speakers
Phil Thornhill, Campaign against Climate Change / Global climate campaign
Jonathan Neale, Campaign against Climate Change / Global climate campaign
Diana vogtel, Campaign against climate Change / Global climate campaign

 

Local Councils and Targets

Venue H201

Speakers
Peter Robinson, Derby Campaign against Climate Change

 

SIMPOL : Simultaneous Policy

Venue A379

Speakers
John Bunzl, Simpol-UK

 



SESSION 3

3 MPS, 3 National Approaches, Targets and Solutions

Venue A160 : Vera Anstey Room

Speakers;
Colin Challen MP, Labour Party, UK
Hans Josef Fell MP, Green Party, Germany
Oras Tynkkynen MP, Green Party, Finland

 

Can we avoid Climate Change and maintain growth ?

Venue H216

Speakers
Andrew Simms, New Economics Foundation
Guy Taylor, Globalise Resistance
Derek Wall , Green Party

 

Peak Oil

Venue H103

Speakers
Paul Mobbs, Free range Network
David Strahan, author "The Last Oil Shock"
Dr David Fleming, The Lean Economy Connection

 

Climate Change and the Arab World

Venue H104

Speakers
Wael Hmaidan, IndyAct, The League of Independent Activists

 

Step it Up : Climate Campaigning in the USA

VenueH102

Speakers
Tom Stokes, Climate Crisis Coalition USA

 

Raising Awareness in Eastern Europe

VenueH206

Speakers
Mark Bossanyi, Climate change Coalition Bulgaria

 

Ecological Art

VenueA379

Speakers
Chery Matthys,

 

How can I do this in my town ?

Venue H101

Speakers
Jonathan Essex, Planet Positive
Jo Abbess, Planet Positive
Duncan Law, Transition Town Brixton
James Curry, Transition City London Network / Rising Tide

 

Surviving Climate Change by force, persuasion, or enlightened self interest ? Why value life itsef above all else ?

VenueH208

Confirmed Speakers
Jim Scott, Save Our World

 

eCampaigning in Second Life and Web 2.0

Venue H202

Speakers
Peter Armstrong,
Anuradha Vittachi, OneWorld

 

Tourism: Greenwash, Lies and the Myth of Development

Venue H201

Speakers
Pamela Nowicka

 

Global Context - Local Action. Personal response to the planetary emergency.

Venue A698

Speakers
David Wasdell, Meridian Project
David Hampton, Carbon Coach

 



SESSION 4

Carbon Taxes versus Carbon Rationing

Venue A160: Vera Anstey Room

Speakers
Colin Challen MP, Labour party
David Fleming, The Lean conomy Connection
Mayte Blasco, NOE 21 (Economie, energie et societe)

 

Climate Change and Development

Venue H102

Speakers
Benedict Southworth, Director World Development Movement
Sharon Looremeta, Practical Action Kenya

 

Future of Coal

Venue H103

Speakers
Matthias Seiche, BUND (Friends of the Earth, Germany)
Neil Crumpton, Friends of the Earth, England Wales and Northern Ireland

 

The Biofuel Controversy

Venue H216

Speakers
Deepak Rughani, Biofuel Watch
Helena Paul, Econexus

 

Climate Change and Health

Venue H101

Speakers
Marion Birch, MEDACT
Klaus Engert
Professor Andrew Haines, Director London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

 

Is Nuclear an Option ?

Venue H104

Speakers
Martin Empson, RESPECT
S.J. Stretton, Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy
Dr. Ian Fairlie
Andrew Lockley, Friends of the Earth, England Wales and Northern Ireland

 

Building and Managing Coalitions

Venue H202

Speakers
Sible Schone
Tom Stokes
Mark Bossanyi

 

Climate Change & Muslims: Developing a Grassroots Movement

Venue H206

Speakers
Shaykh Usama Hasan, Tawhid Mosque
James O'Nions, World Development Movement (WDM)
Dr Muzammal Hussain, London Islamic Network for the Environment (LINE)

 

Greens and Respect debate strategies for combatting climate change.

Venue H208

Speakers
Derek Wall, Green Party Principal Speaker (1 of 2)
Elaine Graham-Leigh, RESPECT Environment spokesperson

 

Why Gas is as Bad as the Rest

Venue A283

Speakers
Briony Bell, Westside Rising Tide

 

Carbon Sinks

Venue A379

Speakers
Richard Lawson

 

The Role of the World Social Forum in a Post-Kyoto Treaty for Climate Justice

Venue A698

Speakers
Miriam Pepper
Ruth Thomas-Pellicer

 

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