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
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
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
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