Event Announcement: Public Discussion Meeting

Event: British Pugwash Group Public Discussion Meeting

Topic: Climate breakdown: Can it be controlled? Can we prevent it?

Objective of the Meeting:

The self-regulatory mechanisms of our planetary environment are under stress from human activity, possibly to the point of catastrophic breakdown.

The purpose of this meeting will be to rehearse the evidence for such a threat, to look at the action that needs to be taken to avert it, and to consider what role the scientific community (including groups such as Pugwash) can play in developing a robust, global prevention strategy. Our speakers will address three of the major strands in this issue.

Speakers:

Dr James Lovelock, CH, FRS
Global heating: a hazard comparable to, or greater than, nuclear warfare

Professor Peter Cox
Climate change science: knowns and unknowns

Sir Crispin Tickell, GCMG, KCVO
The political and diplomatic hazards

Chair: Professor Kit Hill

Date: Tuesday 5th December 2006 at 2.15pm
Location: School of Oriental and African Studies, Brunei Gallery, 10 Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square

More information on this event can be found on the Pugwash website.