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2020 Christ's College Climate Seminar Series: Seminar 1
UK policy in the lead up to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference and opportunities for academic research to contribute
Speakers:
- Dr Emily Shuckburgh, Director, Carbon Zero, University of Cambridge
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Simon Sharpe, Head of International Climate Change Strategy / Projects at Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Date: Thursday 16 January 2020
Time: 17:30-19:00
Venue: Yusuf Hamied Theatre, Christ's College, with a reception to follow (map)
The Centre for Science and Policy is working with Professor Charles Kennel, Director Emeritus at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, to deliver the 2020 series of climate change seminars hosted by Christ’s College.
This is the first in the 2020 Christ's College Climate Seminar Series.
For details and to sign up to the other seminars in the series, please click below:
2020 Christ's Climate Series: Seminar 2
Practical Altruist and the crisis of the Anthropocene
Speaker:
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Dr Charles Kennel, Director and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of California San Diego
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Dr Joanna Depledge, Editor at Climate Policy Journal
Date: Thursday 23 January 2020
Time: 17:30-19:00
Venue: Yusuf Hamied Theatre, Christ's College, with a reception to follow (map)
2020 Christ's Climate Series: Seminar 3
Climate action – what are the opportunities and threats? Will the climate crisis cause the next financial crisis?
Speakers:
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Craig Davies, Senior Manager (Climate Change Adaptation), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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Julian Critchlow, Director General for Energy Transformation and Clean Growth, BEIS
Date: 30 January 2020
Time: 17:30-19:00
Venue: Yusuf Hamied Theatre, Christ's College, with a reception to follow (map)
2020 Christ's Climate Series: Seminar 4
Economics and the fiscal challenges in mitigating climate change
Speaker:
- Niva Thiruchelvam, Deputy Director, Net Zero, HM Treasury
Date: Thursday 6 February 2020
Time: 17:30-19:00
Venue: Yusuf Hamied Theatre, Christ's College, with a reception to follow
Banner image by Chris Fithall
Dr Joanna Depledge
Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (C-EENRG)
Simon Sharpe
World Resources Institute
Professor Emily Shuckburgh
Cambridge Zero
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Transitioning to net zero
In the final session of the 2020 Christ's Climate Series, we explored economic considerations in the transition to net zero.
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The road to net zero
With the UK government having committed to reaching net zero by 2050, speakers gathered at the third session of the 2020 Christ's Climate Series to discuss the economic, systemic and behavioural changes we will face along the road to net zero.