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What institutional arrangements, knowledge and politics are required to tackle climate change in the coming decades?
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 next series of climate change seminars hosted by Christ’s College.
Science, politics, knowledge management, innovation and markets all play a role in climate change action, but what is the role of the University of Cambridge as an ‘anchor institution’ for these?
Bringing together speakers spanning the worlds of research and policy, the event series will explore how the multifaceted aspects of climate change action can come together to help us make the right decisions for the long run.
There are two climate seminar series running this term. One series is organised by CSaP in partnership with Christ's College, the other is organised by Dr Hugh Hunt. Details of all events are listed below.
CSaP Christ's College Climate Seminar Series
Seminar 1: Planetary vital signs, and walking the talk after Paris - climate risk management
Date: Thursday 26 January, 17:30 - 19:00
Venue: Plumb Auditorium, Christ's College (map)
Speakers: Professor Chris Rapley (UCL) and Professor Charles Kennel (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
Seminar 2: The Climate Change Act and timescales for policy and action
Date: Thursday 2 February, 17:30 - 19:00
Venue: Plumb Auditorium, Christ's College (map)
Speaker: Clive Maxwell (Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy)
Seminar 3: A new era for climate observations
Date: Thursday 9 February, 17:30 - 19:00
Venue: Plumb Auditorium, Christ's College (map)
Speaker: Stephen Briggs (European Space Agency)
Seminar 4: Data analytics for climate decision-making
Date: Thursday 16 February, 17:30 - 19:00
Venue: Plumb Auditorium, Christ's College (map)
Speaker: Dr Emily Shuckburgh (British Antarctic Survey)
Seminar 5: Climate change - morphing into an existential threat
Date: Thursday 9 March, 17:30 - 19:00
Venue: Yusuf Hamied Theatre, Christ's College (map)
Speaker: Professor Veerabhadran Ramanathan (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
These events will build on the success of three years of previous event series - please click here, here and here for recordings of previous seminars.
Cambridge Climate Lecture Series chaired by Dr Hugh Hunt
Lecture 1: A race between physics and politics
Date: Thursday 23 February, 19:30 - 21:00
Venue: Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College (map)
Speaker: Baroness Bryony Worthington
Lecture 2: 2°C Roadmap based on Financial Analysis
Date: Thursday 2 March, 19:30 - 21:00
Venue: Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College (map)
Speaker: Anthony Hobley (Carbon Tracker Initiative)
Lecture 3: Paris, climate and surrealism: how numbers reveal an alternate reality
Date: Thursday 9 March, 19:30 - 21:00
Venue: Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College (map)
Speaker: Professor Kevin Anderson (University of Cambridge)
Lecture 4: From COP 21 to zero global emissions - a panel discussion
Date: Thursday 16 March, 17:30 - 19:00
Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall (map)
Panel: Lady Bryony Worthington, Anthony Hobley, Professor Kevin Anderson, Lord Martin Rees.
(Image credits: Banner - Smoky Hills Wind Farm, Brent Flanders, Flickr)
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Has climate change become an existential threat?
In the final climate seminar of the 2017 series, Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Professor of Atmospheric and Climate Sciences at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, explains we may be facing an existential threat from climate change.