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PROGRAMME

Day 1 – Sat 26th Feb 2011

Registration 9am – 10am

Session 1: The state of the world – the cost of inaction

• Main Theatre 10.00-12.30

• Chair - Andy Kerr

• Understanding the evidence – Gabi Hegerl

• Interpreting the uncertainties – David Stevenson

• Impact effects – Mark Rounsvevell

• Panel discussion

• What has to be done – Andy Kerr

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Session 2: The world stage - Global solutions

• Main Theatre 13.30-15.30

• Chair – Mark Smith

• EU & International policies – Chad Damro

• Cancun outcomes – Navraj Sign Ghaleigh(TBC)

• International Litigation – Alan Boyle

• Panel discussion

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Session 3: Scotland’s environmental policy

• Main Theatre 16.00-17.00

• Panel Debate

• Chair – Nicola McEwen

• Panelists to be confirmed

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Session 4: The Royal Society’s: Facing Up to Climate Change

• Main Concourse 17.00-17.30

• Keynote address - Getting to 2050

• David Sudgen (TBC)

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Day 2 – Sun 27th Feb 2011

Session 5: Business solutions – A green Economy

• Main Theatre 10.00-12.00

• Chair – Stuart Sayer

• Viable environmental business solutions – Sarah ivory (TBC)

• Investment structures – Triodos Bank (TBC)

• Environmental consultancy – Environmental Resource Management

• REDD, Corporations – Genevieve Patenaude

• Carbon Pricing/tax/permits – Francisco Ascui

• Panel discussion

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Session 6: Technologies to change the world – Adaptation, Mitigation

• Main Theatre 13.00-15.30

• Chair - Gareth Harrison (TBC)

• CCS – Stuart Haszeldine (TBC)

• BioCharr – Simon Shackley

• Albedo cloud manipulation – Stephen Salter

• Technologies tradeshow

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Session 7: Civic action – Student and community initiatives

• Main Theatre 15.30-16.30

• Chair - Tilly Lenartowicz

• Student and community Initiatives – Tran.Ed.Uni.

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Session 8: The global effort

• Main Theatre 16.45-17.15

• Keynote – The global effort

• Robert Watson (TBC)

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