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Please join us on Tuesday 1 September 2009 from 09:00am to
11:30am for the launch of a major new policy report from the Royal
Society.
Speakers:
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Introduction by Lord Rees, President,
The Royal Society
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Professor John Shepherd FRS, Chair of
the Royal Society's 'Geoengineering' working group
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Professor John Beddington FRS,
Government Chief Scientific Adviser
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Dr James Lovelock FRS, Green College,
Oxford
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Professor Ken Caldeira, Carnegie
Institution, Stanford University
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Professor Catherine Redgwell,
University College London
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Dr Doug Parr, Chief Scientist and
Director of Policy, Greenpeace UK
As greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, and the terms
of a global deal in Copenhagen hang in the balance, radical solutions to
climate change are receiving increasing attention. Proposals under
discussion include geoengineering: deliberate large-scale
intervention in the Earth's climate system.
Over the past year, a Royal Society expert group has been
looking in-depth at the feasibility, risks and uncertainties of
geoengineering approaches, within the broader context of responses to
climate change.
The report makes recommendations to ensure that any
geoengineering activities are managed responsibly at national and
international levels, and do not detract from wider efforts to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions.
RSVP to
science...@royalsociety.org
or 020 7451 2550 by Tuesday 25 August.
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