10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

The next 40 years

Professor Jorgen Randers (Professor of Climate Strategy at the Norwegian Business School ; Co-author of Limits to Growth).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 14 March 2012, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Making peace with the Earth

Dr Vandana Shiva ( Navdanya International, India and the International Forum on Globalisation).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 07 March 2012, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainable capitalism: if not now, when?

Jonathon Porritt CBE (Director of Sustainability, Forum for the Future).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 29 February 2012, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Making Progress Toward Sustainable Societies in the Context of Global Climate Change

Dr Don Huisingh (Senior Scientist in Sustainable Development, University of Tennessee ).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 15 February 2012, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

The power of markets to protect nature

Ian Cheshire (Group Chief Executive, Kingfisher Group).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 08 February 2012, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainable Materials - with both eyes open

Dr Julian Allwood (Cambridge University Engineering Department).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 01 February 2012, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Urban water security - a possibility or pipedream?

Dr Kalanithy Vairavamoorthy, Director, School of Global Sustainability, University of South Florida.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 04 May 2011, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Decarbonising the transport system

Professor David Cebon and Professor Nick Collings ( Cambridge University Engineering Department) and Mark White (Jaguar Land Rover).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 16 March 2011, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Managing the risks of regional climate change using knowledge action networks

Profesor Charles Kennel (University of California, San Diego; formerly , Director of the Scripps Institute of Oceanogaphy).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 09 March 2011, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

A Sustainable Future- The Leadership Challenge of our Time

Dr Goran Carstedt ( Chairman of the Natural Step International and Senior Director of the Clinton Climate Change Initiative).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 02 March 2011, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainable Energy - an industry view on the obstacles and opportunities

Professor Ellen Williams ( BP Chief Scientist, formerly Director of University of Maryland Material Research Science and Engineering Centre).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 23 February 2011, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainability and the Perfect Storm (title to be confirmed)

Professor Sir John Beddington (Government Chief Scientific Advisor and Head of the Government Office for Science).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 02 February 2011, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Energy Security and UK Energy Policy

Professor Ian Fells (Emeritus Professor of Energy Conversion at Newcastle University).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 26 January 2011, 18:00-19:30

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Towards a sustainable hydrogen economy

John Andrews - Associate Professor RMIT University.

LT6, Engineering Department.

Wednesday 24 November 2010, 16:30-17:30

Sustainability Student Research May-Week Lunch: Cambridge as a Living Laboratory

Cambridge sustainability initiative.

The Cafe Project, 22 Jesus lane.

Tuesday 15 June 2010, 12:30-14:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Taming leviathan - dealing with (dis)integrated water management (RESCHEDULED from 21st April)

This talk has been re-scheduled for 12th May, (postponed from 21st April)

Professor Richard Ashley, Peninne Water Group, Sheffield University.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 12 May 2010, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainability in action at University of California San Diego: the campus as a living laboratory

Professor Paul Linden, Director Sustainability Solutions Institute, University of California, San Diego.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 05 May 2010, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Delivering genuine sustainability in the built environment - obstacles and opportunities

Dr David Strong CEO, Inbuilt Ltd; Board Member of UK Green Building Council.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 10 March 2010, 18:00-19:30

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

The Energy Efficient Cities Initiative

Steven Barret, Ruchi Choudary and Ying Jin - University of Cambridge.

LT2, Engineering Department, Inglis Building.

Wednesday 10 March 2010, 17:00-18:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Cities of the Future

Paul Brown, Executive Vice President CDM Camp Dresser and McKee Inc..

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 24 February 2010, 18:00-19:30

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Chemical Looping Combustion: One Technology for the Clean Utilisation of Coal

Dr John S Dennis - Reader in Chemical Reaction Engineering, University of Cambridge.

LT2, Engineering Department, Inglis Building.

Wednesday 24 February 2010, 17:00-18:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

You must be joking; Cities as a force for good in the environment

Professor Bruce Beck, University of Georgia.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 17 February 2010, 18:00-19:30

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Energy Transitions: Slow Transformations and Difficult Substitutions

Dr Vaclav Smil - Distinguished Professor, University of Manitova.

LT2, Engineering Department, Inglis Building.

Wednesday 17 February 2010, 17:00-18:00

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Reducing Energy Consumption in Paper Making using Advanced Process Control and Optimisation

Dr Paul C Austin - Senior Research Fellow, University of Cambridge.

LT2, Engineering Department, Inglis Building.

Wednesday 03 February 2010, 17:00-18:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Roadmap to 2050

Professor David MacKay, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Energy and Climate.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 27 January 2010, 18:00-19:30

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Concentrator Photovoltaics (CPV) for Europe: Economics, Technical and Social Issues

David Faiman - Ben Gurion University of the Negev (Israel), Ben Gurion National Solar Energy Centre.

LR4, Engineering Department, Baker Building.

Monday 07 December 2009, 17:00-18:00

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Cambridge University Eco-Racing: Solar Cars

Martin McBrien - Cambridge University Eco Racing Founder.

LR4, Engineering Department, Baker Building.

Wednesday 25 November 2009, 17:00-18:00

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Engineering Fundamentals of Energy Efficiency

Jonathan Cullen - University of Cambridge.

LR4, Engineering Department, Baker Building.

Wednesday 11 November 2009, 17:00-18:00

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

PAS 2050: The BSI/Defra/Carbon Trust Specification for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Products and Services

Professor Roland Clift - Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey.

LR4, Engineering Department, Baker Building.

Wednesday 28 October 2009, 17:00-18:00

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

T2: How adding intelligence can dramatically reduce energy consumption – cheaply

Pilgrim Beart - AlertMe.

LR4, Engineering Department, Baker Building.

Wednesday 14 October 2009, 17:00-18:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Cradle to Cradle Design

Bill McDonough William McDonough and Partners.

Cambridge Unuiversity Engineerintg Department, LR0.

Wednesday 07 October 2009, 18:00-19:30

Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research Seminar Series

A Green New Deal: Climate Change Mitigation as an Economic Stimulus

This talk is part of the Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research (4CMR) seminar series. Please bring your lunch.

Dr Alex Bowen, Principal Research Fellow, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.

Land Economy Laundress Lane seminar room 1.

Friday 05 June 2009, 12:30-13:30

Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research Seminar Series

The Effect of Energy Prices on Operation and Investment in OECD Countries: Evidence from the Vintage Capital Model

This talk is part of the Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research (4CMR) seminar series

Dr Karsten Neuhoff & Dr Jevgenijs Steinbuks. Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.

Land Economy Laundress Lane seminar room 1.

Friday 29 May 2009, 14:30-15:30

Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research Seminar Series

On the rebound: could energy efficiency improvements backfire?

Hugh Parnell - Cambridge Energy Forum (CEF), Dr Terry Barker - 4CMR, Dr Philip Sargent - CEF, Steven Sorrell - University of Sussex, Blake Alcott, Prof Roger Kemp - Lancaster University, Dr Tim Foxon - University of Leeds, Tina Dallman - UK govmt DEFRA.

Pitt Building, Trumpington Street.

Thursday 14 May 2009, 13:30-17:10

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

William MCDonough (CANCELLED)

William McDonough Author of "Cradle to Cradle".

CANCELLED.

Wednesday 06 May 2009, 00:00-00:00

Environment on the Edge Lecture Series

Beyond GDP Growth: measuring real progress in a developing country

All welcome, admission free. To book, please email directorate@unep-wcmc.org

Pavan Sukhdev, Chair of Deutsche Bank's Global Markets Centre, Mumbai.

Buckingham House Lecture Theatre, Murray Edwards College, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF.

Thursday 30 April 2009, 17:15-18:30

Environment on the Edge Lecture Series

The Arctic on the Edge: Policy Issues in Canada's Back Yard

All welcome, admission free. To book, please email directorate@unep-wcmc.org

Dr Peter Harrison, Skelton-Clark Fellow in the School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.

Buckingham House Lecture Theatre, Murray Edwards College, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF.

Thursday 19 March 2009, 17:15-18:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Innovating to sustainability

Professor Charles Ainger, MWH Ltd and Centre for Sustainable Development, Cambridge University.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 11 March 2009, 18:00-19:30

Seminars on Adaptation to Climate Change

THE POPULATION FACTOR- HOW DOES IT RELATE TO CLIMATE CHANGE?

Professor Malcolm Potts, Bixby Professor, Community Health and Human Development, Berkeley, University of California.

St Edmund’s College, Garden Room.

Tuesday 10 March 2009, 17:00-18:00

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

The role of fuel cell technology in a low carbon economy

Nigel Brandon, Professor of Sustainable Development in Energy - Imperial College.

LR2, Engineering Department, Inglis Building.

Wednesday 04 March 2009, 17:00-18:00

Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Departmental Seminars

Sustainable Organic Fuels for Transport

Dr Richard Pearson, Lotus Engineering, Norwich, Norfolk, UK.

Lecture Theatre 1, Department of Chemical Engineering.

Wednesday 04 March 2009, 15:30-16:30

Seminars on Adaptation to Climate Change

RESPONDING TO CHANGES IN NATURE

Chris Smith (Lord Smith of Finsbury), Chairman of the Environment Agency; former MP and Cabinet Minister; former President Cambridge Union Society.

St Edmund’s College, Garden Room.

Tuesday 03 March 2009, 17:00-18:00

Wildlife and Environment

Alternatives to Fossil Fuels

David MacKay is a wonderful speaker: lively, funny, wonderfully clear and easy to follow. Do not think that you cannot understand the problem, or that talks by professors of physics are not for you. Professors are not what they used to be!

David MacKay, Professor in the Department of Physics, CU.

St John's Church Hall, Hills Road, opposite Homerton College.

Wednesday 25 February 2009, 19:30-21:45

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainability in the resources sector

Paul Skinner Chairman Rio Tinto.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 25 February 2009, 18:00-19:30

Seminars on Adaptation to Climate Change

CAN WE ADAPT THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN TIME?

Professor Michael Kelly, Prince Philip Professor, Cambridge; Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Communities and Local Government, London.

St Edmund’s College, Garden Room.

Tuesday 24 February 2009, 17:00-18:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

A sustainable technology strategy for engineers

Dr Karel Muldur, TU Delft The Netherlands.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 18 February 2009, 18:00-19:30

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Transportation in a Climate-Constrained World

Andreas Schäfer, Lecturer in Architecture - University of Cambridge.

LR2, Engineering Department, Inglis Building.

Wednesday 18 February 2009, 17:00-18:00

Seminars on Adaptation to Climate Change

CREATING NEW AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

Professor Peter Guthrie, Professor of Engineering for Sustainable Development, Cambridge; Fellow, St Edmund’s College.

St Edmund’s College, Garden Room.

Tuesday 17 February 2009, 17:00-18:00

Environment on the Edge Lecture Series

Darwin in his time - and in ours

Free admission, all welcome. To register, please email directorate@unep-wcmc.org

Professor Sir Robert May, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford.

Buckingham House Lecture Theatre, Murray Edwards College, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF.

Thursday 12 February 2009, 17:15-18:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Water, health and sustainable development

Dr Jamie Bartram, Co-ordinator of Water, Sanitation and Health at the World Health Organisation.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 11 February 2009, 18:00-19:30

Seminars on Adaptation to Climate Change

SMARTLIFE: GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY AND EDUCATION ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE

David Arkell, Director, SmartLIFE and Head of Innovation & Partnerships, Cambridgeshire County Council.

St Edmund’s College, Garden Room.

Tuesday 10 February 2009, 17:00-18:00

Seminars on Adaptation to Climate Change

INTEGRATING ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION SOLUTIONS

Professor Julian Hunt (Lord Hunt of Chesterton), Professor of Climate Modelling, University College, London.

St Edmund’s College, Garden Room.

Thursday 05 February 2009, 17:00-18:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainable Development - great green dream or impossible ambition?

Tony Juniper, former Director of Friends of the Earth.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 04 February 2009, 18:00-19:30

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Energy use in the University of Cambridge

Paul Hasley, University Energy Manager - University of Cambridge.

LR2, Engineering Department, Inglis Building.

Wednesday 04 February 2009, 17:00-18:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

The role of engineering in entering the ecological age

Peter Head OBE FREng FRSA Director of Sustainability, Arup.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 28 January 2009, 18:00-19:30

Seminars on Adaptation to Climate Change

ADAPTATION IN POOR COUNTRIES

Dr Flavio Comim, Senior Economist, United Nations Development Programme, Brazil and CSC/VHI, St Edmund’s College, Cambridge.

St Edmund’s College, Garden Room.

Tuesday 27 January 2009, 17:00-18:00

Environment on the Edge Lecture Series

Can Climate Engineering be a Sensible Plan B?

Free admission, all welcome. To register, please email directorate@unep-wcmc.org

Dr Steve Koonin, Chief Scientist, BP.

Buckingham House Lecture Theatre, Murray Edwards College, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF.

Thursday 22 January 2009, 17:15-18:30

Seminars on Adaptation to Climate Change

RETHINKING PERSONAL MOBILITY: POLICY, TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS THINKING

Dr Bernie Bulkin, Commissioner for Energy and Transport, UK Sustainable Development Commission.

St Edmund’s College, Garden Room.

Tuesday 20 January 2009, 17:00-18:00

Seminars on Adaptation to Climate Change

ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE: NECESSITIES AND PRIORITIES

Professor Martin Parry, Chair, IPCC's Task Group on Scenarios for Climate Impact Assessment.

St Edmund’s College, Garden Room.

Tuesday 13 January 2009, 17:00-18:00

Environment on the Edge Lecture Series

Understanding Environmental Risk Perceptions: Climate Change, Energy Choices and Public Engagement with Science

Nick Pidgeon, Professor of Psychology, Cardiff University and ESRC Climate Change Professorial Fellow.

Buckingham House Lecture Theatre, Murray Edwards College, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF.

Thursday 27 November 2008, 17:15-18:30

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Energy efficiency opportunities from heat pumps

Alex White - Senior Lecturer in Thermofluids, University of Cambridge.

LR4, Engineering Department, Baker Building.

Wednesday 26 November 2008, 17:00-18:00

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Britain’s building stock: a carbon challenge

Michael Kelly - Professor of Technology, University of Cambridge.

LR4, Engineering Department, Baker Building.

Wednesday 12 November 2008, 17:00-18:00

Environment on the Edge Lecture Series

The New Food Security Debate: Should the UK produce as much of its own food as possible?

All welcome, admission free. To book, please email directorate@unep-wcmc.org

Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy, City University.

Buckingham House Lecture Theatre, Murray Edwards College, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF.

Thursday 30 October 2008, 17:15-18:30

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Energy plans that add up

David MacKay - Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Cambridge.

LR4, Engineering Department, Baker Building.

Wednesday 29 October 2008, 17:00-18:00

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Carbon aspects of the cycles of metals

Thomas Graedel - Professor of Industrial Ecology, Yale University.

LR4, Engineering Department, Baker Building.

Friday 17 October 2008, 17:00-18:00

The Cultures of Climate Change

Kyoto 2: A New Future for Energy Policy

Oliver Tickell, author of "Kyoto2: How to Manage the Global Greenhouse".

CRASSH Seminar Room, 17 Mill Lane.

Friday 17 October 2008, 16:00-17:30

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

What to do with the CO2 we can’t eliminate?

Mr. Derek McLeish (Carbon Sciences Inc).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Wednesday 24 September 2008, 14:15-15:00

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

The Future of Electric Vehicles & Fuel Cells

Mr Richard Blundell (Think UK) and Mr Michael Evans (CMR Fuel Cells).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Wednesday 24 September 2008, 12:30-13:15

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

The Possibilities – Changing How We Approach Design

Mr. Ross Lovegrove (Lovegrove Studios).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Wednesday 24 September 2008, 11:45-12:30

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

Public Policy

Speaker TBC (AEA Technology).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Wednesday 24 September 2008, 10:30-11:15

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

Education of Climate Change at Cambridge & Beyond

Professor David Mackay (Cambridge University).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Wednesday 24 September 2008, 09:45-10:30

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

Behaviour Change and the Role of NGOs

Mr Duncan McLaren (Friends of the Earth Scotland) and Mr Gavin Starks (AMEE).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Wednesday 24 September 2008, 09:00-09:45

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

Solar Power: Incentives for Scaling Up

Panel (chair: Prof. Peter Guthrie).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Tuesday 23 September 2008, 15:00-15:45

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

Large Scale Deployment of Solar Energy, Working with Policy and Investment

Prof. Doenitz (MAN/ Solar Millennium), Dr. Joachim Reiss (Q-Cells) and Dr. Harry Zervos (IDTechEx).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Tuesday 23 September 2008, 14:00-15:00

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

Delivering Sustainable Energy Solutions; an Energy Company View

Mr Angus Norman (EDF).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Tuesday 23 September 2008, 13:30-14:00

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

Commitments Through Policy and Incentive Schemes: Facilitating Innovation & Investment

Panel (char: Mr Nick Butler).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Tuesday 23 September 2008, 11:45-12:30

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

Energy Efficient Cities - An Integrated Approach to Achieving Low Carbon

Prof. Ann Dowling (University of Cambridge) And Clare Shuttleworth (White Young Green).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Tuesday 23 September 2008, 11:00-11:45

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

Venture Capital, Risk and the Business of Global Climate Change - A Global View

Mr. Bernie Bulkin (Vantage Point Venture Capital) and Prof. Michael Manielli (ZYen, London Accords).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Tuesday 23 September 2008, 09:45-10:30

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

Policies for an Environmentally Sustainable Economy

Mr. Roman Webber (Deliotte) and Paul Ekins (Green Fiscal Commission).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Tuesday 23 September 2008, 09:00-09:45

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

Fundamental Challenges to Investment in Sustainable Energy in Transition Economies

Panel (chair: Prof. David MacKay).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Monday 22 September 2008, 16:00-16:45

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

Nuclear Power – What else?

Dr Fabian Roques (CERA).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Monday 22 September 2008, 15:15-16:00

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

Role of Business in Responding to Climate Change Risks and Opportunities

Leo Johnson (Pricewaterhouse Coopers).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Monday 22 September 2008, 14:00-14:45

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

Overview of Alternative Technology Expansion & Its funding

Filipe Santos (Martifer Solar) and Sarah Forrest (Goldman Sachs).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Monday 22 September 2008, 13:15-14:00

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air

Prof David Mackay (Cambridge University).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Monday 22 September 2008, 11:30-12:15

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

The Economics of A Zero Carbon Society

Dr Terry Barker (Tyndall Centre, 4CMR).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Monday 22 September 2008, 10:45-11:30

Entrepreneurship for a Zero Carbon Society

Global Context of Energy Crisis

Prof Robert Watson (DEFRA).

Law Faculty, LG19, 10 West Road.

Monday 22 September 2008, 09:30-10:15

Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research Seminar Series

Policies for Reducing Personal Carbon

Registration Required:

Dr Terry Barker, 4CMR, and others.

Pitt Building, Trumpington Street.

Friday 16 May 2008, 13:45-18:00

Environment on the Edge Lecture Series

International environmental governance

Admission free; all welcome. To register, email: directorate@unep-wcmc.org

Professor Bob Watson, Chief Scientific Adviser, DEFRA.

Buckingham House Lecture Theatre, New Hall, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF.

Thursday 01 May 2008, 17:15-18:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Climate Change and Ecosystem Services: Science, Economics and Ethics

Professor Robert Watson (Chief Scientific Advisor, DEFRA and Director of Strategic Development at the Tyndall Centre).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 30 April 2008, 18:00-19:30

Environment on the Edge Lecture Series

Ocean Acidification: the other CO2 problem

Admission free; all welcome. To register, email: directorate@unep-wcmc.org

Professor Nick Owens, Director, British Antarctic Survey.

Buckingham House Lecture Theatre, New Hall, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF.

Thursday 24 April 2008, 17:15-18:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainable Development at the Eden Project

Tim Smit (Eden Project).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 23 April 2008, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Carbon Footprinting: Industry, People, the Universe and Everything

Professor Adisa Azapagic (Manchester University).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 12 March 2008, 18:00-19:30

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Lighting for the 21st Century

Colin Humphreys - Professor of Material Science, University of Cambridge.

LR1, Engineering Department, Inglis Building.

Wednesday 12 March 2008, 17:00-18:00

Environment on the Edge Lecture Series

Creating a healthy environment: challenges facing China

Admission free; all welcome. To register, email: directorate@unep-wcmc.org

Sian Griffiths, Professor of Public Health, Chinese University, Hong Kong.

Buckingham House Lecture Theatre, New Hall, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF.

Thursday 06 March 2008, 17:15-18:30

Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research Seminar Series

Physical Limitations on Energy Supply

David J.C. MacKay, Physics Department.

Land Economy Laundress Lane seminar room 1.

Wednesday 05 March 2008, 17:10-18:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainable Development in the Built Environment; Progress or Procrastination?

Professor Peter Brandon and Dr Patrizia Lombardi (Salford University).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 27 February 2008, 18:00-19:30

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Can we live on renewables?

David MacKay - Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Cambridge.

LR1, Engineering Department, Inglis Building.

Wednesday 27 February 2008, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research Seminar Series

Beyond Bali: Status and Prospects for International Cooperation

Christine Zumkeller.

Mill Lane Lecture Halls, Room 2.

Friday 15 February 2008, 17:00-18:30

Environment on the Edge Lecture Series

The Economics of Climate Change: Governments, Companies and Households

Admission free; all welcome. To register, email: directorate@unep-wcmc.org

Adair Turner, Former Director-General of the CBI.

Buckingham House Lecture Theatre, New Hall, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF.

Thursday 14 February 2008, 17:15-18:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Creating a Better Place - the Environment Agency - and shaping sustainability

Baroness Barbara Young, Chief Executive of Environment Agency.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 13 February 2008, 18:00-19:30

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

High efficiency, low emissions: Power generation on the road to thermotopia

John Young - Professor of Applied Thermodynamics, University of Cambridge.

LR1, Engineering Department, Inglis Building.

Wednesday 13 February 2008, 17:00-18:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Climate change, peak oil, and the coming global energy crisis

Dr Jeremy Leggett (Solar Century).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 06 February 2008, 18:00-19:30

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Directions to 2050

David Hone - Group Climate Change Adviser, Royal Dutch Shell.

LR4, Engineering Department, Baker Building.

Wednesday 30 January 2008, 17:00-18:00

Environment on the Edge Lecture Series

Travelling 1st class on the Titanic?

Admission free; all welcome. To register, email: directorate@unep-wcmc.org

Barbara Young, Chief Executive, Environment Agency.

Buckingham House Lecture Theatre, New Hall, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF.

Thursday 24 January 2008, 17:15-18:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

The challenges of managing the American foreign aid program post-9/11 in Pakistan and Afghanistan

Mark Ward, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 23 January 2008, 18:00-19:30

Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research Seminar Series

Drinking in the last chance saloon: what hope for 2° C?

Dr Kevin Anderson, University of Manchester & Dr Terry Barker, University of Cambridge.

Mill Lane Lecture Halls, Room 1.

Monday 26 November 2007, 13:45-15:00

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Material, Energy and Climate Change

Ernst Worrell, Lead-author of the Fourth IPCC Assessment Report.

LR4, Engineering Department, Baker Building.

Wednesday 21 November 2007, 17:00-18:00

Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research Seminar Series

Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change

Rachel Warren, University of East Anglia.

Laundress Lane Seminar Rooms.

Monday 12 November 2007, 16:00-17:30

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

‘The weather within’; 9 Bio-climatic designs

Alan Short, Professor of Architecture - University of Cambridge.

LR4, Engineering Department, Baker Building.

Wednesday 07 November 2007, 17:00-18:00

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Sequestration of carbon from conventional fossil fuel power plants

Andy Woods, BP Professor - BP Institute for Multiphase Flow, University of Cambridge.

LR4, Engineering Department, Baker Building.

Wednesday 24 October 2007, 17:00-18:00

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Engineering for a Low Carbon Future: challenges and opportunities

Julian Allwood, Senior Lecturer - Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.

LR4, Engineering Department, Baker Building.

Wednesday 10 October 2007, 17:00-18:00

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

The role of packaging in society

Dick Searle, Chief Executive of the Packaging Federation.

Lecture Room, Institute for Manufacturing IfM.

Wednesday 06 June 2007, 17:00-18:00

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

The UK's National Industrial Symbiosis Programme

Peter Laybourn, Director of NISP.

Lecture Room, Institute for Manufacturing IfM.

Wednesday 23 May 2007, 17:00-18:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainable Development

Professor Sir David King (Chief Scientific Advisor to HM Government).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 02 May 2007, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Why sustainable development might be bad for the environment

Professor Susan Owens, Cambridge University.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 25 April 2007, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

A new sustainable way of life - the sine qua non of human development ? CANCELLED

Clare Short MP (CANCELLED).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 14 March 2007, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

One Planet Living

Pooran Desai OBE (Technical Director and co-founder of Bioregional).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 07 March 2007, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Can we quantify sustainability ?

Professor Richard Darton, Oxford University.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 28 February 2007, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

When the Rivers Run Dry

Fred Pearce, New Scientist.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 21 February 2007, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

The promise of energy biosciences

Dr Steven Koonin (Chief Scientist, BP).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 07 February 2007, 18:00-19:30

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Nanotechnology and precautionary risk management

NOTE: Rescheduled from Tuesday 5th.

Professor Roland Clift (Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey).

Lecture Room, Institute for Manufacturing IfM.

Wednesday 06 December 2006, 17:00-18:00

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Well Dressed? The present and future sustainability of clothing and textiles in the UK

Julian M.Allwood, Søren E Laursen, Cecilia M de Rodriguez, Nancy M P Bocken (IfM, University of Cambridge).

Lecture Room, Institute for Manufacturing IfM.

Wednesday 15 November 2006, 17:00-18:00

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Emissions trading, energy efficiency, and the law of unintended consequences

Michael Grubb, Director of the Carbon Trust, and professor of economics in Cambridge and Imperial College.

Lecture Room, Institute for Manufacturing IfM.

Monday 08 May 2006, 17:00-18:00

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

To be confirmed

Speaker to be confirmed.

Seminar Room B, Engineering, Institute for Manufacturing IfM.

Wednesday 01 February 2006, 17:00-18:00

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

Sustainable Manufacturing and Consumer Needs: lessons from the attribution of carbon emissions in the UK

Prof. Tim Jackson, University of Surrey.

Seminar Room B, Engineering, Institute for Manufacturing IfM.

Wednesday 16 November 2005, 17:00-18:00