Chris Goodall:
Introducing 'The Age of Stupid'
Introduction to the showing of the film (note: Friday evening!)
Chris will summarise the current debate on climate change and the evidence, and give an overview over the issues and controversies as well as lay out some of the priorities and avenues for action, individually and collectively.
The Age of Stupid – Timings for the Evening
Welcome by Michael Soth
Introduction by Chris Goodall:
19:30 – 19:50
Film ‘The Age of Stupid’:
20:00 – 21:35
Break: 21:35 – 21:40
Discussion: 21:40 – 22:00
If you only want to watch the film, you are welcome to come in just before 8pm. If you do not want to join the (brief) discussion afterwards, you are welcome to leave at 21:35.
Strand: Transition, Energy Descent, Low-Carbon Future
Type of event:
Place: Main Hall in the Primary School
Starts: NOTE: Friday evening Oct. 16th ! - 19:30 prompt
Ends: 22:00
Presenter's Personal/Professional Background: Chris Goodall
Chris Goodall writes books on climate change and energy. He is also a frequent contributor to the Guardian website and to newspapers. Other activities this year have included the plan for carbon neutrality in the Maldives, a competition to find the ten most promising ways of addressing climate change and involvement in 10:10, Franny Armstrong’s plan for getting organisations and individuals to cut emissions by 10% in 2010. He is the Green Party’s candidate for Oxford West and Abingdon.
Website: http://www.carboncommentary.com/
Recommended links: http://www.carboncommentary.com/
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Chris Goodall: Introducing 'The Age of Stupid'
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Dr Ian Tennant: Thinking Globally – Acting Locally!
Jens Soth: Re-Making the Way we Make Things: Cradle-to-Cradle Production Cycles
Jens Soth: Shrinking Earth - an Outlook on the Future of Agricultural Commodities
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Dr Julia Wright: Sustainable agriculture and food security in an era of oil scarcity: how Cuba coped and what can we learn from this?
Klaus Elle: Creativity - the infinitely renewable resource
Lois Muddiman: Art Workshop for Children - Collage
Margaret & Anthony Landale: Poetry of mindfulness
Marie-Eve Leduc: Conversations with the Earth
Mark Luntley: Westmill Wind Farm
Mark Lynas: The Recent Evidence for Climate Change
Michael Soth: People Skills for the 21st Century
Miranda Miller: Art Workshop for Children - Puppets
Morit Heitzler: Healing Individual & Collective Trauma
Naresh Giangrande: The Keys to a Sustainable Tomorrow- Today!
Nick Totton: What is Ecopsychology ?
Paola Sassi: Sustainable Architecture & Eco-Houses
Phil Pritchard: Permaculture - Working and Designing with Nature
Dr Rajat Gupta: Carbon Reduction from Existing Housing: a GIS-based Approach
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Simon Pratt: Active Travel & Low Carbon Transport
Stephen Bond: Earth Rover 1
Sue Gerhardt: Sustainable People
Artist Ted Dewan: The DIY Street
Thom Osborn: Facile ? - Facilitating the Ecology of Human Organisations
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