Copenhagen Lecture Series – Issues, Options, Outlook, Outcomes
By | Oct 22, 2009
The institute of Policy Studies is holding a lecture series around the issues of the Copenhagen summit. Lectures will begin before Copenhagen with an exploration of the issue, policies an politics involved, run throughout, and conclude with implications of decisions made at the summit. The dates and titles are below (or supplied as a PDF).
11 November Dr John Peet formerly Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Canterbury.
Talking past each other – the physics and economics of climate change
13 November Dr Geoff Bertram Institute of Policy Studies, VUW
How not to design an Emissions Trading Scheme: Lessons from New Zealand
18 November Launch of Climate Change 101 a book by Dr Andy Reisinger
12 noon, Lecture Theatre 1, Old Government Buildings, Light refreshments available18 November Dr Andy Reisinger NZ Climate Change Research Institute, VUW
Targets versus reality
25 November Ambassador Dr Beat Nobs Embassy of Switzerland
Prospects for Copenhagen
2 December Judy Lawrence NZ Climate Change Research Institute, VUW
New Zealand emission reductions and global agreements:
Lessons from the last 20 years
9 December Dr Morgan Williams former Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
The relationship between climate change and other global sustainability issues
16 December Dr David Eng Philosophy Programme, VUW
Allocating the burdens of dealing with climate change
18 December Peter Wilson Vector Ltd
The case for an independent advisory committee on climate change
22 December Panel discussion: the outcome and implications of COP 15
Chair: Professor Jonathan Boston Institute of Policy Studies, VUW
Panel members: • Associate Professor Ralph Chapman School of Geography,
Environment and Earth Sciences VUW • Professor Martin Manning NZ Climate
Change Research Institute, VUW • Peter Neilsen, NZ Business Council for Sustainable
Development •Dr Beat Nobs Embassy of Switzerland • Phil O’Reilly, Business NZ
• Professor Ralph Sims Massey University• Cath Wallace School of Government, VUW
For further information visit www.ips.ac.nz/events or download the flyer copenhagen-ver7
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