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Description
A panel of experts will discuss ways in which the world might wean itself off fossil fuels in time to avert catastrophic climate change. Recommended age 14+.
From the Edinburgh Science Festival brochure: "In 2018, top environmental scientists issued a final call to save the world from catastrophic climate change.
They argue 'rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society' are necessary to prevent global temperatures from rising more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels."
Panel
- Dr Simon Gage, Edinburgh Science director (chair)
- Steven Scrimshaw, Managing Director Siemens Power & Gas, UK and Ireland
- Prof Geoff Simm, Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security Edinburgh
- Ragne Low, Chair climate change NGO Sniffer and Principal Knowledge Exchange Fellow at Strathclyde Centre for Energy Policy
Tickets
£8.50, £6.50, #SCIFIVE £5
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