Climate change begings at home

Dave Reay will give be giving handy tips on how we can all reduce our ecological footprint.

Tony Blair has described climate change as ‘The world's greatest environmental challenge’; Sir David King, the government's chief scientist, has called it ‘the most severe problem that we are facing today, more serious even than the threat of terrorism’; even our Queen has recognised the ‘urgent challenge’ it represents and has taken steps to cut the climate impact of the Royal Household. In the papers, on the radio and on our TV screens, warnings about global warming and its impacts are coming thick and fast. But, once you take in the sheer scale of the problem, it's all too easy to feel helpless. With power stations and factories belching millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year, what difference could the actions of individuals really make? The answer, according to author and climate change scientist Dave Reay, is a big one.

In this talk he discusses the state of current climate change science and politics, and goes on to examine the role of the individual. He highlights the power of individual action, both as a driver of the climate change problem, and as a potential solution.

The event will be chaired by Mark Lynas

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