Peak Climate 2012: Climate Change Comes Home

Date: 
Sat, 05/05/2012 - Mon, 07/05/2012
The 2nd Peak District Climate Change Festival
 
This May Bank Holiday will see Cromford Mills host the second Peak Climate Festival, with a range of talks, music, stalls and displays, designed to highlight the severity of the climate change threat and associated ‘green’ issues and address ways in which we can prepare for a future world of higher temperatures and depleted resources.
 
Talks include:
 
  • Contraction and Convergence...or Catastrophe by Aubrey Meyer, acclaimed climate change activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee;
  • Waking the Giant: How a Changing Climate Triggers Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Volcanoes by Bill McGuire, academic, writer, broadcaster and author
  • Environment, Energy, Economy: the Triple Whammy and How to Avoid It by David Strahan, energy expert and author of The Last Oil Shock;
  • Polar Bears, Penguins and Pancakes: Polar Science and Climate Change by Liz Pasteur of the International Polar Foundation UK;
  • The Climate to Rio and Leadership - Challenges and Opportunities by Paul Horsman, Campaign Director of the Global Campaign for Climate Action.
Music will be provided by the Shady Grove String Band
 
Further details:
www.arkwrightsociety.org.uk/content/green-festival-peak-climate-change
 
Admission to all events is FREE but places for the talks should be booked in advance with Visitor Services: Email: visitorservices@arkwrightsociety.org.uk or phone 01629 825995.