A talk with Environmental Scientist James Curran MBE
“Scientists predicted a global pandemic. It appeared on global risk registers. But we weren’t ready.
Scientists predict a climate and nature emergency. It appears on risk registers. This time we must prepare.”
Join James Curran to reflect how the COVID crisis could be used to create a new and sustainable society system, how our behaviours contribute to climate change and how we can take action, either as groups or as individuals, to reach the Carbon Neutral target.
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James has a background in environmental science – particularly meteorology, oceanography and hydrology. Early in his career he designed and installed an automatic weather station which still operates on the summit of Cairngorm. Through various posts within government and agencies, he became Chief Executive of SEPA, retiring in 2015. For a while he also founded and ran an eco-store/cafe in Glasgow. He has been an honorary professor of Stirling University and has chaired the WWF Scotland advisory council and the Scottish Sustainable Development Forum, he was a board member of SNIFFER, and also served on many groups such as the Ministerial zero waste task team, green growth group, and expert panel on unconventional oil and gas. James has a long-standing concern about climate change, being a UK government reviewer of IPCC reports, and served as a non-exec on the Scottish Government’s climate change delivery board. He is currently Chair of the James Hutton Institute, on the board of the Green Purposes Company which oversees the recently-privatised Green Investment Bank, chairs Climate Ready Clyde, and has very recently prepared a climate change action plan for the Isle of Man Government.
Timetable:
5:30 Welcome and Introductions
5:40 James Curran Talk
6:00 Questions then Breakout Rooms
6:20/6:30 Closing
Hosts:
Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equalities Council promotes equality of opportunity for all, fights discrimination, promotes a culture of human rights, fosters good relations in our communities and promotes cooperation and partnership to meets its aims.
The Climate Emergency Scotland Group is a participatory movement which aims to raise awareness of Climate Change and to influence policymakers to take a stronger stance on climate change.
The Communities for Conservation project aims at inspiring Ethnic Minority (EM) communities in Edinburgh and Livingston to reduce their carbon footprint through energy saving, cycling and waste reduction activities. The project won the Climate Challenge Fund Award for the Energy Category in November 2017 and CEMVO’s Environmental Impact Award in 2016.
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