From the evidence to the impacts, climate change is high on today’s agenda. A panel of experts will question what we want from the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, in a free event on Tuesday 3 November.

The University of Cambridge, Cambridge City Council and the British Antarctic Survey are hosting the event, in which the implications of December’s intergovernmental climate change talks in Copenhagen will be discussed with members of the public.

The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference aims to establish a global climate agreement for the period from 2012 when the first commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol expires.

The attempt to reach a new international settlement on greenhouse gas emissions to follow on from the Kyoto Protocol is seen as the single most important issue within the field of international climate change politics.

The ambition of the Danish government is that the COP15 conference will result in an ambitious global agreement including all the countries of the world.

At the Cambridge event on 3 November, a panel of experts chaired by Tim Radford (The Guardian) will offer their expertise in the science and policy behind the conference.

Tim is a freelance journalist who has worked for the Guardian for 32 years. He was Science Editor for The Guardian and has won the Association of British Science Writers award for science writer of the year four times.

The other panellists are:

• Chris Hope from the Energy and Environment Research Group at the Judge Business School. Chris was an advisor on the PAGE model to the Stern review on the Economics of Climate Change.

• Emily Schuckburgh, Head of the Open Oceans Research Group at the British Antarctic Survey. Emily’s research is focused on gaining a better understanding of the dynamics of the atmosphere and oceans to improve predictions of future climate change.

• Michael Kelly, Prince Phillip Professor of Technology in the Department of Engineering. Michael was Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department for Communities and Local Government.

• Julian Alwood, Group Leader of the Low Carbon and Materials Processing Research Group at the Department of Engineering. Julian is leading a major project on the global emissions targets for steel and aluminium.

This is an important event for all concerned by the threats of climate change, and for those who simply want to learn more.

The event will be held in The Guildhall on Market Square and will start at 6.30pm; booking is strongly recommended in order to avoid disappointment.

To book your place, please call: 01223 766766

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