The 300-350 Show: An economic collapse for climate safety?
Climate Radio | 25.05.2009 14:16 | COP15 Climate Summit 2009 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | World
We take a look at some of the links between the credit crunch and the climate crunch with Tim Helweg-Larsen, director of the Public Interest Research Centre and co-author of the “Zero Carbon Britain” & “Climate Safety” reports. There's also an appearance by Kevin Anderson (Research Director at the Tyndall Centre) and a live performance of the "Global Meltdown Derby" by Irish poet Grazzy Noel.
One of the UK’s leading climate policy researchers, Kevin Anderson, has concluded we need a planned economic contraction if we are to have any chance of avoiding catastrophic climate change.
A leading economist advising on climate policy, Terry Barker, has suggested that the global downturn could cut global greenhouse gas emissions by up to 50%.
* Is a planned or unplanned economic contraction our best hope of achieving climate safety?
* Should we be focusing on demand management policies and move to a steady-state economy as soon as possible?
* If so, is carbon rationing the best and fairest tool for swift action on climate change?
* What does the UK need to do right now to start leading from the front and change the game at the UN talks in Copenhagen later this year?
* When will the UK realize that we have an offshore renewable energy goldmine just waiting for us to tap?
Global Downturn Could Halve Emissions
http://news.stv.tv/environment/81899-global-downturn-could-halve-co2-emissions-expert/
Eurozone and German GDP falls (The Times, 16 May 2009)
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article6297015.ece
The Case for Harnessing Renewable Energy - Tim Helweg-Larsen & Tim Holmes (The Ecologist, April 2009)
http://www.theecologist.org/pages/archive_detail.asp?content_id=2213
Public Interest Research Centre
http://pirc.info
Grazzy Noel
http://www.myspace.com/lecirquetrilogy
The Trial of Shell vs. Ken Saro-Wiwa (New York, May 2009)
http://www.shellguilty.com
Shell to Sea
http://www.corribsos.com
A leading economist advising on climate policy, Terry Barker, has suggested that the global downturn could cut global greenhouse gas emissions by up to 50%.
* Is a planned or unplanned economic contraction our best hope of achieving climate safety?
* Should we be focusing on demand management policies and move to a steady-state economy as soon as possible?
* If so, is carbon rationing the best and fairest tool for swift action on climate change?
* What does the UK need to do right now to start leading from the front and change the game at the UN talks in Copenhagen later this year?
* When will the UK realize that we have an offshore renewable energy goldmine just waiting for us to tap?
Global Downturn Could Halve Emissions

Eurozone and German GDP falls (The Times, 16 May 2009)

The Case for Harnessing Renewable Energy - Tim Helweg-Larsen & Tim Holmes (The Ecologist, April 2009)

Public Interest Research Centre

Grazzy Noel

The Trial of Shell vs. Ken Saro-Wiwa (New York, May 2009)

Shell to Sea

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