The meeting was advertised on  http://www.sheffieldclimatealliance.net/ with the following text:

It is time to talk about Carbon, we have:

* 400ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere

* CO2 rising exponentially (see 1 below)

* Potential temperature rise of 4 to 6 degrees

* Threat of financial bust from £4 trillion invested in un-burnable carbon (see 2 below)

* The potential to add 6000 climate jobs and £300 milliom a year to Sheffield’s economy if we invest in low-carbon (see 3 below)

Speakers

Dr. John Broderick:

From Tyndall Climate Centre at Manchester University, presenting current emissions trends, likely impacts and the action required to avoid them.  http://www.mace.manchester.ac.uk/our-research/centres-institutes/tyndall-manchester/


Prof. Andrew Gouldson:

An author of The Economies of Low Carbon Cities: a Mini-Stern Review for Sheffield City Region from The Centre for Low Carbon Futures.  http://www.lowcarbonfutures.org/


1.  http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/apr/19/carbon-bubble-financial-crash-crisis?INTCMP=SRCH

2. ‘The Burning Question: we can’t burn half the world’s oil, coal and gas, so how are we going to quit?’ Mike Berners-Lee and Duncan Clark. Profile Books 2013

3. The mini-Stern Review for Sheffield City Region is available at:  http://www.lowcarbonfutures.org/low-carbon-cities