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
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
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