Having the “proof of principle” that industry can change the climate, the folks who caused the problem are proposing new technological solutions. Unfortunately, there is no "proof of principle" that they can do it right.
Pat Mooney, author and award-winning director of ETC Group, will provide an overview of the politics behind some of the most critical issues facing the planet today: unsustainable agriculture, corporate concentration in the life industries and geoengineering. The lecture is titled, The Jack Nissenson Dialogue on The Politics of Climate Change: Climate Technofixes: Rio +20 or Silent Spring -50.
When: Wednesday, February 8, 2012, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Where: Room H-767, Henry F. Hall Building (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.), Sir George Williams Campus
Commentators:
• Desirée McGraw (Co-founder, Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project in Canada and Canadian delegate to the Rio Earth Summit)
• William Marsden (Author of Fools Rule: Inside the Failed Politics of Climate Change)
• Patrick Bonin (Association québécoise de lutte contre la pollution atmosphérique (AQLPA))
Moderator:
• Diana Bronson (Programme Manager, ETC Group)
The event is free of charge and open to the public. For further information, call 514-848-8707 or visit the Polanyi Institute website.
Related links:
• Polanyi Institute site
