What sort of innovation policy is needed to meet the challenge of climate change? Desperately seeking a new transformative discourse
Fred Steward, Professor of Innovation and Sustainability, Policy Studies Institute, University of Westminster, will be giving his inaugural lecture at 6pm on Tuesday 9th February 2010.
This conference will showcase some of the best low and zero carbon projects, with a strong focus on the steps and measures taken to achieve reductions in CO2 and the impact on the construction process, providing delegates with a unique opportunity to learn from those at the leading edge of compliance with this fast approaching standard.
The Cathedral Room,
Richmond House, 79 Whitehall,
London SW1A 2NS
This years meeting will include sessions and presentations on:
1. The 2009 Heatwave - temperatures and impacts.
2. Uses of epidemiological evidence for heat-health warning systems.
3. Looking to the future. Short, medium and long term forecasts from the Met Office and an overview of the UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP).
NHS Sustainable Development 2010 - One Future, Different Paths will examine the overall Sustainable Development strategy for the NHS - an all-encompassing remit, which takes into account social, environmental and economic development - and how this interlinks with/impacts upon current Government policy to reduce the UK's carbon emissions under the Climate Change Act 2008; creating a sustainable NHS legacy for the future.
