Campaign against Climate Change

During Week 9 of term at LSE, world leaders will meet in Bali to discuss reducing global greenhouse gas emissions and the LSESU will be running a week of events - free and open to all - in the run up to the Saturday 8th December worldwide climate change demonstrations to raise awareness of and promote action for a low carbon world!

Climate change is the greatest threat facing mankind and challenges everything we assume about the way we organise society.

***SATURDAY 8TH DECEMBER: National Campaign against Climate Change Demonstration in London - Assemble at Houghton Street, 11.30am***

Last year's march was the biggest environmental march in British and world history, forcing government to enact legislation on climate change. This year, tens of thousands will gather to call for meaningful action from world governments on climate change! Meet on Houghton Street at 11.30am to go along with the LSE contingent!

***THROUGHOUT THE WEEK: A SERIES OF EVENTS, INCLUDING:***

***MONDAY 3RD DECEMBER: Can We Reduce Global Emissions without Hurting the Poor? The Contraction and Convergence Model, 7pm, New Theatre***

Speaker: Aubrey Meyer, Director of the Global Commons Institute and pioneer of the Contraction and Convergence Model

***TUESDAY 4TH DECEMBER: Biofuels - Practical Solution or New Problem? Film and Discussion, 3pm, H104***

Speaker: Andrew Boswell, Biofuelwatch

***TUESDAY 4TH DECEMBER: Direct Action, Campaigning or Lobbying - Which Is the Best Tactic for Making a Difference?, 7pm, D602***

Speakers: Malcolm Carroll, Climate Camp activist; Phill Thornhill, founder of Campaign against Climate Change; and more!

***WEDNESDAY 5TH DECEMBER: Trip to BedZED Zero Carbon Development with LSESU Oikos London Society, Meeting 12.45pm at Victoria Station, Tickets Cost £12***

Email su.soc.oikoslondon@lse.ac.uk for more information about their trip to a zero carbon housing development!

***WEDNESDAY 5TH DECEMBER: 'An Inconvenient Truth' - Film Showing Powered by Bikes!, from 7pm in The Quad***

A showing of Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Truth' powered by bikes, courtesy of the Magnificent Revolutionary Cycling Cinema! With refreshments.

***THURSDAY 6TH DECEMBER: Tomorrow's Buildings - Can Eco-Buildings Become the Affordable Solution?, 2pm, G108***

Speakers: Donnachadh McCarthy, author of 'Saving the Planet Without Costing the Earth', environmental auditor at 3 Acorns Environmental Transformations and owner of the first private home in London to export solar electricity to London Electricity!

Wil Anderson, Designer and Builder of 'The Tree House' in Clapham (www.treehouseclapham.org.uk)

***THURSDAY 6TH DECEMBER: Time to Ditch Kyoto – Radically Rethinking Climate Policy, 7pm, D302***

Speaker: Prof. Gwyn Prins, Director of LSE Mackinder Centre, former Security Consultant to the Hadley Centre for Climate Research & Prediction at the Met Office, author of 'Time to Ditch Kyoto' article in Nature (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v449/n7165/full/449973a.html)

***FRIDAY 7TH DECEMBER: Day of Climate Action!***

For the end of the week, there will be banner making sessions for the Saturday demonstration and a drive for petition signatures and RAG collections - before we present the petition to the school and total up the amount of money raised!

THROUGHOUT THE WEEK: CHECK OUT THE STALLS ***ON HOUGHTON STREET, SIGN THE PETITION FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY, RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY AND EAT ORGANIC FOOD!***

A petition will be available all week on Houghton Street gathering signatures to call on the school to follow the example of Oxford and elsewhere to switch to 100% renewable electricity on campus and in halls - please sign it! And, while you're at it, check out the stalls run by various societies on Houghton Street and donate money to environmental charities as part of LSESU Raising and Giving (RAG) collections! And after that, look out for organic food options in the Brunch Bowl and The Quad!

EMAIL SU.ENVIRONMENT@LSE.AC.UK FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER TO GET INVOLVED!

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