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Post Date: 26 October 2010
Climate Change: Elephants in the Room
| 9:00 - 9:20 |
Welcoming Remarks by Prof. Wei Shyy, Provost, HKUST |
| Session 1 – The Science |
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“Climate Change: Natural & Moral Imperatives”
- by Prof. James Hansen (Keynote speaker) Head, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, NASA, USA
- Moderator: Prof. Gabriel Lau, Princeton University, USA
- Discussant: Dr. Lee Boon-ying, Director, HK Observatory (on “Local and regional perspectives”)
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| 11:00 – 11:15 |
Tea Break |
| Session 2 – Population |
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“Population Trends: Numbers, Age, Urban, and the Dangers of Inequality”
- by Prof. Bill Barron, Division of Environment, HKUST
“The Anthropocene”
- by Prof. Will Steffen, Executive Director, Climate Change Institute, Australia National University, Australia
- Moderator: Prof. Alexis Lau, Division of Environment, HKUST
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| Session 3 – Consumption |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
"Consumption: Facing Up to the Elephant in The Room"
- by Mr. Martin Lees, Former Secretary General, Club of Rome, Switzerland
- Moderator: Prof. Paul Forster, Division of Environment, HKUST
- Discussants: Prof. Lam Chiu Ying, Adjunct Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong "on Urban Lifestyles", Dr. David Mole, Associate Provost, HKUST (on “University’s Role”)
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| 15:30 – 15:45 |
Tea Break |
| Session 4 - Acknowledging The Elephants In responding to climate Change |
| 15:45 – 17:30 |
- Moderator: Dr. David Mole, Associate Provost, HKUST
- Discussants: Prof. James Hansen, NASA, USA, Prof. Will Steffen, Australia National University, Mr. Martin Lees, Club of Rome, Prof. Lam Chiu Ying, Adjunct Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Overseas speakers’ participation at this conference is made possible by the funding support of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and with the assistance of Civic Exchange
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