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The Living in a Low Carbon World conference is one of London’s foremost annual conferences on the climate change agenda and will be drawing on the sustainability expertise and leadership from national and international speakers. Held at the Royal Geographical Society on 17 April 2008, the one day conference will address issues in sustainable development, the built environment and tackle the challenges that government, businesses and communities alike are facing and sharing what solutions are to hand.
The debate will strive to achieve joined up thinking and assess the major reorientation of our culture, of our economies, of the systems of architectural design that we use, of the transport systems that we take for granted and the energy we consume. The event is chaired by James Naughtie, BBC Radio 4 and senior business leaders, society influencers, energy experts and transport executives are all contributing on the day including:
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Zac Goldsmith, the Ecologist
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Charlie Mayfield, Chairman, John Lewis Partnership
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Liz Peace, CEO, British Property Federation
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Dr Sultan Ahmed al Jaber, CEO Masdar, Abu Dhabi
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James Cameron, Vice Chairman, Climate Change Capital
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Adrian Wyatt, CEO Quintain Estates & Development
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Michael Roberts, Director Business Environment, CBI
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Rt Reverend Richard Chartres, Bishop of London
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Paul Everitt, CEO Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
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Sir Duncan Michael, Director of Arup Trustees Company
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Dale Vince, CEO Ecotricity
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Dr Andrew Wright, Managing Director Markets, Ofgem
The not for profit event is hosted by the Sustainable Environment Foundation, a charity founded to promote public awareness of and research into the impact of climate change on the built environment.
For further details of the event and to register please visit: http://conference.lowcarbonworld.net
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