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‘Copenhagen: Seal
the Deal’
Series of events held by the Aberdeen University Student Association ahead of
the United Nations Climate Change talks in Copenhagen
24th
November – 5th December 2009
From Monday, 30th November till Friday, 4th December, the 'Hub' will host an
exhibition and ‘Cycle’ to Copenhagen competition to raise awareness about the
issues surrounding the UN Copenhagen Climate Change Conference beginning on
December, 7th 2009 and the effects of climate change. We will give out tips
on how you can get active and reduce your own carbon emissions.
This way the students at Aberdeen University will join their voices with
people around the globe for a fair deal at Copenhagen, which will secure
world agreement to make effective carbon cuts and ensure environmental
justice for developing countries.
Tuesday,
24th November, 6pm, FN2 - ‘Grill the Minister: Road to Copenhagen’
Collaborative
writing: a tool for democracy - come and share your views on the key
ingredients of a global deal to limit climate change.
Students from across Britain are being asked to co-write a shared vision of
how to combat climate change for the Department of Energy & Climate
Change (DECC). Students will agree a statement of objectives (a manifesto),
by holding an online vote on the best and most useful ideas put forward.NUS
that will be published on 5 December.
A copy of the manifesto will also be presented to the Minister for Energy and
Climate Change, Ed Miliband, before he leaves for Copenhagen
Monday, 30th November, 5pm, NK6 -
‘What is at stake at Copenhagen?’
A panel discussion on what are the countries expectations from Copenhagen UN
talks on Climate Change. Speakers involved are university’s leading researchers
on Climate Change issues, namely professor Pete Smith, Dr. Michelle Pinard,
Dr. Antonio Ioris, Dr. Sarah Dalrymple, Dr. Eva Krupp,Dr. Ben Davies and
Louise Reid
Tuesday,
1st December, 7.30pm, NK1, - Age of Stupid screening, £1
New Event!!
中国和自然环境
Wednesday 2nd December, 6pm, NK1, 'China and the
Environment', public discussion
Come
to learn and share your experience and views on the role of China in fuelling
and tackling Climate Change and Environmental Destruction
More
info here
Thursday, 3rd December, 8pm,
Tunnels - ‘Reasons to celebrate’
Music event: mix of Acoustic, Eastern European, Traditional and World
Electronic Music
Saturday, 5th December, 9am,
Glasgow - The Wave Climate Change March!
Join the
Facebook group, Aberdeen is going to the Wave! £4.50 return with
Megabus!
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