Research Operations Office

Cambridge Environmental Initiative: Towards a Sustainable Earth

A one-day seminar held at the University of Cambridge on 8 December 2004.

Presentations

Here are the presentations from the day that we have available for download:

Oil and Gas (no presentation available)
Professor Andy Woods (BP Institute)
Alternative fuels
Professor Allan Hayhurst (Chemical Engineering)
Nuclear energy
Dr William Nuttall (Judge Institute)
Nuclear waste management
Dr Simon Redfern (Earth Sciences)
Low carbon energy systems: carbon trading
Professor Michael Grubb (Economics)
Large infrastructure projects
Professor Peter Guthrie (Engineering)
Designing for sustainability
Dr Koen Steemers (Architecture)
Sustainable manufacturing
Dr Julian Allwood (Engineering)
Contaminated land and waste re-use
Dr Abir Al-Tabbaa (Engineering)
Climate variations
Professor Hans Graf (Geography)
Atmospheric dynamics
Professor Peter Haynes (Mathematics)
Atmospheric chemistry
Dr Neil Harris (Chemistry)
Climate change and air quality
Professor Rex Britter (Engineering)
Developing markets for conservation
Dr Andreas Kontoleon (Land Economy)
The economics of climate change
Dr Jonathon Kohler (Economics)
Planning and coastal change: lessons from Venice
Dr Tom Spencer (Geography)
Research and policy: making a difference? (no presentation available)
Dr Susan Owens (Geography)

Summary

Professor Ekhard Salje (chairman of the Cambridge Environmental Initiative), Professor Alison Richard (Vice Chancellor), Professor Sir David King (Chief Scientific Advisor to HM Government) and Dr Aled Jones (Corporate Liaison Office) celebrate the launch of the Cambridge Environmental Initiative at the Horizon event.

Environmental Initiatives focussed on four themes: provision of sustainable energy, sustainable engineering, climate change and environmental planning, illustrating the variety of work carried out at Cambridge in this field.

Throughout the day and over dinner at St John's College, delegates haqd the opportunity to meet with industry leaders and the University's academic experts to debate and discuss ideas generated during the seminars. Delegates were addressed after dinner by Professor Sir David King, Chief Scientific Advisor to H. M. Government and Head of the Office of Science and Technology.

The audience
This event was open to global and 'Cambridge Phenomenon' companies alike. Previous Horizon events have included senior delegates from companies such as the BBC, Canon, IBM, Intel, Texas Instruments and Vodafone.