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BEYOND APOCALYPSE  

Can scientist , businessmen , politicians and humanists save the world?
8 oktober 2007 
James Lovelock seminar on creative adaptation to climate change

Conventional perceptions of adaptation to climate change emphasize the role of innovation in science and technology. But the new challenges demand a much broader creative effort, one which would include radical rethinking of the existing models of business, politics, social institutions, education, media and modes of ethical conduct.

The second James Lovelock Seminar in 2007 invites leading world experts in science, technology, the social science and the humanities ,as well as policy makers and business leaders , to outline possible scenarios of adaptation to the climate challenge.
   

The Natural Scientists' Panel 

What challenges are we facing? 
The likelihood of various outcomes.
 Do we have solutions?

 
Sir Crispin Tickell ,former British Permanent Representative to the  UN Security Council, specialist on climate change, Prof. Richard Klein ,Stockholm Enviroment Institute, Prof. James Lovelock , Arne Naess Chair, SUM/ Green College , Oxford University, Chair: Prof. Dag Hessen, Center for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo and Prof. Ken Caldeira , Stanford University School of Earth Sciences/ Carniege Institution of Washington, Departament of Global Ecology.
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The Decision Makers' Panel 

How do we meet the challenges from the policy makers and indutrialist point of view? Worst case/better case scenarios.

Prof. Luiz Gylvan Meira Filho , Institute for Advance Studies , Sao Paulo, Nigel Lawson , member of the House of Lords, former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretray of State for Energy , Writer, Dr Kilaprati Ramakrishna, Policy Advisor, Exxecutive Director's Office , UNEP,Prof. Harald Sverdrup , Biogeochemistry Group, University of Lund, Karin Irvin , Member of Norwegian Parlament( Labour), Ole-Kristian Bærvarh, Vice President Wilhelsem Group Shipping, Dag Arne Kristense, Director DnB NOR, Elin Merete Myrmel-Johansen, Director Storebrand, Jan Olav Willums, Ceo Thinks cars, Chair. Prof. Atle Midttun , Norwegian School of Management.

The Humanists' Panel

Do the humanities and the social sciences have any role to play? Scenarios of Apocalypses and "Promised lands"

Dr Suruchi Bhadwal , Center for Global Enviroment Research, New Delhi,Architect Frederica Miller , Gaia Arkitekter, Oslo, Prof. Paul Mbatia, University of Nairobi, Dept. of Sociology, Prof Tom R. Burns, Stanforf University/ Uppsala University, Dept of Sociology,Dr. John Ralston, writer,essayist, Dr. Stephan Harding, Arne Naess Chair, SUM/ Schumacher College. Chair: Prof .Nina Witoszek,SUM,University of Oslo.

The seminar is arranged by the Centre for Development and Enviroment ( SUM) at the University of Oslo in partnership with the Centre for Corporate Responsability at the Norwegian School of Management ( BI)