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Scottish Local Centre

VIRTUAL | Building And Informing Climate Resilience Near You

DATE

Tuesday 23 November 2021
18:00 - 19:00

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LOCATION

Virtual Meeting

Title change from: Towards a Zero Carbon Budget

SPEAKER: Professor Andrew Millar FRS FRSE champions the use of evidence to inform policymaking, as Chief Scientific Advisor for the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to Scottish Government. Andrew was trained at the University of Cambridge and the Rockefeller University in New York. His previous research discovered the 24-hour clockwork mechanism in plants, and his current work at the University of Edinburgh studies science for policy and helps researchers to share data more openly. He serves on the Council of UKRI-BBSRC, the UK's main funder of bioscience research, and participated in the COP26 conference in Glasgow.

ABSTRACT: Globally, climate change has warmed the planet more than 1.1ºC and governments are focussed on stopping the process. I will discuss the challenges and opportunities involved, in particular on the pathway proposed in Scotland, and the experience and results of COP26. Living with climate change, however, often means understanding and preparing for extreme weather events. That 'climate adaptation' gains less attention but can happen locally, in achievable steps that make society more resilient.

This was a 45 minute talk followed by 15 minutes for Q&A.

VIRTUAL | Building and Informing Climate Resilience Near You - Recording

Title change from: Towards a Zero Carbon Budget

SPEAKER: Professor Andrew Millar FRS FRSE champions the use of evidence to inform policymaking, as Chief Scientific Advisor for the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to Scottish Government. Andrew was trained at the University of Cambridge and the Rockefeller University in New York. His previous research discovered the 24-hour clockwork mechanism in plants, and his current work at the University of Edinburgh studies science for policy and helps researchers to share data more openly. He serves on the Council of UKRI-BBSRC, the UK's main funder of bioscience research, and participated in the COP26 conference in Glasgow.

ABSTRACT: Globally, climate change has warmed the planet more than 1.1ºC and governments are focussed on stopping the process. I will discuss the challenges and opportunities involved, in particular on the pathway proposed in Scotland, and the experience and results of COP26. Living with climate change, however, often means understanding and preparing for extreme weather events. That 'climate adaptation' gains less attention but can happen locally, in achievable steps that make society more resilient.

This was a 45 minute talk followed by 15 minutes for Q&A.

VIRTUAL | Building and Informing Climate Resilience Near You - Recording

DATE

Tuesday 23 November 2021
18:00 - 19:00

Add Event to Calendar: Google

LOCATION

Virtual Meeting
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