The University of Warwick is bringing together world-leading academics from a wide range of disciplines who are actively researching areas critical to the COP summit.
Press ReleaseLink opens in a new window and Photo Gallery Link opens in a new windowfrom the event

The event, held at The Shard on 12 September (5-8pm) will be hosted by Professor Elena Korosteleva, Director of Warwick’s Institute for Global Sustainable Development. Elena witnessed the tragic recent wildfires in Rhodes and helped to put out the flames with local residents.

The six research areas of discussion include:

• Unplugging The Grid –energy geo-politics, the cost of unplugging households from the grid and the potential mortgage timebomb that could be triggered.

• Changing Minds, Changing Behaviours – how behavioural science has allowed multinational corporations and governments to shift the focus on environmental change from regulation and policy to individual responsibility. How to use 'nudge theory' more effectively to help us adopt a more sustainable lifestyle. Reducing the environmental impact of filmmaking.

• The Green Revolution – advances in batteries, power storage, battery recycling, and training green collar workers. How companies can become totally net zero, with their supply chain and customers, revolutionising the whole chain.

• Human needs in the climate crisis – water security, sustainable transport planning, sustainable cities, the spread of disease as vector habitats shift position, how industry complies with sanitation and hygiene protocols.

• The Race for Space – Using technology to meet our green energy needs. Beaming solar power back to Earth, reducing space junk and harvesting solar power for sustainable space travel.

• Climate Justice –food security, preserving grasslands, and how countries, regions and companies can transparently measure social and environmental impacts. Encouraging company use of climate risk and impact management practices in investment.

There will be four Ted-style talks (6-8 mins) from key academics outlining the latest climate change and sustainability research, followed by breakout sessions for individual meetings between academics and journalists on topics you feel will be most useful.