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SUMMARY:What if science doesn't save the world? Energy security in crisis 
 - David MacKay (chair)\, Jonathan David\, Pierre Noel\, and Andrew Woods
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DESCRIPTION:What will it take to keep the lights turned on?\n\nContinuing 
 our lecture series for 2008\, The Triple Helix Cambridge\n(www.camtriplehe
 lix.com) presents:\n\n*WHAT IF SCIENCE DOESN'T SAVE THE WORLD?: Energy Sec
 urity in Crisis*\n\nIn our second event of the term\, join our expert spea
 ker panel to discuss\nissues surrounding energy security\, the current pol
 itical and economic\nclimate\, and what the future holds for this issue! A
 re we heading for\nglobal catastrophe or is it all under control? What abo
 ut countries that\nneed to develop?\n\nWith key players and priorites cons
 tantly shifting\, can science and\ntechnology secure our energy supply whi
 le permitting sustainable\ndevelopment for the third world? More important
 ly\, can we simultaneously\nsave the planet from climate change catastroph
 e? Is there even a crisis or\nis it all a lot of hot air?\n\nAnswering the
 se questions requires consideration of complex economic and\npolitical fac
 tors alongside the technological possibilities. Join prominent\nfigures fr
 om industry and academia to get the low down on all aspects of\nthis impor
 tant and topical issue. Chaired by Professor David MacKay\n(Department of 
 Physics)\, our panel includes:\n\nJonathan Davis - Director\, Energy\, Inf
 rastructure and Utilities\nbusiness group\, Deloitte & Touche LLP\n\nDr Pi
 erre Noel - Research Associate\, Cambridge Electricity Policy\nResearch Gr
 oup and Acting Director\, Electricity Policy Research Forum\n\nProfessor A
 ndrew Woods - Head of the BP Institute for Multiphase Flow\nand BP Profess
 or\n\nFollowing a short presentation from each speaker\, the floor will be
  open to\nyou so we invite you to come and express your questions and view
 s!\n\n\n
LOCATION:Pharmacology Lecture Theatre\, Department of Pharmacology\, Tenni
 s Court Road
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