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SUMMARY:Lessons and Hope from the Front Lines - Jeremy Leggett
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CONTACT:Chin Han
DESCRIPTION:Jeremy Leggett is a social entrepreneur and writer. He is foun
 der and a director of Solarcentury\, one of the world's most respected sol
 ar energy companies\, winner of a Queen's Award for Enterprise in Innovati
 on. He has been described in the Observer as “Britain’s most respected
  green energy boss." He is also founder and chair of SolarAid\, a charity 
 set up with Solarcentury profits\, winner of a BITC Unilever Global Develo
 pment Award. An Entrepreneur of the Year at the New Energy Awards\, he was
  the first Hillary Laureate for International Leadership in Climate Change
 . His vision is of a renaissance in civilisation aided or even triggered b
 y renewable energy and its intrinsic social benefits. Leggett has called f
 or a rapid strategic withdrawal from fossil fuels and argues that coal sho
 uld be left in the ground. He is critical of the lack of reporting by the 
 British mainstream media on the economic imperatives of climate change aba
 tement. He is also known for his support of microgeneration technology in 
 the fight to abate global warming and has spoken in depth about the great 
 dangers of allowing carbon assets to be viewed at zero risk of impairment 
 if promised action on climate change does take place.\n\nFree wine\, soft 
 drinks and vegan food will be provided - with a great opportunity for netw
 orking after the talk.\n\nAccessibility Access: There are disabled toilets
  in the Winstanley lecture theatre\, and is accessible via lift\, with spa
 ces in the lecture theatre for wheelchairs. Induction loops are also insta
 lled in the theatre.\n\nTicket page: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lesson
 s-and-hope-from-the-front-lines-tickets-90992379657
LOCATION:Winstanley Lecture Theatre - Blue Boar Court\, Trinity College  T
 rinity Street  Cambridge  CB2 1TQ
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