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SUMMARY:Can Future Energy Needs be met Sustainably? - Professor Sir Chris 
 Llewellyn Smith
DTSTART:20170314T200000Z
DTEND:20170314T213000Z
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CONTACT:Benjamin Beresford-Jones
DESCRIPTION:Global energy consumption is increasing rapidly and with it th
 e\nenergy provided by burning fossil fuels. This is unsustainable and\ndec
 arbonisation is imperative to reduce air pollution\, rebalance relations\n
 between oil producing and importing countries\, and to moderate climate ch
 ange. Unfortunately\, with today’s technology\, it is probably impossibl
 e to acheive this at a price society will be willing to pay. Professor Sir
  Chris Llewellyn Smith\, ex-Director General of CERN\, will review progres
 s in\ndecarbonisation\, and later discuss the technical\, economic and pol
 itical\nchallenges that will have to be met in order to meet future needs 
 sustainably.\n\nAbout the speaker:\nProfessor Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith FR
 S is President of the Council of Synchrotron-light for Experimental Scienc
 e and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME)\, as well as Director of En
 ergy Research at Oxford University. He is interested in all aspects of ene
 rgy supply and demand\, particularly in energy systems and their resilienc
 e\, and the challenges it proposes. Professor Llewellyn Smith has chaired 
 the Council of the world fusion energy project ITER\, directed the UK's fu
 sion programme\, and served as Provost and President of University College
 \, Oxford. His scientific contributions and leadership have been recognise
 d by awards and honours world-wide\, including\, most recently\, the Royal
  Society’s Medal in 2015.\n\nFree for members\, £3 for non-members. Mem
 bership can be purchased on the door for £12.
LOCATION:Department of Pharmacology Lecture Theatre\, Tennis Court Road
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