Creating a Sustainable Future | Do you care about the planet and humanity’s future?

Online Event | Saturday 25 September | From 10am BST or access on-demand

Saturday 25 September 2021 | 10am - 5pm and On-demand  Join us next Saturday for a day of inspiring online talks and discussion with scientists and thinkers at the forefront of research.  Global warming is the greatest existential challenge of our age, requiring massive societal changes to mitigate and adapt to it. Time is fast running out to do that. Hear what we must do to create a sustainable future and about the science and technology enabling it to happen. New Scientist’s Creating a Sustainable Future event is for everyone who cares about the planet and humanity’s future. FIND OUT MORE | REGISTER NOW THREE STAGES OF INCREDIBLE TALK, DISCUSSION AND DEBATE Hear what a sustainable future will look like from the world’s leading researchers on the main stage What would a successful COP26 look like? Q&A with Christiana Figueres and Adam Vaughan Join internationally recognised leader on global climate change, Christiana Figueres in conversation with New Scientist Chief Reporter Adam Vaughan, as he asks what are the big things that need to happen in advance of the summit to make a successful outcome more likely? Should there be a new climate plan from China? And what are the key issues the summit needs to make progress on: the emissions gap; finance; the Paris rulebook? What are the big steps we need to see beyond what the governments agree? And can we really keep 1.5⁰C alive, as the hosts hope? FIND OUT MORE | REGISTER NOW Christiana Figueres, Founding Partner, Global Optimism  ALSO ON THE MAIN STAGE  How to Save the Planet     Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science, University College London Fusion: Science Today - sustainable energy tomorrow Nick Walkden, Head of the Executive Office, UK Atomic Energy Authority              39 Ways to Save the Planet Tom Heap, Freelance Journalist and Author Find out how to tackle sources of emissions from transport, buildings, energy production and farming on the Path to Net Zero stage Net Zero Buildings With the scale of extreme weather we have seen over the past years, 'net-zero' became high priority for policy makers. Achieving a balance, between the carbon emitted and removed from the atmosphere requires strategic planning. Reducing emissions from commercial and residential sectors proved to largely challenged. This talk discusses barriers and ways to scale up 'net-zero' carbon buildings including life cycle and operational emissions; how to reduce embodied carbon and energy demand; emphasises the role of regulations; the need of intelligent Circular Economy strategies and pathway approaches which private sector building developers and managers could adopt to satisfy end users. FIND OUT MORE | REGISTER NOW Catalina Spataru, Head and Director of Islands Laboratory, UCL Energy Institute ALSO ON THE PATH TO NET ZERO STAGE Re-thinking the Zero Carbon Transition Nick Eyre, Director, Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions   BT’s Smarter Living Challenge Julia Denham, Environmental Sustainability Manager, BT & Jess Wiles, Senior Creative Partner, Hubbub   How to Decarbonise Shipping Tristan Smith, Associate professor, UCL Discover inspiring ways to restore the environment and how you can lead your greenest life on the People and Planet stage How do different foods contribute to climate change?  Food currently causes about a quarter of all climate change, and this is set to rise. However, different foods cause very different climate impacts, for example a steak dinner causes over twenty times the impact of a beans and potato dinner. Sarah Bridle, author of Food and Climate Change - Without the Hot Air, talks about how different food choices contribute to climate change and what you can do about it.    FIND OUT MORE | REGISTER NOW Sarah Bridle, Professor of Food, Climate and Society, University of York  ALSO ON THE PEOPLE AND PLANET STAGE  Nine Harvests to Restore the Earth Sean Westcott, Senior Vice President R&D, Pepsico Hopes and Challenges for Seagrass Conservation Benjamin Jones, Director, Project Seagrass Restoring the Atmosphere   Rob Jackson, Douglas Provostial Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University Your ticket to Creating a Sustainable Future gives you the opportunity join us live on Saturday and also access the talks on-demand. Re-watch your favourite sessions and catch up on talks that you missed for up to six months.  FIND OUT MORE | REGISTER NOW Sponsors  This email has been sent to submitpostforlive@gmail.com UNSUBSCRIBE from the New Scientist Events emails   MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT to select which emails you receive PRIVACY POLICY CONTACT US   Disclaimer This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) ("Intended Recipient") to whom it is addressed. It may contain information which is privileged and confidential. Accordingly any dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this message or any of its content by any person other than the Intended Recipient may constitute a breach of civil or criminal law and is strictly prohibited. If you are not the Intended Recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible.   We and our third party service providers may use cookies and other web technologies in conjunction with this email. 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