Anti-globalisation activists and proponents of economic growth will be battling it out over climate change at a free event organised by the World Development Movement. The debate, which will also be streamed live on the web, will examine whether economic growth and big business have a positive role to play in tackling climate change.
Extolling the virtues of economic growth is the well-known commentator Claire Fox, director of the Institute of Ideas and John Redwood MP. On the opposing side are Caroline Lucas MEP, Peter Hardstaff from the World Development Movement and Walden Bello from Focus on the Global South. Both John Redwood MP and Patrick Bond, a South African activist and writer are giving their thoughts in pre-recorded interviews.
The conference will be streamed live onto the internet giving people at home the opportunity to watch and ask questions on line.
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Panel - Claire Fox, Institute of Ideas; Caroline Lucas, MEP; Walden Bello, Focus on the Global South; Peter Hardstaff, World Development Movement
Chair - Stewart Wallis, New Economics Foundation
Video contributions include - John Redwood, MP; KT Tunstall, singer; Rob Newman, writer and activist; Leo Murray, Plane Stupid; and many more.
London 8 May 7.30 - 9.30pm Amnesty International Human Rights Action centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA
To find out more, please go to www.wdm.org.uk/heat
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