The United States ? Global Polluter? Kyoto and After March 1, 2006

Date: Wednesday 1 March 2006
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Old Theatre, Old Building
Speakers: Professor Robyn Eckersley, Sir Crispin Tickell
Chair: Professor Yvonne Rydin

If anything has set the United States apart from the rest of the world it has been its consistent refusal to agree to any international agreements dealing with the dangers posed by ?global warming?. Why has it taken this stance? And what does this mean for the future of international relations and the earth?

Professor Robyn Eckersley is based at the University of Melbourne. Sir Crispin Tickell is former British ambassador to the United Nations.

The next event in the series takes place on Tuesday 7 March - Abraham Lincoln and the Almost Chosen People.
This event is organised in conjunction with LSE?s Centre for Environmental Policy and Governance.

This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first serve basis.

For further information email [email protected] or phone 020 7955 6043.