London Programme
Programme for 13 March 2008, Royal Society
0930 Welcome address
Lord Rees, President, The Royal Society
0935 Introduction to the Leverhulme Symposium
Professor Harry Elderfield, University of Cambridge
0945 Session 1: New Insights on Climate Change
Chair: Dr Emily Shuckburgh, British Antarctic Survey
Abrupt climate change and our future
Professor Lonnie Thompson, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, USA (given by his colleague Mary Davis)
Modelling the role of human forcings and natural feedbacks in Earth's changing climate
Professor Peter Cox, University of Exeter, UK
Chair: Dr Emily Shuckburgh, British Antarctic Survey
Abrupt climate change and our future
Professor Lonnie Thompson, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, USA (given by his colleague Mary Davis)
Modelling the role of human forcings and natural feedbacks in Earth's changing climate
Professor Peter Cox, University of Exeter, UK
Lessons from the past concerning our climatic future
Professor Jess Adkins, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
1045 Coffee
Science Highlights/Press Briefing
1115 Session 2: Six Themes in Climate Change
Chair: Professor Harry Elderfield, University of Cambridge
Ice sheets
Professor Julian Dowdeswell, University of Cambridge
Professor Jess Adkins, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
1045 Coffee
Science Highlights/Press Briefing
1115 Session 2: Six Themes in Climate Change
Chair: Professor Harry Elderfield, University of Cambridge
Ice sheets
Professor Julian Dowdeswell, University of Cambridge
Atmospheric composition and circulation
Dr Gavin Schmidt, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, New York, USA
Ocean circulation
Professor Edouard Bard, Collège de France, Aix-en-Provence, France
Rapid climate change
Professor Gerard Roe, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
1245 Lunch, Displays & Exhibits
1415 Science and Policy panels
Chair: Professor Mike Bickle, University of Cambridge
1415 Session 3: Lessons from the Past to Inform the Future
Chair: Roger Harrabin, BBC
Professor Inez Fung, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Sir Brian Hoskins, Grantham Institute for Climate Change, Imperial College London, UK
Dr Valérie Masson-Delmotte, Laboratory of Sciences of the Climate & Environment, France
Chair: Roger Harrabin, BBC
Professor Inez Fung, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Sir Brian Hoskins, Grantham Institute for Climate Change, Imperial College London, UK
Dr Valérie Masson-Delmotte, Laboratory of Sciences of the Climate & Environment, France
Professor John Mitchell, Met Office Hadley Centre, Exeter, UK
1515 Tea
1545 Session 4: Planning for the Future
Chair: Sir David King, Former Chief Scientific Adviser to HM Government, UK;
Director, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford, UK
Professor David Cope, Director, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
1515 Tea
1545 Session 4: Planning for the Future
Chair: Sir David King, Former Chief Scientific Adviser to HM Government, UK;
Director, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford, UK
Professor David Cope, Director, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
Sir Brian Hoskins, Grantham Institute for Climate Change, Imperial College London, UK
Professor Ian Leslie, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Cambridge
Professor Ian Leslie, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Cambridge
Dr. Jerry McManus, Woods Hole Oceanographic Instution, USA
Professor Bob Watson, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK; Chief Scientific Adviser to DEFRA
1645 Closing remarks
Sir Richard Brook, Director, Leverhulme Trust
1645 Closing remarks
Sir Richard Brook, Director, Leverhulme Trust
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