Going beyond emissions reduction – Climate Repair
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Going beyond emissions reduction – Climate Repair
Fri, 17/01/2025 - 11:00 to 12:00
Location:
Speaker:
Dr Shaun Fitzgerald OBE
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Synopsis:
We will first discuss the state of the climate and some of the recent changes. We will look at the trend in emissions and greenhouse gas (GHG) levels, and importantly the trajectories which are now considered by the IPCC. We will then investigate options for following different trajectories. We will discuss the role of GHG removal and crucially some of the bigger opportunities which are still in a nascent state. Finally, we will also look at some approaches which could be available to stave off the worst effects of climate change whilst we scale up schemes to reduce GHGs.
Biography:
Shaun studied Engineering at the University of Cambridge before joining the faculty at Stanford University leading the Geothermal Program. He returned to Cambridge in 2000 and in 2006 founded and led Breathing Buildings, a low energy hybrid ventilation company. He took up the position as Director of The Royal Institution in 2018 and in 2020 was appointed Director of the Centre for Climate Repair at the University of Cambridge. In 2023 he as was also appointed Director of Research for Cambridge Zero. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and in early 2023 Shaun was appointed by the UNFCCC Supervisory Body to serve as a Methodologies Expert on the Roster of Experts. He was awarded an OBE in 2021.