Date:16 Feb 2010
Time:18:30 - 20:00
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Contact:campaign@actionaid.org
Location:London Transport Museum, Covent Garden
Full Address:39 Wellington Street, London WC2E 7BB
Description:
Action Aid's debate will bring together scientists, academics, journalists, politicians, influential thinkers and bloggers to battle over biofuels. The event will be chaired by Ben Webster, Environment Editor at The Times. The panel of experts includes:
- Greg Archer, Managing Director of the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership and co-author of the Gallagher review
- Professor Keith Smith, Senior Honorary Professional Fellow at the University of Edinburgh
- Richard Stark, Head of Commercial Development, British Sugar plc
- Tim Rice, Biofuel Policy Officer for ActionAid UK
- Amancay Colque, Founder of the Bolivia Solidarity Campaign
Action Aid's panelists at The Big Biofuel Debate will be asking questions at the heart of the controversy over the use of biofuels: Are biofuels the panacea to our climate ills or actually more polluting than the fossil fuels they were designed to replace? Have they been responsible for the hike in food prices or have they been falsely blamed?
The event aims to provoke and engage people from all sides of the argument as they seriously consider the solutions biofuels offer as well as the problems they pose. The Big Biofuel Debate takes place at the London Transport Museum on 16 February 2010 at 6.30pm.
Places are free of charge, but strictly limited: email campaign@actionaid.org to reserve your seat.