[SGRupdate] News from SGR - October 2017

[Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR)]

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News from Scientists for Global Responsibility - October 2017

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Contents:
* SGR's 25th anniversary conference - Creating a better world
* Cars and climate change: decarbonising passenger road transport
* SGR welcomes award of Nobel Peace Prize 2017
* New Scientist Live sponsored by arms and fossil fuel corporations


* Creating a better world: Some lessons for the next 25 years

SGR's 25th anniversary conference

Saturday 28 October 2017

The Gallery, Farringdon, London, UK

- Last chance for earlybird tickets! -

Speakers include:
Andrew Simms, New Weather Institute
Dr Philip Webber, SGR

With the world facing heightened risks of nuclear war, the growing threat of
severe climate change, and numerous other major problems, fears are once again
growing for our future. Yet a look at evidence from history, science and
technology provides lessons for how rapid positive changes could take place in
our society. SGR's 25th anniversary conference will draw upon some of the
latest research to look at what could be achieved in the not-so-distant
future.

For more details and to register, see:
http://www.sgr.org.uk/events/creating-better-world


* Cars and climate change: decarbonising passenger road transport

Dr Rachel Freeman, University of Manchester, looks at why reducing carbon
emissions in the UK transport sector is only happening very slowly, and how it
can be sped up.

Article:
http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/cars-and-climate-change-decarbonising-passenger-road-transport


* SGR welcomes award of Nobel Peace Prize 2017

This year's recipient is the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
(ICAN), of which SGR is a partner organisation.

Media release:
http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/sgr-welcomes-award-nobel-peace-prize-2017


* New Scientist Live sponsored by arms and fossil fuel corporations

With 'New Scientist Live' being sponsored this year by Shell and BAE Systems,
SGR has joined other campaign organisations in calling for them not to take
sponsorship from the arms and fossil fuel industries in future.

Joint statement:
http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/new-scientist-live-sponsored-arms-and-fossil-fuel-corporations


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