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CLIMATE JUSTICE, SOCIAL JUSTICE
Date:
Sunday 13th August 2006
Time: 2.15pm to 4.45pm
Venue: 4nd Floor, Muslim World League, 46 Goodge Street, London, W1T 4LU (entrance on the corner of Charlotte Street); Nearest Tube: Goodge Street (Northern Line)
Guest Speaker:
Dr Robin Stott (London Sustainable Development Commission)
Climate change is not only an environmental issue, but is also an issue about justice. Climate change impacts look set to hit the poor the hardest, within which much of the Muslim world also sits, yet it is the richer more industrialised countries that pollute the most. Simultaneously, climate solutions which ignore or worsen inequalities between the rich and the poor are not solutions that can be considered just or sustainable. So, what kind of solution does capture these qualities? Is there a solution that encompasses both precaution and equity? And how can the historical ecological debt owed to poorer countries be recognised and balanced? Come and join us for what promises to be an informative and engaging discussion on an issue that humanity has no choice, but to confront. There will also be a chance to hear about past and upcoming environmental activities LINE is involved with.
About the speaker:
Robin worked as a consultant physician at Lewisham Hospital for more than 20 years, and has held board level positions at various London hospitals as well as with the International Physicians for the Prevention of nuclear war, and its UK affiliate Medact. He is presently sustainability advisor to the Mayor of Lewisham, and is a member of the London Sustainable Development Commission. He has also been trained in traditional Chinese medicine.
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