As part of a collaborative project with the University of Cambridge, Mr Al Gore will deliver two days of training programmes and evening lectures in Cambridge next week on the challenges presented by climate change.
As part of a collaborative project with the University of Cambridge, Mr Al Gore will deliver two days of training programmes and evening lectures in Cambridge next week on the challenges presented by climate change.
The former US Vice President and current climate change activist will hold two day-long sessions based on his presentation and Oscar-winning film ‘An Inconvenient Truth' on Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 March, in partnership with the University of Cambridge Programme for Industry (CPI).
The workshops will be attended by 200 leading individuals representing the business community, NGOs, higher education and schools, the media, faith groups and local communities.
These will include senior executives from companies such as Barclays Bank, BP, Johnson Matthey, Marks and Spencer and Unilever and representatives from environmental action groups such as WWF, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and the Council for the Protection of Rural England.
In addition, Mr Gore will give an address on the topical issue of climate change to an audience of around 2000, including invited guests and members of the public, at two evening lectures on Sunday 25 and Monday 26.
Cambridge Programme for Industry has been working with Al Gore to tailor the training sessions to the needs of a UK audience, building on the success of sessions that have been run in the US and Australia and using learning models that have evolved over more than a decade.
During the morning, leading climate change scientists and representatives of climate action initiatives will work with delegates. In the afternoon, trainees will work in groups on action that could be taken into their sectors and communities and the programme will conclude with presentations and discussions with Al Gore on recommended actions.
Polly Courtice, Director of CPI said, “we are honoured that Al Gore has chosen to deliver his first Climate Project training programmes in the UK with the University of Cambridge.
“Al Gore's message is that climate change is the most important issue facing the world at the moment and he offers an inspirational view of the urgent need for action.”
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