E3G

Invitation: Tom Burke lecture on Nuclear Power

By Victor Aguilera

The Environmental Law Foundation annual lecture for 2007 will be given by E3G Founding Director Tom Burke on Thursday 17 May at 6.00 pm.

The lecture will be entitled is ‘Nuclear inevitable? Policy and politics for a carbon constrained world’, and will take place at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL.

The evening will be an important opportunity to examine the issues surrounding the UK energy supply and its relevance to the challenge of climate change. Tom Burke will consider the possible ways forward that will best deliver the most sustainable approach to securing long-term energy needs for the UK. The lecture is sponsored by Themba Technology and supported by the Law Society. It will start promptly at 6.30pm, and will be followed by a reception.

Tom Burke is a hugely engaging and thought-provoking speaker. He has been a professional environmentalist for 30 years, having been the statutory advisor to the Government on biodiversity from 1999-2005, the Special Advisor to three Secretaries of State for the Environment from 1991-97, and formerly the Director of the Green Alliance and Executive Director of Friends of the Earth. Tom Burke is currently an Environmental Policy Adviser to Rio Tinto plc and a Visiting Professor at Imperial and University Colleges, London.

Attached for download is an e-flyer with details about the event. The cost is £12 (non-members), £8 (members), £5 (students/unwaged/retired). To book your place, please send your contact details and a cheque to Francesca Richards at the Environmental Law Foundation, Suite 309, 16 Baldwins Gardens, London EC1N 7RJ.