From the Earth’s atmosphere, carbon dioxide was drawn down into fossil fuels over some 400 million years. But we have started releasing it again at an alarming rate: the first commercial jet ticket was only sold fifty or so years ago, and we now make over 4 billion passenger flights a year. The Earth’s atmosphere is very thin – half lies within 3 miles of its surface – and the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is rising fast. There is now no serious dispute that this is causing a rapid rise in the Earth’s temperature – and that this brings with it imminent dangers.

So what is fact, and what is fiction? What are these impacts, both here and abroad? Most importantly what does this mean to the health of peoples and nations? To the survival of individuals and our species? And what, if anything, can we within the medical profession do?

This conference is aimed at all members of the medical profession, allied health care professionals, NHS management, emergency planners and all those with an interest in the issue of climate change.

Registration required:

Yes

Free:

No