We, the weather makers

'The Democracy Club'
We, the Weather Makers a discussion of the implications of climate change
for political economy and democracy

Tuesday, March 20th, 6pm.
The Westminster Forum
Centre for the Study of Democracy
University of Westminster.
32-38 Wells Street, 5th Floor
London, W1T 3UW.

Tim Flannery's award winning, accessible book 'The Weather Makers: the history and future impact of climate change', will form the starting point for our discussion, which shall consider the following questions:

* Is our political-economic system capable of addressing climate change?

* What new kinds of political and economic decision-making are required?

* Where does an issue such as climate change leave the principle upheld by
many of the 'sovereignty of the consumer'?

* Does 'risk society' really leave us in a new political era?

Our speakers are from three different departments of the University of Westminster:

Professor David Henderson
Visiting professor at the Westminster business school and former Chief Economist at the OECD. He has recently published a critique of corporate social responsibility, entitled *Misguided Virtue,*

Dr Neil Strachan, Senior Research Fellow, The Environment Group, Policy Studies Institute

with an introduction from Professor John Keane, Centre for the Study of Democracy.

Some praise for Flannery's book:

"This is the book the world has been waiting for and needing for decades. At last, a book that sets out, for the general public, the irrefutable evidence that climate change is already happening, and we need to become very serious about it fast." Professor Peter Singer, internationally renowned author and ethicist

"Of the doomsday clocks ticking toward midnight, climate change is the most fearful. To learn what is known, one cannot do better than read Tim Flannery's eloquent and authoritative account in The Weather Makers. Understanding is the first step toward salvation." John Polanyi, Nobel Laureate

This meeting is open to the public. Admission free

* The Democracy Club