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Royal Geographical Society Forthcoming Events: Autumn 2010

Plastic pollution in the oceans 13 October, 7pm Royal Geographical Society

Our throw away society is polluting large areas of the world’s oceans with plastics, threatening marine life and food chains. How did it get there? What are the practical solutions? Is it time to re-evaluate waste as a resource?

DAVID DE ROTHSCHILD, Founder of Adventure Ecology and The Plastiki
DR SIMON BOXALL, National Oceanography Centre
PETER DAVIS, Director-General, British Plastics Federation
Chaired by DAVID SHUKMAN, BBC science and environment correspondent

Full details: http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/challenges/plastic-pollution-in-the-oceans/

Can the UK ever be sustainable? 1 December, 7.30pm Royal Geographical Society

Our way of life is placing an increasing burden on the planet, but how realistic are visions of a sustainable future? What role can business, politics and the creative industries play? With the UK aspiring to achieve more with less, who will help turn theory into practice?

SIR STUART ROSE Executive Chairman, Marks & Spencer
HILARY BENN MP, Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
ANDY HOBSBAWM, Co-Founder, Do The Green Thing

Full details: http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/focus/meet-the-panel2/

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21st Century Challenges
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
1 Kensington Gore
London SW7 2AR
Tickets line: 020 7591 3100
RGS-IBG main switchboard: 020 7591 3000

www.21stcenturychallenges.org

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