15.08.08
Tremough event to explore renewable energy

Is the Government doing enough to support developments in wind, solar and wave power? Do the new EU targets offer an opportunity for us to put the South West at the forefront of renewable energy technology? What does it mean for businesses and consumers? All this will be discussed at a free lecture, open to all, on the Tremough Campus, Penryn, on Thursday 28 August.

A series of monthly public lectures organised by the Geography Department of the University of Exeter is bringing local people together with leading experts on issues facing our planet. In the latest event in this series, which is taking place on the University's Exeter and Cornwall campuses, Dr Bridget Woodman will give her expert view of the state of the UK's renewable energy policy.

Dr Bridget Woodman, Lecturer in Energy Policy on the University of Exeter's Tremough Campus said: "The UK Government has claimed international leadership on addressing climate change. Yet it has consistently failed to deliver carbon reduction targets or encourage the widespread implementation of low carbon renewable technologies. This is not a failure of technologies but rather a government failure to create a political and business environment in which they can be deployed effectively."

Event details:

Dr Bridget Woodman: Energy Policy for a Changing Climate
Thursday 28 August, 6.30pm Tremough Campus, Penryn (Lecture Theatre A). This event is free of charge and booking is not required.

Want to understand more about this planet we call home? Interested in what makes the Earth tick? Wonder what challenges we face in the future? The University of Exeter's Geography Department invites you to find out the answers. Across its campuses in Exeter and Cornwall, the University is celebrating 2008 as the United Nation's International Year of Planet Earth and is giving a series of free evening lectures on the past, present and future of Earth.

Other events in the series:

Thursday 25 September, 6.30pm Streatham Campus, Exeter (Moot Room)
Stewart Barr: 'Doing Your Bit' - Can we change our lifestyles to help the Planet?

Thursday 30 October, 6.30pm Tremough Campus, Penryn (Lecture Theatre A)
Jasper Knight: Climate Change and Sandy Coastlines

Thursday 27 November, 6.30pm Streatham Campus, Exeter (Moot Room) 
Chris Turney: Ice, Mud and Blood - Lessons from Climates Past

Thursday 11 December, 6.30pm Tremough Campus, Penryn (Lecture Theatre A) Chris Caseldine: Iceland - living on the margin

For further information please contact Sarah Hoyle, Press Officer, University of Exeter, on 01392 262062/07989 446920 or email s.hoyle@exeter.ac.uk.

The Objective One Programme for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has invested in the Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) project, both Phase 1 and Phase 2, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF). University of Exeter is a partner of the CUC.

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