Why Are We Waiting? The Logic, Urgency and Promise of Tackling Climate Change

Professor Lord Stern of Brentford. Chair: Professor Craig Calhoun. Wednesday 3 June 2015. Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Grantham Research @GRI_LSE
Tonight: Why are we waiting? Public lecture by Lord Stern - chaired by @craigjcalhoun http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/event/public-lecture-why-are-we-waiting-the-logic-urgency-and-promise-of-tackling-climate-change/ … @LSEpublicevents #LSEStern
Wed, Jun 03 2015 13:32:11
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#LSEStern kicks off in 15 mins. Good crowd in already. pic.twitter.com/mh6Qqf97q9
LSE Events @LSEpublicevents
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Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:16:10
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Holly Edwards @habbersmcdash
Waiting for Lord Stern's talk at LSE - looking forward to a healthy dose of climate change economics #LSEStern
Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:20:35
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— Holly Edwards (@habbersmcdash)Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:20:35
Shruti Patel @shrutis_patel
Excited to be at #LSEstern tonight #climatechange
Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:23:48
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— Shruti Patel (@shrutis_patel)Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:23:48
Clare Linton @ClareLLinton
At the #LSEStern lecture to find out why we are waiting to act on climate change
Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:30:31
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— Clare Linton (@ClareLLinton)Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:30:31
Pretty full theatre waiting for Nick Stern. #LSEStern pic.twitter.com/fXiuHroxIe
LSE Events @LSEpublicevents
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Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:32:33
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— LSE Events (@LSEpublicevents)Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:32:33
Nicholas Stern delivering his lecture on the logic, urgency and promise of tackling climate change. #LSEStern pic.twitter.com/jvoQ1hw0A3
Anders Lorenzen @Alorenzen
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Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:42:48
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— Anders Lorenzen (@Alorenzen)Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:42:48
Craig Calhoun @craigjcalhoun
Great to welcome Professor Lord Nicholas Stern to speak at LSE (and to be able to call him Nick). #LSEStern
Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:43:24
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— Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun)Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:43:24
Craig Calhoun @craigjcalhoun
Nick Stern introduces his new book: Why Are We Waiting? The Logic, Urgency, and Promise of Tackling Climate Change. #LSEStern
Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:43:55
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— Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun)Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:43:55
I'm with some of my @CCESltd colleagues at @LSEpublicevents for this talk. #LSEStern pic.twitter.com/aSEfL9Pe8z
Russ Avery @sustyruss
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Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:45:46
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Martin Siegert @mjsiegert
10 yrs since Stern Review. Climate change & our knowledge of it have changed since, as has technology and economic assessment #LSEStern
Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:46:43
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— Martin Siegert (@mjsiegert)Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:46:43
this is dust @getyourshare1
1 million people in just a year in china die alone from air pollution Lord Stern of Brentford #LSEStern
Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:46:57
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#LSEStern In the 10 yrs since Stern Review team formed, the science is more frightening but technology more promising pic.twitter.com/07EuLD6vVV
David Wood @dw2
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Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:47:10
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More understanding in last 3-4 years on deep cost of air pollution in terms of lives #LSEStern pic.twitter.com/w63CPHvWUq
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Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:47:17
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Grantham Research @GRI_LSE
Lord Stern: Climate change starts & ends with humans #LSEStern
Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:49:13
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Martin Siegert @mjsiegert
Climate change solutions concern the "management of risk" at a global scale. #LSEStern
Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:50:23
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— Martin Siegert (@mjsiegert)Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:50:23
Gaetan @GaetanMH
Prof. Lord Stern: air #pollution kills 1 million people per year in #China. 29k/year die in the UK - far more than road accidents #LSEStern
Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:50:45
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Grantham Research @GRI_LSE
Lord Stern: Climate change science shapes economics, ethics & politics #LSEStern
Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:52:09
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Grantham Research @GRI_LSE
Lord Stern: climate science poses challenges in terms of: scale, risk/uncertainty, long lags & publicness of causes & effects #LSEStern
Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:53:26
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Martin Siegert @mjsiegert
If we continue as now, global temps will likely be 5C higher, which will completely change our planet & how we live on it. #LSEStern
Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:54:06
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LSEFoundations @LSEFoundations
Lord Stern - damage from climate change intensifies as the world gets warmer #LSEStern
Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:54:36
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Grantham Research @GRI_LSE
Lord Stern: Big temp increase could potentially cause migration of 100s of millions, perhaps billions #LSEStern
Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:54:48
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— Grantham Research (@GRI_LSE)Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:54:48
Anders Lorenzen @Alorenzen
Inaction on climate change could take us to 750 PPM over the next century. #LSEStern
Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:56:03
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— Anders Lorenzen (@Alorenzen)Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:56:03
Grantham Research @GRI_LSE
Lord Stern: Delaying action on climate change increases risk & cost #LSEStern
Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:56:25
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— Grantham Research (@GRI_LSE)Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:56:25
this is dust @getyourshare1
"its not just about trying to reduce the amount of co2" Lord Stern of Brentford #LSEStern #f
Wed, Jun 03 2015 17:57:24
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