Lecture, Barnard's Inn Hall, Tuesday, 26 Nov 2024 - 18:00

Houston, We Have a Problem: How the Fossil Fuel Industry is Risking Our Future and Your Pension

Oil field machinery,  silhouetted against sunset

When oil and gas industry leaders flew into Houston for CERAWeek 2024, oil was over $80 per barrel and demand higher than ever. There was little discussion of “transitioning away from fossil fuels” as agreed at COP28 in Dubai.

In the run-up to COP29, this lecture argues for a change in the narrative, so those with the ability and resources to solve the climate problem have less incentive to shuffle responsibility onto ordinary people who do not.

Professor Myles Allen

Professor Myles Allen

Frank Jackson Foundation Professor of the Environment

Professor Myles Allen took his first degree in Physics and Philosophy, followed by a doctorate in Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, both at the University...

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