Our speakers and workshop leaders for the day have extensive knowledge of the issues of climate change and are drawn from the fields of science, theology, social activism and practical experience.
Keynote Speakers
Rev Dr Lance Stone
What does it mean to have Christian faith in a world moving into crisis?
Lance was tutor of pastoral theology at Westminster College, Cambridge and is currently minister of Emmanuel and Cherry Hinton Road United Reformed Churches.
Rev Dr Malcolm Brown
Climate change and political action: what is our Christian responsibility?
Malcolm served in the Cambridge Theological Federation, and is currently Head of Mission and Public Affairs Division of the Anglican Archbishop's Council.
Fabiola Blum
Climate change - how can the Church challenge society?
Fabiola is a Catholic/Methodist layperson with a background in environmental science and policy, currently working as biodiversity partnership co-ordinator for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Workshop Leaders
Dr Keith Tovey
Renewable energy sources
Keith is a reader in Environmental Sciences at University of East Anglia and Lay Chairman of Norwich East Deanery.
Rev Nigel Cooper
Climate change and biblical themes of apocalypse
Nigel is the chaplain of Anglia Ruskin University and co-ordinator of 'Eco-congregation.'
Ruth Levine
Themes of climate change within Christian worship
Ruth is a Methodist layperson active in peace and justice issues, and works in education research.
Dr Hilary Marlow
The Bible and our response to climate change
Hilary has a PhD on reading the Old Testament prophets in the light of contemporary environmental ethics. She has a particular interest in religious motivations for environmental concern and for the past ten years has been involved in the Christian environmental charity, A Rocha.
Gillian Damerell
The science of climate change: an update for beginners
Gillian is a physicist who is moving into a PhD in oceanography via postgraduate studies in climate change science and policy. She admits to being an atheist (although not of the rabid, religion-hating variety) so this workshop will focus on the scientific issues.
David Wyatt
Climate change: what's being done about it in the churches in the UK?
David has completed postgraduate studies in climate change science and policy, including a dissertation on church responses to climate change.
Shilpa Shah
Your carbon footprint and what you can do about it
Shilpa pioneered inter-faith community group work on carbon footprint awareness and now works for Friends of the Earth.
Hannah Reed
Climate change policy and the trade unions
Hannah is a Methodist layperson who has worked with trade unions for many years.
Ray Galvin
Climate change policy: national, local and in the EU
Ray is a Presbyterian minister who was co-founder of the Green Party in New Zealand and has recently completed postgraduate studies in climate change science and policy.
Sandra White
Minding Sustainability: creating conditions for psychological engagement with ecological crisis
Sandra, who honours the sacred in life, works with people and organisations as a counsellor, coach and ecopsychologist and is exploring the fears people face in giving up their CO2-dependent lifestyles.