Wednesday 7 May - World authority on climate change to speak at St Paul's

One of the world's leading voices in the debate on climate change will speak at St Paul's this May to highlight the importance of collective action in helping to combat the biggest challenges we all face.

TOMORROW EVENING - BOOK FREE TICKETS

Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, will speak at a Cathedral floor debate on Wednesday 7 May, from 6.30 - 8pm.

At the debate entitled Climate Change: Building the Will for Action, Christiana Figueres will share her views on the key challenges faced and highlight what faith communities, the City and the UK at large can do to help.

As well as inviting questions from the audience, a panel of distinguished speakers including former UK Government Climate and Energy Security Envoy, Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti; author and environmentalist Dr Tony Juniper; and Managing Director of Wellcome Trust Investments, Peter Pereira Gray, will identify the impact of climate change on their sector to help build the will for political action.

The discussion will be chaired by BBC Radio 4 presenter and former Bishop of Liverpool, the Right Reverend James Jones.

The evening, organised by St Paul's Institute, in partnership with CCLA, the Church Investors Group, and Shrinking the Footprint will bring together the United Nations, churches, investors, security experts and environmentalists to highlight the importance of collective action on climate change.

This event is free and open to all, but registration is essential.
Doors open at 6pm for a 6.30pm start.
To register for tickets please visit: buildingthewill.eventbrite.co.uk