Meeting Wed 14th January at 2.30

Next meeting at Lake House at 2.30pm on Wednesday 14 January to discuss global warming.

Framework for our discussion

1. Is global warming happening - and to what extent?

2. Can we identify the cause(s), and how certain can we be of it/them?

3. What are the likely effects, eg on climate, water, ecosystems, food, coasts, health, living standards, if the warming were to continue unchecked?

4. What are the likely costs and benefits of those effects?

5. How easy would it be to adapt to those effects, and what would be the cost of so doing?

6. What actions could be taken now to mitigate (ie, prevent or reduce) the continuing warming, how effective might they be and what would they cost?

7. Given that this is a global problem, how should the level of commitment of resource by different countries be determined?

If there are other issues you would like to include, please let the group know in advance so that we might give some thought to them.

John Williams