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Energy Question Time

Saturday 22 November

5.30 - 7.30pm

Great Hall, University of Birmingham

What’s your burning question on climate change?

Ask it at the Stop Climate Chaos Energy Question Time at Shared Planet 2008.

Politicians from the major political parties will be there to listen to your questions on energy and climate change, and tell you how their parties will respond to the challenge ahead.

Part of a series of events organised by the Stop Climate Chaos coalition around the country. For more information on other events, see the Stop Climate Chaos website.

Panelists:

Caroline Lucas MEP, Leader of the Green Party.

Caroline Lucas has recently been elected as the first Leader of the Green Party. Caroline is a member of the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee and the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee. In 2007, Caroline was voted Politician of the Year by Observer readers in their annual Ethical Awards and in 2008 was judged one of the Guardian’s top “eco-heroes.”

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Martin Horwood MP, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson

Martin Horwood is the Liberal Democrats Environment spokesperson and was elected MP for Cheltenham in 2005, and has been Shadow Environment Minister since 2006.

Colin Challen MP, Labour

Colin Challen is MP for Morley and Rothwell in Leeds. His chief concerns focus on the environment, trade policy, the economy, pensions/senior citizens’ interests and animal welfare. He is a member of the Environmental Audit Select Committee, and in 2003 launched and became a founder member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Free Trade.

Ruth Davis, Head of Climate Change Policy, RSPB

Following a training in botany, Ruth Davis joined the RSPB’s Water Policy team in 2002. Since 2006, Ruth has managed the RSPB’s climate change work, which focuses on seeking sustainable solutions to the challenge of climate change, and helping wildlife adapt to climate impacts.

Chair: Bronwen Smith-Thomas, Climate Change Campaigns Officer, People & Planet

Practicalities

The Energy Question Time is open to the public. We anticipate local members of Stop Climate Chaos coalition organisations attending, so please come early to get a good seat and to submit your question.

Questions can be submitted up until 5.50pm. If you are attending the rest of Shared Planet, you can submit your questions throughout the day at the P&P Campaigns Stall. For those coming specially to participate in the Energy Question Time, you can submit your question between 5.30 and 5.50pm. Questions will be selected to represent a range of issues and organisations.

For directions and maps, please see The University of Birmingham website.