Derailment Risk: A Climate Blind Spot with Laurie Laybourn

Tuesday March 10th
Doors & drinks at 6.30pm; Talk starts 7pm

As the world heads deeper into the new climate reality, how will we maintain our ability to act?

It's often assumed that our agency will only grow as climate impacts escalate: That as climate consequences worsen, they will serve as a series of "wake up calls" that reinforce climate action.

But the opposite can also happen. This is called Derailment Risk - the risk that climate consequences instead undermine climate action, derailing the world from pathways towards the least worst outcomes.

Laurie Laybourn is Executive Director of the Strategic Climate Risks Initiative, a think-do tank focused on the new climate reality, and a fellow at both Chatham House and the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter.

In this talk, followed by plenty of time for discussion, Laurie will share his research into Derailment Risk and suggest ways that we might act to prevent it.

The evening will include a break for a one-pot vegan supper.

Kairos, 84 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TG

Doors open at 6.30pm for drinks. Talk starts at 7pm.

£8 Frequent Visitor and Supporter Members; £15 Standard (includes Community Members); £10 Struggling financially; £8 Under 30s; £20 Supporter. Food complimentary. (To find out more about membership, visit our Membership page.)

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