LOCATION
NAME
AUDIENCE
AVAILABILITY

AREA /
DISTANCE

TALK TOPICS

BACKGROUND / CONTACT

Greenwich

Nathan Allen

Any audience
Day/evening

London/Kent
by public transport

The Arctic (or Antarctic), polar expeditions, the science of climate change, melting icecaps & glaciers, what you can do.

Nathan is preparing to become the youngest person to treksolo to the North Pole – please visit  www.solonorthpole.com (more info under “speaking”).
Scientist & Arctic explorer; one of the youngest people to travel to the far north of the planet. Tales of polar bear attacks, crashing an icebreaker, swimming in the Arctic Ocean – showing the effects of climate change in a novel and intriguing manner.

e-mail: nathan@solonorthpole.com
tel: 07724 094058

Oval

Jim Scott

Adults, sixth forms, students
Day/evening

Reasonable distance

'Averting climate change: by force, persuasion, or enlightened self-interest?'
'Taking climate action to a deeper level'
'How do you preserve what matters to you most?' (adult audiences: philosophical and spiritual aspects of climate change).

Manages the "Save our World" charity - to empower people to protect and sustain the natural world.

e-mail: saveourworld@homechoice.co.uk
tel: 020 7640 0492

Southwark-Greenwich

Veronica Broomes

Adult groups, inc. businesses and charities
Day/evening

Within London

Promotes sustainability and eco-friendly living for businesses and charities. Research on CSR policy issues and developing countries.

Keynote speech: “Choices for Climate – Pain or Pleasure?".

Consultant on environment and sustainability issues. Helps businesses to reduce operating costs by increasing efficiency of resource use, improving waste management and being more eco-friendly.

e-mail: ver412@hotmail.com
tel: 0208 469 3293; 0783 470 4259

Wandsworth

Fred Pearce

Adult audiences
Day/evening

Reasonable distance

All climate change. Science topics a speciality.

Speaker and author of two books: "When The Rivers Run Dry" (on water problems) and "The Last Generation" (on climate change). Consultant to the "New Scientist" periodical.
 

e-mail: pearcefred@compuserve.com
tel: 020 8874 1189