LOCATION
NAME
AUDIENCE
AVAILABILITY

AREA /
DISTANCE

TALK TOPICS

BACKGROUND / CONTACT

Birmingham
(Great Barr)

Trevor Floyd

Adult groups, sixth forms, students
Day/evening

Reasonable distance

Introduction to energy and climate change.
Energy usage and technical applications of energy resources.

A Chartered Engineer and Principal Consultant of an energy and environment consultancy group. Provides energy consultancy on behalf of the Energy Institute and Carbon Trust. Chairman or officer of several energy associations.
Registered Low Carbon Consultant specialising in assessing renewable and low carbon potential and opportunities.

e-mail: trevorfloyd@aol.com
tel: 0121 250 5455(work); 0121 331 4890

Birmingham

Jean-Francois Mouhot

Any audience, especially churches and religious groups.
Evenings

Reasonable distance

Causes and Consequences of Climate Change: History; Background information; Political impediments and problems; Potential consequences.

Solutions: Energy saving; Way Forward (from carbon emission schemes to taxation).

"The Christian responsibility to address Climate Change".

Historian, with long standing interests in Energy and Climate Change issues. Former campaigns officer for the Christian climate change campaign "Operation Noah". Also a volunteer for Friends of the Earth, Birmingham, where lives with wife and children. Has been a cycling activist since 1992.

Email: j.mouhot@bham.ac.uk
tel: 0121 246 7587 (work/home)

Birmingham

Rianne C. ten Veen

Adult audiences
Evenings

Reasonable distance by public transport

Islam & environment.

Long-term environmentalist; volunteer for the Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Co-initiator of Midlands Islamic Network for the Environment.

e-mail: riannetv@blueyonder.co.uk

Blakeney
s.w. of Gloucester

Roger Wade

Adult groups, students, sixth forms
Day/evening

Bristol Gloucester Birmingham area and around Cardiff (works Cardiff)

General talks on Climate Change.

Specific talks on:

Marine Renewable Energy
Carbon Trading
Climate Change and Agriculture
Climate Change and Health

Involved in environmental issues for over 30 years. Climate Change Policy Advisor for the Environment Agency in Wales. Has given evidence to the Sustainability Committee of the Welsh Assembly Government on carbon reduction, and presentations to the National Assembly Renewable Energy group on carbon trading. Member of the Climate Change Commission in Wales sub-groups on emissions reduction and health impacts.

e-mail: roger.wade@environment-agency.wales.gov.uk
tel: 01594 517192 (work: 02920 468891)

Cheltenham

Simon Graham

Business audiences, further education
Day/evening

Reasonable distance from Cheltenham, by train or car.

Business response to climate change issues, particularly looking at SMEs.

Manager of Carbon Reduction Programme at the Commercial Group, an office services supply company awarded the "Carbon Positive Pioneer" and "Green Apple". 
Background in Project Management and Environmental Assessment, particularly focusing on supply chain and employee engagement.

e-mail: simon.graham@commercial.co.uk
tel: 01242 703400; 07782 375921

Hay-on Wye

Dr. Laurence Matthews

Any audience except primary schools
Day/evening

Reasonable distance

Why should I do my bit, unless everyone else does too? And what about China? Realistic answers to these questions can be surprisingly up-beat and inspiring.

“Why light-bulbs are important – but not for the reason you’d think”.

Has worked in universities and in industry; recently gave evidence to the House of Commons Environment Select Committee on the psychology of tackling climate change.

e-mail: laurencematthews@hotmail.co.uk
tel: 01497 820152

Leamington Spa

Janet Alty

Any audience
Day/evening

Warwick, Stratford, Coventry and surrounds

Especially political aspects:  e.g. The Contraction & Convergence Bill, promoted by Colin Challen, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Climate Change, and the countdown to the next United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP12 – which is due to be held in Nairobi 6-17 November.
 

Janet has lectured on various aspects of climate change and renewable energy solutions to local groups over many years, having been associated with the Centre for Alternative Technology since 1976 and the Green Party since 1987.

A trustee of the "Global Commons Institute" she speaks primarily about its proposal for "Contraction & Convergence" - a global framework to avoid climate disaster.

e-mail: janet@alty.net
tel: 01926 427773

Leamington Spa

Ian Davison

Any audience
Day/evening

Warwickshire Birmingham and Coventry area

Background, political action, ways forward.

"Effective Action on Climate Change".

Ian has taught climate change to university students. He is a researcher at the School of Education, University of Birmingham.

e-mail: ian.davison@which.net
tel: 07776 157932

Leamington Spa

Matthew Rhodes

Any audience
Day/evening

Reasonable distance

Especially: Microgeneration, energy policy, sustainable buildings.

The practical things that individuals and organisations can do.

Matthew is Managing Director of Encraft, an energy company helping to develop an infrastructure for small-scale renewable and energy efficiency projects. He has spoken at conferences and seminars on innovative and sustainable ways to tackle climate change.

e-mail: matthew.rhodes@encraft.co.uk
tel: 01926 312159

Ludlow

Andrew Stobart

Adult audiences
Day/evening

Reasonable distance in Herefs, S. Salop, Welsh Marches

Background science to climate change.
Can speak in detail on renewable energy technologies, also on the disease perils of excess carbon dioxide.

Professional engineer.
Secretary of the "Grunhaus Project" - an online renewable energy technology database (www.grunweb.org.uk).

e-mail: a-f-s-a@ferrand.care4free.net
tel: 01568 780837

Redditch

Simon Oliver

Adult audiences, business groups, sixth forms
Day/evening

Redditch Evesham Worcester Birmingham Black Country

Background science for laymen, political climate.
Also reviews of climate change-related literature such as Lovelock, Lomborg, Diamond, Flannery.
"Climate Change - How to make money and save the world".

BSc in Psychology. Business software development background. Hosts a web-based group: "Climate Change Politics".



e-mail: sol@mindlib.co.uk
tel: 01527 500202

Walsall and Sandwell

Martin Normanton

Adult audiences, schools from age 13.
Day/evening

Reasonable distance from south Walsall

Climate change causes and effects, nationally and internationally.

Politics of responses to Climate Change.

What you personally can do to reduce CO2 emissions, especially in your home- save energy, save money AND save the Planet.

Noted locally for having dramatically improved the insulation and heating system of his 1903 solid–wall house, publicised as "Walsall Ecohouse". Long interest in energy efficiency, also geology.
Climate Change campaigner for Walsall FOE. 

e-mail: martin.normanton@tiscali.co.uk
tel: 01922 612625;  07896 141 927

Warwick-Nuneaton

Jacky Lawrence

Any audience
Day/evening

Warwickshire

"Climate change in Warwickshire".
The Warwickshire Climate Change Strategy (which Jacky is responsible for developing and implementing) and its associated projects.

Dr. Lawrence has an energy studies degree and studied the potential for renewable energy in Shropshire for her PhD. She led WCC's Carbon Management Action Plan Programme, reported on Warwickshire greenhouse gas emissions, developed WCC's Energy Policy, and is developing the Warwickshire Climate Change Partnership and Action Plan.

e-mail: JackyLawrence@warwickshire.gov.uk
tel: 01926 736324 (work); 07906 440496

Worcester

John Pooley

Audiences aged 16+
Day/evening

Worcester Kidderminster Tenbury area

Energy use and climate change.

Leading UK consultant on energy efficiency; experienced speaker at conferences. Chartered engineer and certified management consultant.

e-mail: jp@john-pooley.co.uk
tel: 01299 896904; 07976 525419