LOCATION
NAME
AUDIENCE
AVAILABILITY

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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

Alaa Khourdajie

Any audience
Day/evening

Reasonable distance

The implications of  an international climate agreement's scenarios: Carbon Tax vs. Cap and Trade.

Smart Cities and urban sustainability.

Energy efficiency and green employment.

Sustainable aviation policy.

Carbon markets and emission trading schemes.

Holds an M.Sc. in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics. Has a deep understanding of the multidisciplinary issues that surround the climate debate; starting with the utilization of the environmental-economic models in assessing the relevant policies’ impacts, the elaboration of the merits and weaknesses of the climate market instruments, and ending with the political aspects that affect the international climate negotiations.

email: alaa.khourdaji@gmail.com
tel: 07876 113108

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@care2.com  

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

All aspects of renewable energy and how this might impact on climate change: Janet’s house is listed as a member of the Sustainable Energy Academy Old Home Superhome project, demonstrating how a Victorian house can be made more energy efficient.

Janet has lectured on various aspects of climate change and renewable energy solutions to local groups over many years. She has been associated with the Centre for Alternative Technology since 1976 and the Green Party since 1987.
 
A trustee of the "Public Interest Research Centre" (www.pirc.info) she works with the development of their projects across energy and climate change.

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

Leamington Spa

Ian Davison

Any audience
Day/evening

Warwickshire Birmingham and Coventry area

Climate change science, steady-state economics, political action, and 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. Green Party candidate for Warwick and Leamington.

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

Malvern

Mike Smith

Audiences: business, local authority, university
Day/evening

Reasonable distance.

Anywhere in UK for major events.

Sustainable Innovation and Business Development; Sustainable Living; Sustainable Development - The Only Game in Town.

Fall Right In - Climate Change; Carbon Capture Systems; Environmental Awareness - Facts and Figures; Ecosystems and why you need them!

25 years working in sustainable development. Conservation volunteer, park ranger, Groundwork. Helped establish Forum for the Future with Jonathan Porritt. Director of a multinational engineering company where responsible for carbon capture and power station design and build, as well as re-engineering city-wide energy provision. Chair and member of several sustainable development forums across the UK. Now at Quest Future Solutions.

email:
mike@questforfuturesolutions.co.uk
tel: 07966 283280

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

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