LOCATION
NAME
AUDIENCE
AVAILABILITY

AREA /
DISTANCE

TALK TOPICS

BACKGROUND / CONTACT

Bridport

Chit Chong

Any audience
Evenings

Within 45 mins by car or public transport, inc. Dorchester, Yeovil, Exeter, Lyme Regis, Bridport, Axminster, Honiton.

Impacts of climate change and adaptation to its effects, background science.

Low Energy Refurbishment of existing dwellings.

"Rights for Future Generations - the Inter Generational Equity of Climate Change". 

Has worked as an environmentalist for 20 years and is an expert on low energy refurbishment of dwellings and on small to medium sized businesses.

Ex Green Party councillor; has written on the oppression of future generations from climate change. Has campaigned on environmental issues for the past 25 years.

email: chit.chong@dsl.pipex.com
tel: 07970 483188 

Faringdon
Oxon

Reggie Norton

Any audience
Day/evening

Up to 40 mile radius

"Climate change: What it's about and what we can do about it".

Operation Noah (Christian Ecology Link) member/speaker.

Has produced a very comprehensive document covering many aspects of climate change.

email: reggienorton@btinternet.com
tel: 01367 870665; 07837 750732

Hartley Wintney
Hants (nr. Farnborough)

Ruth Jarman

Any audience
Day/evening

Reasonable distance

Climate change from the Christian-religious-moral standpoint.

Christian Ecology Link and Operation Noah member/speaker.  See www.christian-ecology.org.uk and www.operationnoah.org



email: ruthj@phonecoop.coop
tel: 01252 849904

Marlow

Dave Hampton

Any audience inc. business
Day/evening

100 mile radius of Marlow, inc. all London area.

The Carbon Story, The Big Picture.
Where does all the CO2 come from?
How can we get off our addiction to fossil fuel?

A positive approach, leaving people with a feel-good factor.

"Dave's delight is helping the world come off its addiction to fossil fuel...one by one...one on one. A Cambridge engineer and former international rower (1982/83), Dave is a well known public speaker. Also provides life-style coaching - helping influential individuals trim their 'home' carbon dioxide bubble - saving cash - while enhancing personal reputation and leadership potential".
www.carboncoach.com

email: dave@carboncoach.com
tel: 07768 806 451

Oxford

Danny Chivers

Any audience
Day/evening

Oxford

Climate science for non-scientists.

Where do all our greenhouse emissions come from?

The international picture - the UN talks and climate justice.

Solutions to climate change.

Taking action on climate change.

Using stand-up poetry to communicate climate change: workshops & performances.

BSc Environmental Biology, MSc Nature, Science & Env'l Policy, MProf Leadership for Sustainable Devt.
Developed a carbon calculator for The Guardian website.
Eco-poetry workshops for children and adults. For more details, see http://dannychivers.blogspot.com

email: dannychivers@excite.com
tel: 07963 566 482

Pewsey
Wiltshire

ffinlo Costain

Any audience
Day/evening

30 miles radius

Wind energy - myths and reality.

Climate Change - Who should we believe?

Planning for a transition to a low carbon economy.

Other topics - please ask.

Has worked as an environmental campaigner, journalist, commentator and primary school teacher. Works with Isle of Man government on carbon reduction strategies. Award winning radio documentary on climate change. Used to speaking to a range of audiences, including environmental, Rotary, church, high school, and women's groups, ranging in number from 10 to 1000.  Web site: www.costaincommunications.com

email: ffinlo@ffinlo.org
tel: 07920 854 904  Skype: ffinlocostain

Reading

Paul Williams

Adult groups, sixth forms
Day/evening

London, Reading, Oxford, or reasonable distance by train
 

All aspects of climate change.

Can speak authoritatively and accessibly on all aspects of climate science:

'Climate science from a climate scientist'.
 

Research fellow and lecturer in climate science at Reading University. Oxford graduate with a first-class physics degree and PhD in atmospheric and oceanic physics.  Has published widely in scientific literature; recently lead author of a climate change report commissioned by the European Parliament. Recently described in Sunday Times as "one of the best young scientists working in Britain today".
www.met.reading.ac.uk/~williams

email: p.d.williams@reading.ac.uk
tel: 0118 378 8424 (work)

Waterlooville

Daniel Lee

Any audience
Day/evening

Within 35 miles.

Climate change - an overview.

Environmental impacts of Buildings - a proposed approach and solution for prompt and practical action.

Resource use and Ecosystem concerns; Environmental limits.

MSc in Integrated Environmental Studies.
Director of a Self Sustaining Building Programme.

Environment Agency: Project Manager, Evidence Directorate and Team Leader, Pollution Prevention and Control, Solent area.

email: danieljohn.lee@ntlworld.com
tel: 07896 644504 (work), 02392 591863 (home)

Wokingham
Berks

Robin Smith

Any audience
Day/evening

10 miles radius OR 
Wokingham, Reading, Bracknell, Windsor, Ascot, Maidenhead, Henley

"Your Carbon Footprint: Individual Carbon Emissions Made Easy"
"The Realities versus Myths of Energy and Climate".
"The Basics of Climate Change"
"Eco Homes: Climate change and the built environment"
"The politics and economics of climate change"
"Environmental Fiscal Policy"

Founder of gCO2e, Carbon & Energy Consultants, engineering the low carbon economy. Believes a low carbon economy, happier society and a bug free fiscal system are mutually inclusive activities.
Web: http://fon.gs/robinsmith/

email: robin@gco2e.com
tel: 0118 9770046; 07886 078836