The Physics Department is proud to present a monthly 12-part Lecture Series on the link between Climate Change and Energy.
Series objectives:
Series Topics
Lecture 1 – November 29, 2011: Nexus between global warming impact and mitigation of GHG - Professor the Honourable A. Anthony Chen
Lecture 2 - January 24 2012: The Geopolitics of Climate Change and Energy Balances - Ambassador KGA Hill
Lecture 3 - February 21, 2012: Energy Situation in Jamaica - William 'Bill' Saunders
Lecture 4 - March 13, 2012: Options for Nuclear Energy - Professor Lalor
Lecture 5 -April 24, 2012: Options for Fossil fuel systems - Aston Stephens
Lecture 6 - May 22, 2012: Options for Solar Energy systems - Professor the Honourable A. Anthony Chen
Lecture 7 -June 26, 2012: Options for Coal - Mr. Winston Hay (main speaker) and Dr. Willard Pinnock (comments) Lecture 8 - July 10, 2012: Options for Wind, Hydro, and Wave Systems - Dr. Gary Jackson Lecture 9 - September 25, 2012: A Realistic Energy Mix Including Renewable Energy and Balancing Climate - Valentine Fagan (JPS), Utility perspective; Anthony Chen/Anthony Hill (CETG), Climate Change Perspective
Lecture 10 - October 30, 2012: The Urgent Imperative of a Coherent Renewable
Energy Policy - Gerald Lindo (MSTEM), Presenter
Lecture 11 - November 27, 2012: Greening the Energy Sector: Benefits for the Job Market - Dr. Ruth Potopsingh (UTECH), Dr. Arun Kashyap (UNDP) and Mr. David Barrett (Energy Consultant). Chair will be Dr. Michael Taylor (UWI)
Lecture 12 - December 11, 2012: The Work Programme to Drive Climate
Change and Energy Imperatives for Jamaica - Ambassador KGA Hill
Refreshments will be served
For more information please check out our website @ http://myspot.mona.uwi.edu/physics/ or
call: The Physics Department @ (876) 927-2480