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Breakfast at Rylands
Sustainability, coffee, discussion.

EVIL ENERGIES?

As part of the University of Manchester’s Knowledge Exchange Hub for Environmental Sustainability, we are hosting a series of cafe events – Breakfast at Rylands. Through discussion and debate we will highlight some of the key knowledge assets and research projects related to environmental sustainability and identify some innovative solutions to the key sustainability challenges faced by city partners and others.

In the face of runaway climate change, are we all being a little too precious about what we will or won’t accept in terms of future energy generation? Even as the ink dries on Britain’s new Energy Bill, the controversy continues. As we strive to keep the lights on, cars moving and carbon emissions on a downward curve one thing is consistent: there’s no shortage of debate around new energy options. Nimby’s hate onshore wind turbines. Greenies hate glowing rods of radiation. Most people, apart from Blackpool’s economic development team, think fracking sounds like a uniquely bad idea. And everyone ignores the poor relation that doesn’t feature any shiny boys toys, energy efficiency.

This 90 minute debate will examine, without prejudice, the full range of options being examined and would seek to blow some myths out of the water and look at what really are our most sustainable energy options ending with a ‘choose your future energy mix’ interactive poll.

Programme:
8am – Arrival and breakfast
8.30 – Introductions
8.35 – Provocations
9.00 – Discussion
9.30 – Close