The Great Debate - Topic: Economic Growth Will Save The Planet - Sustainable Living Festival

Date and Time: 
Friday, February 17, 2012 -
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Website: 
http://slfgreatdebate2012.eventbrite.com/
Location: 
BMW Edge, Federation Square, VIC

Is Growth Our Salvation? Or Is It Destroying The Earth?

Should we be for or against ‘growth’? Just when you thought you had the growth issue pinned down, the Festival’s Great Debate will challenge your assumptions. Don’t miss this feature Festival event as some of the field’s finest present their case for economic pathways for a sustainable planet.

Professor Ross Garnaut: Academic, economist and Chief Advisor on Climate Change to the Federal Government
Hans-Josef Fell: Member of German parliament, architect of renewable energy policy
Paul Gilding: Former Greenpeace International CEO and leading thinker in sustainable economies
Nicole Foss: Canadian peak oil, realpolitik and climate change author and analyst
Miriam Lyons: Director of the Centre for Policy Development and AFR’s “True Australian 2010”
Matthew Wright: 2010 Environmentalist of the Year and Director of Beyond Zero Emissions

THE DEBATE THE NATION HAS TO HAVE.

Tickets are $25

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