The Ship: The Art of Climate Change

Climate Change Student Summit 2006

11 - 14 July 2006

Hosted by the Natural History Museum

Involving Sir David King, Nicky Gavron, Jonathon Porritt, Juliet Davenport, Dr Saleemul Huq and artists involved in the Cape Farewell project

In conjunction with The Ship: The Art of Climate Change, the Natural History Museum hosted the world's first youth climate change summit. The Climate Change Student Summit 2006 was an amazing opportunity for students from over 20 countries to meet, hear the evidence, and question key decision makers and experts. Held in the Natural History Museum over four days, the summit gave the students the chance to have their voices and opinions heard.

Student Summit At A Glance

Day 1 (11 July) - Is the Evidence for Climate Change Robust?
Day 2 (12 July) - Is the World Doing Enough to Address Climate Change?
Day 3 (13 July) - Is the UK Doing Enough to Address Climate Change?
Day 4 (14 July) - How Can a City Respond to Climate Change?

Climate change is the big issue hitting the headlines. But how do you separate fact from fiction? The special four-day Student Summit teased out the truth and debated the possible solutions with a line-up of impressive speakers. Hundreds of young people got involved in the debate and represented their peers at this crucial forum, putting questions to heavyweights such as the the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser Sir David King, co-founder of Forum for the Future and eminent writer Jonathon Porritt, and Deputy Mayor of London, Nicky Gavron.

Young people were invited challenge the experts and send their questions and ideas to the expert panel before the day - "They are the decision makers whose choices will affect the future. This is your chance to let them know your burning questions or your ideas for how we should tackle climate change. After all, it's your future, too."

The Student Summit 2006 was held in the Flett Events Theatre, in the Earth Galleries. It was organised in conjunction with The Ship: The Art of Climate Change, an exhibition created in collaboration with the Natural History Museum and made possible with support from Arts Council England, Cape Farewell's major arts funder. For further details and to view video documentation from the event visit the Student Summit 2006 pages on the Natural History Museum's website.
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