The Physics Department is proud to present a monthly 12-part Lecture Series on the link between Climate Change and Energy.

Series objectives:

• Meaningful insights and technical knowledge will be gained as a result of key interaction with experts in the field.
• Identification of the points of intersection between climate change and the energy sector in the Caribbean context.
• Publication highlighting the linkages.

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 2012: Options for Biomass, Biogas, and Waste to 
Energy Systems A

Lecture 8 - July 2012: Options for Wind, Hydro, and Wave Systems

Lecture 9 - August 2012: A Realistic Energy Mix Including RE and 
Balancing Climate

Lecture 10 - September 2012: The urgent imperative of a coherent 
Renewable Energy Policy

Workshop - October 2012: Greening the Energy Sector Job Market

Lecture 11 - November 2012: Regional and International Cooperation 
and Negotiations linking Energy Responses to Climate Change

Lecture 12 - December 2012: The Work Programme to Drive Climate 
Change and Energy Imperatives for Jamaica

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