Climate Change: what's really happening and should we care?

The Nottingham branch of the Geographical Association - School of Education and School of Geography -  are pleased to host this seminar.

Presented by Dr George Swann, Associate Professor, School of Geography, The University of Nottingham

Over the last two decades clear evidence has emerged for human induced climate change, which has led to significant warming through the 20th Century and up to the present day. Whilst efforts are being made to limit the magnitude of this change, further warming across the globe is all but guaranteed. This talk will examine the evidence for climate change, discuss why future warming is inevitable and assess the consequences of this for us here in the UK and elsewhere across the world.

George Swann is an Associate Professor in the School of Geography at the University of Nottingham where he has worked since 2011. Before that he was based at the British Geological Survey and was a NERC Postdoctoral Research Fellow from 2008 to 2011. Over the last 12 years he has conducted research in locations ranging from the North Pacific Ocean to Antarctica, examining how the Earth has changed throughout its history and how human activity is altering the climate system beyond natural limits. For the past four years he has led a major research project assessing the impact of climate change and human disturbance in central Siberia that has featured on both BBC Radio 4 and Russian television.