Public Lecture
GE2021-03
| Date 日期: | 23 Sep 2021 | |
| Time 時間: | 1:00pm - 2:00pm | |
| Venue 地點: | Conducted via Online Platform | |
| Speaker(s) 講師: | Prof. Roland Geyer & Dr. Christelle Not |
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| Summary 內容: | Online Book Talk & Sharing A new publication by one of the world's top researchers in Industrial Ecology and Pollution Prevention, Prof. Roland Geyer In this talk, we will first explore why the health of the planet continues to decline, despite the sustained environmental efforts and activities of governments, companies, and each of us as individuals. It appears that the major Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 popularised some ideas about environmental sustainability that have taken us in the wrong direction and these urgently need to be discarded. Prof. Roland Geyer will then introduce a set of principles that is designed to help humanity off its unsustainable trajectory. These principles are equally relevant for product design and production as they are for consumption. Dr. Christelle Not will also join the discussion and share her insights on this topic. Date: 23/9/2021 (Thu) Time: 13:00 - 14:00 (HKT) Format: Conducted via Online Platform Language: English Speakers: ►Prof. Roland Geyer Professor of Industrial Ecology and Pollution Prevention Bren School of Environmental Science and Management University of California ►Dr. Christelle Not Assistant Professor Department of Earth Science and Swire Institute for Marine Science The University of Hong Kong Registration: For HKU students and staff - https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=77640 For alumni and public – https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=77641 |
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| Bio of Speaker(s) 講者簡介: | Prof. Roland Geyer Roland Geyer, Professor in Industrial Ecology and Pollution Prevention, at University of California’s Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, searches for ways to end the conflict between human prosperity and a healthy environment. To achieve this, he is working with a wide range of governmental organisations, NGOs, trade associations, and companies. Roland has won multiple awards for his work, including the International Statistic of the Year (2018) from the Royal Statistical Society. His work has been covered widely in the international media, including radio and television. His first book, The Business of Less: The Role of Companies and Households on a Planet in Peril. Roland has a graduate degree in physics and a PhD in engineering. Learn more about him and his work on www.rolandgeyer.com. Dr. Christelle Not After working in Canada, Japan, and Germany, Christelle Not is currently an assistant professor at the Earth Science Department and Swire Institute for Marine Science of The University of Hong Kong. As leader of the Environmental, Geochemistry and Oceanography Research Group at HKU, she is investigating the human impact on our ocean and the climate. Her research interests focus on the impact of human activity on the environment, in the areas of plastic pollution and the climate repercussions of our meat-heavy diet. Moreover, she is studying marine archives to understand natural climate variability over thousands of years. She is dedicated to enhancing the communication of scientific discoveries to society and she is working closely with corporates and NGOs on different topics related to climate change and plastic pollution. Dr. Not is a Fellow of the David C. Lam Institute of East-West Studies (LEWI), HK. |
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