Mark Lynas is author of two best-selling popular books on climate change, High Tide (2004) and Six Degrees (2007), each published in more than a dozen languages. The latter became a National Geographic film seen by millions around the world and won the prestigious Royal Society Prize for Science Books 2008. He is currently a visiting academic at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute and advisor on climate change to the President of the Maldives.
2010 SESSIONS
Climate Change, Societal Demand And Food Security
By 2050, there will be an estimated 2.3 billion more people to feed, one third more than today. Additionally, new sources of food demand have emerged with increased use of food crops for bio fuels. Longstanding under-investment in agriculture, along with sharp increases in fuel and food prices followed by the economic crisis, have driven an estimated 100 million more people into poverty. This session brings together recognised experts and innovators in the field to outline solutions to this looming global threat.
