Abstract
The Clerk Maxwell 2016 Lecture will be held on 15 March 2016 at IET London: Savoy Place
Energy is fundamental to our society’s wellbeing, health, security, and resilience. Without a reliable supply of energy, our infrastructure breaks down and the lights will go out.
The reality of climate change and population growth means that we have to make important decisions now on how we source, distribute and use our energy.
We need to secure the immediate supply of energy, ensure that it is affordable for all, and also meets the long term challenge of moving to a low-carbon economy.
Science, engineering and innovation will be critical in ensuring a sustainable energy future. In this talk, the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Mark Walport, will discuss how scientists, engineers and policy-makers are working together to meet these challenges.
As GCSA he is responsible for ensuring government has the necessary science and engineering advice in all areas of policy, from the urgent needs of emergencies, to day-to-day resilience, to the long-term planning of horizon scanning.
He will also stress the importance of scientists and engineers getting involved in a public conversation about what we want our society, and indeed world, to be like in the future.
