Arts Public Lecture IV - Democracy and Climate Change: Finding the Common Interest
Professor Rae Frances, Dean of Arts, will host the fourth Arts public lecture presented by Professor Amanda Lynch FTSE. Professor Lynch is an internationally recognised climate expert who focuses on bridging the gap between the natural and social sciences to better address the challenges of climate change.
Titled Democracy and Climate Change: Finding the Common Interest, the lecture explores Professor Lynch’s recommendation of a value commitment to the common interest of the community to address the great challenge of climate change.
Professor Lynch says: “Our response to the great challenge of climate change will be most effective if we reassert the empowerment of democratic processes to engage the common interest of civil societies.”
Amanda Lynch is Professor of Geography at Monash University. She is the author of many publications and is one of the eight scientists from Monash sharing in the prestige of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize awarded jointly in October to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and former US Vice-President Al Gore.
| Date: | Thursday 4 December | |
| Time: | 5:30pm for a 6pm start | |
| Venue: | Village Roadshow Theatrette State Library of Victoria 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne Entry 3, La Trobe Street |
Book online by Monday 1 December
or telephone on 9905 2112
Admission: Free, refreshments provided