Name: Climate Change Imperatives, UNA LASER Summer Council
Start: 2026-07-04T10:45:00+01:00
End: 2026-07-04T17:00:00+01:00
Location: Victoria Baptist Church

Climate Change Imperatives, UNA LASER Summer Council

Global, ethical, mitigation and local imperatives explained by experts, supported by displays and discussion. In-person and online.
About this Event

For in-person registration, order tickets on this site (optional donations will contribute to covering the cost of the event); for online registration, register and email [email protected] to be sent donation details.

This free hybrid conference addresses vital climate change imperatives.

In the morning, the ethical, energy and sequestration imperatives are addressed from the global perspective.

For the local perspective, in the afternoon, a panel of specialists examines the adaptability and affordability imperatives. The conference will provide us with new insights on the effect of both global and local challenges, which will determine the quality of our futures.

There will be an exhibition with displays from local and national environmental organisations.

There will be an opportunity to pay £1 (cash) on registration to pay for the planting of a climate-mitigation tree in Uganda

PROGRAMME

09:30-10:45: Registration and coffee

10:45-11:00: Welcome by the Eastbourne Mayor and MP, as well as by UNA LASER Chair

11:00-11:45: The Ethical Imperative by Professor Terry Cannon (University College London and the Insitute of Development Studies)

11:45-12:30: The Energy Imperative by Professor Steve Sorrell (Sussex University)

12:30-13:15: The Sequestration Imperative by Ian Elgie (Chair, UNA Eastbourne), Gonzalo Alvarez (Chair UNA Climate and Oceans), Mozmil Hussain (Vice-Chair UNA Eastbourne)

13:15-14:15: Lunch. Bring your own; there will also be some sandwiches and snacks on sale for cash only.

14:15-16:15: Panel on Adaptability and Affordability Imperatives, with:

Laura Stronge and Marc Pohl (Environmental Agency on Coastal Protection)
Lourdes Madigasekera-Elliott (Health Lead Officer from East Sussex County Council)
Kate Richardson (Sustainability Lead from Lewes and Eastbourne District Councils)
Chantal Lass (Climate Lead Officer for Wealden District)
Councillor Cathryn Field (Rother District Council
Matt Edwards (Cllimate Change Officer, Hastings Borough Council)

16:15-17:00: Closing announcements

Following the conference, on Sunday 5th July, 11:00-12:00, there will be a guided walk around the famous Peace Path around Beachy Head. Further details will be in a separate Eventbrite announcement, also to be publicised in the June Pulse. You can register to receive Pulse here.