Green Careers Forum!

When: this Wednesday 3 March, 5:30pm

Where: U8, Tower 1

What: 5 talented panelists, giving 10 minute presentations on their current jobs and the path they took to get there, including any advice they have for students entering the job market. Followed by a question and answer period and then we can make our way to the pub for more informal networking!

Who:

Jessica Brown – Overseas Development Institute (ODI), Research Officer

Harry Chapman – Ofgem (energy market regulators) where he helps develop environmental and energy policies to maintain energy supply and transform modes of energy generation

Luca Lytton – RAC Foundation, Research Analyst

Aisling O’Sullivan Darcy – Harwell, Specialist Consultant; AEA Technology (an environmental consulting firm), Research Assistant; and Challenge Europe Programme

Daisy Streatfeild – DECC; and WWF experience

The issue of ‘common but differentiated responsibilities’ and the role of developing countries in climate change mitigation continues to be one of the biggest challenges on the road to establishing a global deal on the climate, and the question is WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW?

Come and see what the experts have to say on this controversial topic!

Topics discussed will include Technology transfer, Mitigation, Renewables, REDD and Adaptation.

It is looking to be a FANTASTIC panel discussion with high-profile speakers including

Jeremy Leggett - Author of ‘The Carbon War: Global Warming and the End of the Oil Era’ and executive chairman of Solar Century

Camilla Toulmin – Director of the International Institute for Environment and Development

José Alberto Garibaldi – Climate Change Advisor to DEFRA, Peru and Mexico

The panel will be chaired by LSE’s very own Michael Mason.

Each speaker will have a 15-20 minute presentation, leaving plenty of time for you to ask them questions!

Damian Miller is an LSE Alumni and CEO of Orb Energy.

Kristian Ulrichsen is a Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Global Governance, LSE.

A public lecture based on Damian Miller’s experience in setting up solar businesses in various emerging markets. The talk will focus on the segments where solar is competitive, and what it takes to bring solar to market, and kick-start a process of technology diffusion. Dr.Miller is the recent author of Selling Solar, and his presentation will combine some of the themes from his book, with his experience on the ground. The discussion will end with a summary of the lessons for business as well as policy, and a look at the broader international processes and the potential for solar to play a larger role in the energy mix of emerging markets in the years to come.

Short Bio:

Damian Miller is a leading expert on solar energy in emerging markets. He was born and raised in New York City, before moving to Britain where he completed his schooling. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge (Trinity College), where he was based at the Judge Business School, and his dissertation addressed the role of entrepreneurs in the diffusion of solar photovoltaic technology in Asia. After finishing his PhD in 1998 he put his research findings into practice. He joined Shell, becoming Shell Solar’s Director of Rural Operations and establishing solar subsidiaries in India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Indonesia. He also implemented a large-scale solar project in China and managed joint ventures in Morocco and South Africa.

During this time he worked closely with multilateral and bilateral development agencies and emerging market governments to help grow local solar markets, overseeing the connection of more than 125,000 solar homes. At the end of 2006 he set up Orb Energy in India. In just two years, Orb has become one of India’s leading providers of solar energy solutions. Orb sells, installs and services solar systems across multiple states in India, with plans for further expansion. He has lived, worked and traveled extensively throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa, and currently resides in Bangalore, India.

See you there!

This Tuesday the 10th of November the society, in collaboration with the Students’ Union, will be holding a film screening of ‘Recipes for Disaster’ in the New Theatre E171 at 7pm.

The film is a fun and informative documentary following one Finnish family who change to a ‘low-carbon’ diet aka not consuming/ buying/ using anything that requires oil to make. The trailer can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9ecxtr_8b4

We will have free popcorn!

President – Kamilla Karhunmaa

Vice President – Micaela Rizo-Patron

Secretary – Emmy Smeds

Treasurer – Luke Lemon

Events (x3) – Zoe Anton, Liv Harder, Elena Rodriquez-Blanco

Communications – Anise Ganbold
Also, committee meetings are open to all members, so if you missed the AGM and want to have a more active role in the society feel free to come along to our weekly meetings on Thursdays from 18:00- 19:00 in U101 (Tower 1).

Each year the society elects a new committee, who then organizes events. This years committee will be elected on

Wednesday, October 7th at 6pm in room D106 (Clement House)

with the following positions available:

-         Chair

-         Secretary

-         Treasurer

-         Events Officer(s)

-         Communications Officer

Do come, bring your friends and let’s make this a brilliant year for the Environment Society! 

If you wish to run for a position, but are unable to attend the AGM send a brief email to su.soc.environment@lse.ac.uk detailing which position you are running for and why. This will then be read at the AGM and voted on.

The Environment Society hopes to see many new faces joining us during Orientation week. We will have a stall on Tuesday 29th and Wednesday 30th. We are all looking forward to an exciting and eventful year continuing to hold events such as the Green Fair, public lectures, panel discussion, movie screenings and of course Green Drinks!

If you happen to miss joining the Environment Society during Orientation, do contact us at su.soc.environment@lse.ac.uk and we’ll help you out.

Perspective on Green Careers

Green Jobs

Below you will find the presentation given by Bridget Burns and Laura Hughes of LEAD International. If you have any questions, you can get in touch with Bridget directly at bridget@lead.org.

Learn more about LEAD by visiting their website www.lead.org

The Importance Of Groups

Below you will find the presentation given by Scott Davidson of Global Action Plan. You can get in touch with him at scott.davidson@globalactionplan.org.uk  Learn more about GAP by visiting their website http://www.globalactionplan.org.uk/

LEAD International presentation:

Global Action Plan presentation:

Panel on Carbon Markets

Read the bios of our panelists here: GreenForumPanelistBio

For more information, we invite you to visit the websites of our invited panel speakers.  From left,

• Sara Stahl of  European Climate Exchange
• Jean-Philippe Renaut of SustainAbility
• Martin Berg of Merrill Lynch
• Clair Rhodes of Ecoagriculture Partners

Some of their presentation materials are available here.

European Climate Exchange:

Ecoagricultre:

***NEW***  Take a look at the presentations, pictures, links and contact details of the Green Forum here.

The Green Fair will be a unique opportunity for prominent environmental organizations and businesses to engage with LSE’s enthusiastic and knowledgeable student community. We hope to go beyond simply giving career information by providing a platform for debate on major present environmental issues.

The event will have three components:

• Introduction to Environmental Careers
• Panel discussion on “What is the role for carbon markets in a global economy?”
• Green networking fair

Follow this link to learn more about this unique and exciting event at the LSE