Planet Under Pressure - A major international conference focusing on solutions to the global sustainability challenge

Mar 26, 2012 - Mar 29, 2012

London, UK

Based on the latest scientific evidence, the London Planet Under Pressure conference will provide a comprehensive update of our knowledge of the Earth system and the pressure our planet is now under. The London conference will focus the scientific community’s and the wider world’s attention on climate, ecological degradation, human well-being, planetary thresholds, food security, energy, governance across scales and poverty alleviation.

The conference will discuss solutions, at all scales, to move societies on to a sustainable pathway. It will provide scientific leadership towards the 2012 UN Rio +20 conference.

A lunch-time side session on "Horizon2020", the EU's future instrument for research and innovation support, will take place on 27 March.

Conference website:
http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/index.asp

Conference programme:
http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/programme.asp