People, Politics and the Planet: Any Questions? Britain in a Changing Europe

Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London
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This event ended on Thursday 21st of July 2016
Admission
£20/ £10 concessions: booking in advance via Eventbrite
Venue Information
Royal Geographical Society
1 Kensington Gore , SW7 2AR
Nearest Tube/Rail Stations
South Kensington 0.51 miles

Join us for the first post-referendum public debate on the future of environmental policy in the UK following the vote to leave the European Union, chaired by Jonathan Dimbleby.

Co-organised by the Sibthorp Trust, the British Ecological Society and the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), with support from the Society for the Environment and the Wellcome Trust.

The UK has voted to leave the European Union, launching the country into a period of uncertainty as a new relationship with Europe and the world is negotiated. The EU frameworks that have underpinned much of our environmental policy and legislation - from agriculture to protected areas - are no longer assured.

Yet the challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss will lose none of their urgency. What will environmental policy in the UK look like outside of the European Union? What threats and opportunities does 'Brexit' pose for the environment? How will we tackle international challenges under a new political agreement?

Chaired by Jonathan Dimbleby, People, Politics and the Planet: Any Questions? will bring together a panel of leading politicians including Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour), Baroness Kate Parminter (Liberal Democrats, Spokesperson for Environment and Rural Affairs), Natalie Bennett,(Green Party Leader), George Eustice MP (Conservatives, Minister of State for Farming, Food and the Marine Environment) Stuart Agnew (UKIP, Agriculture Spokesperson) to answer your questions.

Tickets are available at £10 for BES/RGS-IBG members and concessions, or £20 full price.

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