The Centre for Climate Engagement is proud to co-host a lecture by Professor Thomas Hale on why existential risks defy institutions designed for short-term crises and how reframing our politics around long-term cooperation can make these problems manageable.
The event is co-organised by the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge; the and Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge. It is the first in a series marking the 80th anniversary of the United Nations (UN) and is co=convened by Dr Kennedy Mbava and CCEโs Professor Harro van Asselt and Dr Eldrid Herrington.
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Global challenges todayโfrom accelerating climate change and pandemics to transformative technologiesโpose risks that unfold over decades or centuries and threaten the very foundations of our societies. In his public lecture, Professor Thomas Hale (University of Oxford) will draw on his new book ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด: ๐๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ to explain why existential risks defy institutions designed for short-term crises and how reframing our politics around long-term cooperation can make these problems manageable.ย
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Following Professor Haleโs presentation, Lord Martin Rees (Astronomer Royal & University of Cambridge), Professor Harriet Bulkeley (Durham University & Utrecht University), and Ms Pamla Gopaul (AUDA NEPAD) will offer their reflections and perspectives on the lectureโs themes, highlighting the implications for science, policy, and international cooperation.ย
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The event will conclude with a moderated discussion and audience Q&A, inviting participants to engage with the urgent question: ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ข๐ง๐ฆ๐จ๐ถ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ? Dr Kennedy Mbeva (CSER, University of Cambridge) will moderate the session.ย
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Prof Thomas Hale (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford )ย
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