| Global warming. Deforestation, species extinction and water depletion. The inevitable drying up of the planet's limited oil supply. These and other issues have converged rapidly in our time, creating what many are calling a "Triple Crisis". What exactly are the dimensions of the crisis, and what is at stake? The conference will open with an essential assessment of the environmental emergency our planet now faces. To assist in understanding the urgency of the crisis, we'll hear from representatives of Pacific and Arctic communities whose very existence is at immediate risk. With Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Insitute; Alifereti Tawake, University of the South Pacific (Fiji), Faith Gimmell, REDOIL (Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands); additional speakers to be announced |