On May 13th as part of the dirty mother programme we're having a debate called Climate vs Condom it starts at 19:30. It's exploring the relationship between population control and climate change. Here are the panelists are their bio's:
Marc Hudson
Marc Hudson was born and raised in Australia (mostly). His life-time carbon footprint is pretty damn big. He set up Manchester Climate Forum in February 2007 as a space for members of the public, activists and 'experts' to meet. He has also organised conferences at and with the Royal Society on climate change, and spent a lot of 2006 working on Climate Camp (the one at Drax).
He's appeared in the pages of the Daily Mail as a green zealot who decided not to have children to save the planet, but would like to point out that virtually none of the words or arguments those stupid hacks put in his mouth were accurate.
He has a BA and a BSC, but no particular training in climate science.
He believes that we should not have children not because of what our children will do to the planet, but what the planet will do to our children.
Nick Reeves
Nick Reeves is Executive Director of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), a Chartered Environmentalist, an artist, and a writer and broadcaster on environmental issues.
Nick has been Executive Director of CIWEM since 1998.
His previous roles include Director of Policy & Deputy CEO at the Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management (ILAM); Managing Director of Land Technology Ltd; Head of Environment with a local authority; artist; a freelance journalist writing on cultural affairs, wellbeing and the environment; Adviser to the South East Arts Board; Founder of the CIWEM Arts and Environment Network.
Other Roles and Activities: Co-founder of the Green Flag Awards Scheme - the Government funded environmental awards scheme and member of the CLG Green Flag Advisory Board; Science Council Board Member; Board Member, the Society for the Environment; Board Member, the Sustainable Organic Resources Partnership; Member of the RSA Environmental Awards Forum; Member of the Environment Agency's Thames Region Fisheries, Ecology & Recreation Advisory Committee; Trustee of 'Brumcan', a recycling and environmental charity.
Nick is an Honorary Fellow of CIWEM, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Fellow of the Institute of Horticulture, Fellow of the Institute of Directors, Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators.
Dr. Dermot Grenham
Currently studying, full time, for a MSc at the London School of Economics in Population and Development
Previously spent 20 years working in the financial services industry as an actuary (worked for companies such as Prudential, PwC and Ernst & Young).
Studied maths at university (University College London) and did a doctorate in maths at Oxford.
Got interested in demography while at Oxford and has tried to maintain an interest ever since.
