Archived press release

Putting climate on the agenda at party conferences

12 September 2006

A unique collaboration will see some of Britain's most respected scientists join the country's political and business leaders at this year's party conferences to push for urgent action on climate change.

The Climate Clinic - a conference within a conference - has been organised by a coalition of green groups, businesses and energy saving bodies. The Clinic will set up shop at the Lib Dem, Labour and Conservative conferences and will host everyone from Environment Secretary David Miliband, Tory leader David Cameron, the head of the British Antarctic Survey, as well as speakers from the Tyndall Centre and the Met Office.

All three parties will be challenged to take positive action to tackle the climate threat as top politicians, campaigners, journalists and the general public debate the most pressing issue facing governments today.

Organised by the UK's leading green organisations and supported by business and the Energy Saving Trust, the Climate Clinic will create the opportunity to find out the latest policy and technology solutions to most important issue on the agenda today.

Climate Clinic at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference, Brighton

Sunday 17 - Wednesday 20 September 2006

Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AF

• Chris Rapley, British Antarctic Survey
• Climate Change Science, An Overview
• Eating without oil, the Soil Association

Climate Clinic at Labour Party Conference, Manchester

Sunday 24 - Wednesday 27 September 2006

The Cube, 113-115 Portland Street, Manchester

• Climate change: the scientific evidence for action with the Hadley Centre
• Has Labour Delivered on Climate? Greenpeace director Stephen Tindale quizzes Environment Secretary David Miliband
• They think it's all over - the Big Ask Quiz - government ministers pit their wits against each other on the hot topic of climate change

Climate Clinic at the Conservative Party Conference, Bournemouth

Sunday 1 - Wednesday 4 October 2006

Church House, Exeter Road, Bournemouth

• Six degrees, with Mark Lynas, author of Rising Tide
• The Climate of Poverty, Christian Aid
• Risky Business, WWF

An information point will be available at each Climate Clinic and visitors will be able to check out their own carbon health with the Centre for Alternative Technology's Climate Gym.

An Inconvenient Truth - the Al Gore film will also be shown at all three party conferences. For press tickets, please contact the Climate Clinic press officers.

For the full and updated programme see: www.climateclinic.org

Climate Clinic Members: CHPA, Energy Saving Trust, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, LowCvp, Micropower, NEF, PRASEG, REA, RSPB, Soil Association, Stop Climate Chaos, Sustainable Energy UK, The British Wind Energy Association, Transport 2000, Woodland Trust, WWF

Sponsored by: SolarCentury, Energy Saving Trust, Co-op, Eaga Group, The Co-operative Bank, Ecover.

If you're a journalist looking for press information please contact the Friends of the Earth media team on 020 7566 1649.

Published by Friends of the Earth Trust