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Café Scientifique

29 February 2008

CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY

People interested in knowing more about Climate Change and Energy, joined the debate with Maf Smith, the Scottish Director of the Sustainable Development Commission in the UK. They also had the opportunity to share their ideas with guests in Recife (Brazil), Moscow (Russia) and Edinburgh (UK) via video conference.

Specialist:

Maf Smith is the Scottish Director of the  Sustainable Development Commission. He leads a staff team supporting the SDC’s work as the independent advisor to the Scottish Government on sustainable development, reporting directly to the First Minister.

Prior to joining the SDC, Maf was the Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, working to support development and provision of a sustainable energy future for Scotland. Before working at Scottish Renewables, Maf was the Manager of Furness Energy Partnership
running a range of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.

Maf is also the co-author of the Earthscan book “Greening the Built Environment”.

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