Dear All,
The BGA needs some HELP with this - please do let me have any contribution
you can make to a joint BGA/IoP response.
Thanks!
Regards,
Sheila Peacock.
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Subject: FW: IUSS: Engineering case study - Geo-Engineering - terms of
reference
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:17:28 +0100
From: Tajinder Panesor <[log in to unmask]>
To: Aftab Khan <[log in to unmask]>, Sheila Peacock
<[log in to unmask]>
Dear Both
Could I have your thoughts on the following inquiry which has been
issued by the IUSS Committee?
Is there scope for an IOP/BGA response?
Best wishes
Taj.
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*TERMS OF REFERENCE*******
*ENGINEERING****** CASE STUDY:*
*GEO-ENGINEERING*******
The Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee announced
on 29 January 2008 that it would be holding a major inquiry into
engineering. Terms of reference for this inquiry were announced on
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The Committee also agreed that it would hold a series of case
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· the current and potential roles of engineering and engineers
in geo-engineering solutions to climate change;
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and interface with, this field and research conducted to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions;
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· the status of geo-engineering technologies in government,
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