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By Marian Jones on Nov 25, 08 12:43 PM

Your are warmly invited to a meeting this Thursday (November 27) at 3pm when a group of officials from Meirionnydd FUW will be meeting Sir John Houghton, one of the world's most authoritative experts on climate change, who lives at Aberdyfi.

The meeting will be held at the home of FUW county committee member David Roberts, of Trefrifawr Farm, Aberdyfi.

Sir John is a former chair of the scientific assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - 1988-2002. He is a Nobel Prize winner, and retired 13 years ago as head of the Met Office.

From 1991 to 1998 he was chairman of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. He is the author of several books which include "Global Warming; the complete briefing".

The meeting will be a great opportunity to discuss the challenges and opportunities of climate change from an agricultural perspective in Wales. It has been stated that agriculture on an UK basis accounts for 7.5% of all UK emissions.

Amongst many issues to be discussed will be the recent creation of the Department for Energy and Climate Change, and the recent legally binding commitment by the UK to reduce emissions by 80% by 2050.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

If you plan to attend the meeting please contact FUW Meirionnydd County Executive Officer Huw Jones on 01341 422298.