Combating and mitigating the effects of climate change is top of political agendas across the world. Agriculture plays a key role in the climate debate and innovative technologies like GMOs, gene editing, lab-grown meat and vertical farming have the potential to shrink emissions while improving the resilience of our food supply.

This panel event—held in association with the Genetic Literacy Project, British Conservation Alliance and Consumer Choice Center—will examine how emerging technologies are likely to affect the environmental footprint of agriculture in the UK and beyond.

Speakers:

Jon Entine (Executive Director, Genetic Literacy Project)

Bill Wirtz (Senior Policy Analyst, Consumer Choice Center)

Matthew Lesh (Head of Research, Adam Smith Institute)

Michael Horne (National Policy Director, British Conservation Alliance)

Chair:

Frederik Roeder (Managing Director, Consumer Choice Center)

Schedule:

We open doors at 6pm and (following a drinks reception) the panel will begin at 6.30pm, with an audience Q&A session taking place afterwards at approximately 7:30pm.

Details:

Date: Monday, 3rd February

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm 

Place: 23 Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3DJ

To request a place, please email events@adamsmith.org.