Material efficiency: providing material services with less material production

• 9.00am – 5.00pm on 30 January 2012 – 31 January 2012
• at The Royal Society, London

Organised by Dr Julian Allwood, Professor Mike Ashby FRS, Professor Timothy Gutowski and Dr Ernst Worrell

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One third of the World’s energy is used to make and shape materials. Economic development correlates with material consumption, but in a climate and resource constrained future, this cannot continue. Material Efficiency – delivering material services with less material production – was part of our history, and the need to pursue it in future raises scientific, technical, economic, sociological and political challenges.

Speakers and Chairs
Dr Julian Allwood, Professor Michael Ashby FRS, Professor Robert Ayres, Professor Roland Clift, Professor Jacqueline Cramer, Professor Timothy Gutowski, Professor Bruce Hannon, Dr Tanya Harrod, Dr Cameron Hepburn, Professor Tim Jackson, Professor Reid Lifset, Professor David MacKay FRS, Lord Oxburgh FRS, Professor Walter Stahel, Professor John Urry, Dr Petri Vasara, Professor Ernst Worrell and Professor Sir Tony Wrigley.

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