Alan Dix

alan@tippingpoint.org.uk

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IP C C IS 92a S cen ario

2100

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Why…

Present emission trends put the world plausibly on a path toward 4°C [7°F] warming within the century

World Bank

“The world is currently on a trajectory to 6 degrees [11 degrees Fahrenheit]”

International Energy Agency

Central beliefs

• Climate change will dominate our lives in the twenty first century

• The arts have a crucial role to play in helping people understand the paradigm shifts taking place and needed

20 events to date• 50 – 200 people• 2 or 3 days• All over the world – UK, France, Belgium, Norway, USA,

Australia, India, Germany

• Mix of artists and ‘experts’ – on climate, transport, consumerism, etc

• Process: presentations, group work, creative exercises, Open Space, etc

• The aim – to create a stimulating atmosphere that helps generate new ideas

Potsdam, Germany

Philip Pullman, Oxford, England

Sydney, Australia

Oxford, England

Bengaluru, India

Cape Town, South Africa

Newcastle,England

Feedback• It was one of the most important exercises I've ever taken part in -

timely, imaginatively set up, and profoundly necessary. Philip Pullman, Author

•  I thought it was fantastic – stimulating and challenging – and just the right balance of learning and sharing. John Fulljames, Artistic Director, the Opera Group

• For me it was a truly significant experience, one that has since caused a profound shift in my perception of the world and the way I engage with it. Cornelia Parker, Artist

• I found the event hugely valuable - I can hardly think about much else yet. It was a privilege to be there. John Ashton, the Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative on Climate Change.

• It became clear that climate change is not just about understanding complex nonlinear systems; it is about relationships and communication among people who experience the environment in different ways Professor Karen O’Brien

What we would like to do• Find a partner(s) who would like to work with

us to hold an event – with UK and local attendance

• Themes could include:– Climate change– Transportation– Consumerism

• Can also link to – Commissions– Public events

My Last CarCar Love Meets Climate Change

Exhibition – Performance – Community Action

• Collect car stores from around the world• Take a car to pieces and build a gallery

display• Make film, video and images• Interview climate scientists• Create a performance• Work with communities to create their own

interventions

Everyone Has a Car Story

• No car guilt• No rhetoric• Lots of car love• Memories of human events, special

moments, great places

Change Is Coming

• The car is old technology• Everyone knows this• Change is inevitable• But no-one knows how or when