Sir Crispin Tickell GCMG KCVO
| Bio | Sir CrispinTickell is Director of the Green College Centre for Environmental Policy and Understanding. He has also been Chancellor of the University of Kent at Canterbury, Chairman of the Climate Institute of Washington, DC and President of the Earth Centre in South Yorkshire. In his distinguished career in the Diplomatic Service, Sir Crispin was Chef de Cabinet to the President of the European Commission (1977-80), Ambassador to Mexico (1981-83) and British Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1987-90). He has been Convenor of the Government Panel on Sustainable Development (1994-2000). He is now a member of two Government Task Forces: on Urban Regeneration and on New Earth Objects. Sir Crispin is author of Climate Changeand WorldAffairs (1977, 1986) and has contributed to many books on environmental issues. He is currently involved in the preparation for the World Summit on Sustainable Development, to be convened in Johannesburg in September, 2002, particularly as Co-Chairman of the Eminent Persons Regional Roundtable for Europe and North America. |
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Lectures to The Society
| Title | Type | Date |
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| Sustainability in China |  |
Oct 2009 |
| Economic growth and sustainability: Are they compatible? |  |
Nov 2001 |
Articles in the Journal
| Human Responsibility in the Global Environment | ||
| Sir Crispin Tickell | ||
| Asian Affairs, Volume 33 Number 2 | July 2002 | |
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Forthcoming Events
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LIBRARY & ARCHIVE: TEMPORARY CLOSURE Shuts 16 May 2012, reopens 1st August 2012 more…
Festival of Asian Literature at Asia House 15 - 30 May 2012 more…
The Bangladeshi Novel The Royal Society of Literature Tagore Memorial Meeting, with speakers Philip Hensher and Tahmima Anam more…
"Yemen: Challenges for the Future" - an international conference (BYS & LMEI) Invitation for scholars to propose papers for conference in November 2012 more…
Ragmala Paintings from India: Poetry, passion, song Exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery: 25 January - 27 May 2012 more…
Recent Recordings
The Art of Resistance in the Middle East
Ashoka: India's Lost Emperor Charles Allen returns the RSAA to speak about the re-discovery of one of India's greatest Emperors, Ashoka, and the empire he built
The Freedom Factor Humphrey Hawksley discusses how freedoms have come to the world and what can be done to support their spreading in the world
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