Jim to Co- Chair Air Pollution 2011

Jim Longhurst again will be the co-chair for the 19th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution “Air Pollution 2011” which is to be held in Malta from the 19th – 21st September 2011. Jim will also co-edit the conference hardback book that will be published to coincide with the start of the conference.

The call for papers is available at http://www.wessex.ac.uk/11-conferences/airpollution-2011.html

Further details about the conference are available from the Claire Shiell at the address below
Claire Shiell
Conference Secretariat,
Air Pollution 2011
Wessex Institute of Technology,
Ashurst Lodge,
Ashurst,
Southampton, SO40 7AA
Tel: 44 (0) 238 0293223
Fax: 44 (0) 238 0292853
cshiell@wessex.ac.uk

Low Carbon Cities Consensus Panel. Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)

Jim has recently returned from a visit to South Africa (3-9th October) where he attended the second meeting of the Academy of Science of South Africa’s Low Carbon Cities Consensus Panel. As part of his contribution to the work of the Panel, Jim and AQMRC colleagues prepared a review of carbon management plans and strategies that are being implemented in European capital cities. The overall goal of the ASSAf study is to identify key areas of intervention that would position the city of Durban on a pathway towards a low carbon future. The study has been commissioned by the Environmental Management Unit of the eThekwini Municipality (City of Durban) and the panel is led by the Executive Officer of ASSAf, Prof Roseanne Diab. The study is financially supported by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) See http://www.assaf.co.za/?page_id=998 for further details.