PROGRAMME The Earth system: A planet under pressure A panel discussion for decision-makers and the media 21 January, 9.00 am to 12.00 pm Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden For available Powerpoint Presentations, see below. 9.00 am Registration (tea and coffee available) 9.30 - 9.35 Ambassador Bo Kjellén (Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, UK) (Chair) - Opening remarks Download biographical note (56 KB) 9.35 - 9.50 Professor Paul Crutzen (Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Germany) Global change in the Anthropocene Download biographical note (64 KB) Download background information (444 KB) 9.50 - 10.05 Emeritus Professor Bert Bolin (Founding Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Interactions between local and global scale changes Download biographical note (57 KB) 10.05 - 10.10 Statement from Commissioner Margot Wallström (read by Bo Kjellén) Download statement (65 KB) 10.10 - 10. 25 Discussion 10.25 - 10.50 Tea and coffee (interview period for the media) 10.50 - 11.05 Dr. Will Steffen (IGBP, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden) Global change and the Earth System: A planet under pressure Download biographical note (55 KB)   Download Powerpoint presentation (3.8 MB) 11.05 - 11.20 Katherine Richardson (Århus University, Denmark) Global change and ocean biology Download biographical note (90 KB) Download background information (377 KB)   Download Powerpoint presentation (8.6 MB) 11.20 - 11.35 Professor Stefan Rahmstorf (Potsdam Institute for Climatic Impact Research, Germany) Ocean currents: Past changes and future surprises? Download biographical note (91 KB) Download background information (519 KB)   Download Powerpoint presentation (4.6 MB) 11.35 - 11.50 Discussion 11.50 - 11.05 Closing remarks from the Chair 12.15 - 13.00 Special session for the media (Tornrummet) Webmaster