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Oslo Sustainability Summit
Bill McKibben and two dinosaurs
01 September 2009
Blurred shot of Elaine and Joel (Bakan), en route to our session
Met Bill McKibben today, after being blown away by his presentation on the 350 campaign. Resolved to get both Volans and SustainAbility involved, if it kills me. Then did the session at BI, the management school, with Joel Bakan, who I first met some time ago when I chaired a discussion panel at the London premiere of his film, The Corporation. Great fun.
Introducing my session, I spotlighted Jorgen Randers, who had kicked off the event, as a "dinosaur", in the sense that 1972's Limits to Growth study had been seminal in my evolution, a mere 37 years ago. He got an ovation. Then, to spread the insults around, I noted that Elaine and I just realised that today was our wedding anniversary - another ovation.
Last night, Joel and his wife Rebecca played guitar (him) and sang (her) at the US Embassy, where many of us had repaired for dinner. They hugely endeared themselves to me by doing one of my favourite Grace Slick/Jefferson Airplane songs.
After our Summit debate, Joel and I did a session with students. Then on to the British Embassy for a reception, where we were treated - among other things - to a rap band and a duet playing Tchaikovsky.
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