Meet "Britain’s most respected green energy boss"

You're all familiar with Ghent's pride and joy Vooruit, the renowned arts centre, mainly used for concerts and other cultural events, and adored in equal measure by both students and non-students for its coziness, good food and cold beer. In fact, many would call it their 'real alma mater', as it's only a stone's throw away from our actual university.
From Thursday through to Sunday Vooruit hosts the Mind the Book festival, an international 'meeting of the minds' for authors and their readership. You can chat to your favourite authors, attend lectures and participate in debates on a wide variety of topics.
Of particular interest to us taking this course is the interview with Jeremy Legget. Legett, a geologist by training, is a British green-energy entrepreneur, author and activist. He is founder and chairman of Solarcentury, the UK’s largest independent solar electric company, founder and chairman of the charity SolarAid and chairman of the Carbon Tracker Initiative, an organisation that uncovers the enery risks for investors. He is know for advocating renewable energy and a rapid (managed) withdrawal from fossil fuels.


 He wrote four books spanning energy, climate change and oil depletion, and regularly contributes to the Financial Times and the Guardian. On Sunday February 23rd, he will be - amongst other things -  discussing his book "The Energy of Nations", in which he discusses consumers' blind faith in cheap fossil fuel and the systemic risks of oil supply, climate shock and fincial collapse. He challenges policy makers to face the huge challenges in fuelling the future.
So, if you have some time to spare on Sunday, please pay a visit to Vooruit, have a Triomf beer and listen to Legett's insightful views on the road to low or zero carbon energy.

Tickets: http://vooruit.be/nl/show/detail/7639/Mind_the_Book_dag_4
Website: www.jeremyleggett.net

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