KAMLOOPS — Climate engineering may be the necessary bridge to get us through the climate crisis without a catastrophe, argues journalist Gwynne Dyer, author of Intervention Earth. Dyer discusses his new book and geoengineering at the Science Revealed Dean’s Lecture at TRU on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
In partnership with the City of Kamloops and TRU Office of Sustainability, the Faculty of Science invites the public to an engaging talk as the award-winning writer breaks down the climate crisis ahead and suggests interventions to get us through it with societies intact.
“We’re extremely proud to bring Gwynne Dyer to Kamloops. It’s a wonderful opportunity to hear a renowned, respected journalist unpack the latest climate change science for a general audience and speaks to TRU’s stature globally in sustainability,” says Dean of Science Dr. Greg Anderson.
What: Science Revealed — Dean’s Lecture Series presents Gwynne Dyer
Where: TRU Kamloops campus, Campus Activity Centre, Mountain Room (third floor)
When: Wednesday, Feb. 19, 7 – 9 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
The event is free, but reservations are required for seating. RSVP at bit.ly/srdls-dyer.
Dyer’s talk is titled Planetary Maintenance Engineers, borrowing a phrase from 40 years ago to illustrate geoengineering — a solution he says has long scared climate scientists and engineers alike. But given that over the past ten years (2015-2024) the planet has experienced the ten warmest years on record, he believes opinion on geoengineering is swinging — reluctantly — the other way.
A former historian who served in three navies and taught at the Canadian Forces College, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Oxford University, Dyer is a respected journalist, broadcaster and lecturer on international affairs and an officer of the Order of Canada. His first television documentary series, War, aired in 45 countries. A more recent series, The Human Race, won a Gemini Award. Dyer’s many books include Future: Tense, Climate Wars, The Shortest History of War and, most recently, Intervention Earth, published in March 2024.
In Intervention Earth, Dyer interviews the world’s top 100 climate scientists to discuss the extraordinary measures we must contemplate to counter the irreversible effects of climate change.
The Science Revealed Dean’s Lecture Series brings renowned and captivating scientists from various fields of study to the TRU Kamloops campus to present their research and the impressive ways they are affecting the world. Open to the public, these lectures make science accessible to audiences with diverse backgrounds and interests. This event is co-sponsored by the City of Kamloops, the Faculty of Science and the TRU Office of Sustainability.
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Contact:
Michele Young, Manager, Communications Content
University Relations, Thompson Rivers University
250-828-5361 | micyoung@tru.ca
