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/// Lots to Look Forward To ///
 
With winter drawing in and restrictions tightening, we need something to look forward to. So, here at RSGS, we have been busy preparing a whole raft of exciting online events to see off 2020 with a bang...

On Wednesday 16th December, we will hold a special event with BBC Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen, at which we will present his Mungo Park Medal with the help of a very special guest. And every Wednesday between now and then, we will continue to host our online Inspiring People At Home talks which have been receiving wonderful audiences of around 500 per week!  

Following another successful GeoQuizzical event in November, we have decided to hold a Christmassy edition too, on Monday 14th December. So pop this in your diary, along with the  date of the second instalment of our Perth sustainability conference on Friday 4th December. 

Finally, in this bumper newsletter we are sharing news of the recently published interim report of the 'Farming for a 1.5°C Future' inquiry, details of an upcoming 'Teach Meet' led by our Education Committee, information about our upcoming Climate Emergency Summit focused on food, and how we are involved in the Scottish Parliament's exciting 'Festival of Politics'.
Jeremy Bowen Online Event
On Wednesday 16th December, BBC Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen will speak for the RSGS in a special, one-off event, followed by a live Q&A and medal presentation. Tickets are now available via the RSGS website.

Jeremy is a multi-award-winning journalist with a vast knowledge and experience of the Middle East. Among other things he has helped the BBC win an Emmy for his coverage of the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon; he has won first prize at the Bayeux War Correspondent Awards for a Panorama film on the Gaza War of 2009; and since these conflicts, he has been active covering the 2011 Arab Spring in Egypt and Libya, and the ongoing situation in Syria. 

In his talk, Jeremy will provide riveting anecdotes from a life reporting on the front line, with insight from dictators, fanatics and fundamentalists, as well as ordinary people caught up in their dangerous exploits. Expect Jeremy to cast a welcome light onto some of the most complex areas of the world.
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Farming for a 1.5°C Future
In early November, the interim report of the 'Farming for a 1.5°C Future' inquiry, co-chaired by our Chief Executive Mike Robinson, was published.

The opening statement identifies that "everyone and every sector must deliver on Scotland’s climate change ambition to be net zero by 2045, at the latest, and to support nature’s recovery," and that "Farming, uniquely, has the opportunity to not just improve its own performance by reducing emissions from agricultural activity, but to impact positively on wider societal emissions through good soil and land management, by locking up carbon in trees and soil, and by supporting ecosystems." 
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Perth Conference
We held a major conference in early November focusing on the future of Perth – where we are headquartered  helping raise the city’s ambition to become the most sustainable small city in Europe, and working out how this vision might be achieved.
 
With nearly 400 delegates signed up to the event, the conference included inspiring keynotes from two leading minds in European sustainability, Bo Asmus Kjeldgaard, the former Mayor of Copenhagen responsible for the transformation of the Danish capital, and Professor Carlos Moreno, originator of the '15 Minute City'. Thought-provoking workshops were also held by leaders from ten different European cities, including Ghent in Belgium, Lahti in Finland, and Frederikshavn in Denmark.

The conference was led by members of the newly formed Perth City Leadership Forum, of which our Chief Executive Mike Robinson is the Chair. The second part of the conference will be held on Friday 4th December, and will focus on action and delivery. 
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Teach Meet
Teachers take note! Our Education Committee led by Alastair McConnell will be holding their second 'Teach Meet' on Thursday 26th November. The event will be focused on the BGE, and will feature presentations from active teachers as well as a representative from Education Scotland. For those who might be interested in taking part, please contact education@rsgs.org
Climate Emergency Summit
Our Climate Emergency Summits provide a space for motivated people from across the sectors to come together in a safe and open workshop environment to offer solutions to the climate emergency. Our next Summit will be focused on food, and will be on the morning of 27th November, via Zoom.

If you would be interested in taking part in this Summit, please contact
enquiries@rsgs.org 
GeoQuizzical
On the second Monday of each month, we have been holding a prize geography quiz to help keep our audiences entertained! With good turnouts of over 100 people on Zoom, our excellent team of voluntary quiz setters are getting into their stride, and have already started preparing a Christmasy quiz for Monday 14th December. We hope to see you there! 
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Festival of Politics
What should Scotland aim for with the COP26 in Glasgow next year? This is just one of the questions a panel of experts, including our Chief Executive Mike Robinson, will be debating in a special event as part of the Scottish Parliament's Festival of Politics 2020. RSGS is a partner in this programme of activities which will bring engaging political discussions to life across the country.
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Inspiring People At Home
For the duration of our talks season, we will be holding an Inspiring People At Home event every Wednesday at 7.30pm, consisting of a pre-recorded video premiere by the speaker, and a live Q&A.

After the event, we are sometimes able to host these videos at rsgs.org/videos, so please check there or visit our YouTube channel if you would like to catch up. Here are some of the highlights from November...
Filmmaker Richard Else presents 'A Man, a Monk and the Mountains''. Tashi Lama is the monk, Dunkeld’s James Lamb is the man, and the mountains are the Himalaya...
In early 2019 adventurer Charlie Walker undertook a two-month crossing of the rugged interior of Papua New Guinea by foot and packraft. Travelling via the country’s highest peaks and longest river, it was a challenge that nearly cost him his life on more than one occasion...
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