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2007 Annual Public Lecture
Lord Stern delivered the Society's 2007 Annual Public Lecture in Manchester on 29 November and London on 30 November.

Climate Change, Ethics and the Economics of the Global Deal
Global climate change poses a grave long-term threat to the economies and societies of the world. Early and well-structured action can greatly reduce the risks at reasonable cost. But taking such action is urgent and it has to be global. The lecture describes the key elements of a global deal which embodies efficient and equitable international collaboration and how that deal can be built.

Media Briefing - PDF. Click here to view slides.

The full lecture is available to view here, although it has been broken into 4 parts to increase download speeds. You will need a QuickTime player to view the video files. Click here to download the player. For the optimum viewing experience we recommend that you save the files to your computer by
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• Part 1 - 14 mins 49 sec, 31.9MB
• Part 2 - 13 mins 49 sec, 31.4MB
• Part 3 - 14 mins 48 sec, 33.6MB
• Part 4 - 21 mins 36 sec, 49.8MB