Colloquium on Energy, Economic Growth and Pollution
King’s College, Cambridge 24th-26st October 2003
Supported by Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and
Humanities at the University of Cambridge and the
Centre for History and Economics
The colloquium will be held in the Saltmarsh Rooms, King’s College
Program
Friday 24th October
14.00 Introduction
Welcome and short statements (2-3 minutes!) on their work by all members of the
group.
14.45 Session One: The First Industrial Revolution
Paper by Tony Wrigley. Discussion.
15.45 Coffee
16.15 Session Two: The Second Industrial Revolution
Paper by Lennart Schön
19:30 Dinner at the Loch Fyne Restaurant, Trumpington St.
Saturday 25th October
9.30
Session Three: The Third Industrial Revolution
Paper by Magnus Lindmark
10.30 Coffee
11.00 Presentation of New Research and General Discussion
Presentations by:
Silvana Bartoletti and Paolo Malamina
Richard Unger
Tony Wrigley
Astrid Kander
Lennart Schön
Mar Rubio
Magnus Lindmark
These presentations should take 10 minutes each at the most!
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Discussion of Project Proposal Document (Led by Astrid and Paul)
Presentation on Funding Possibilities from each Country
Discussion of units and conversion factors to be employed for measurement
(presumably in the light of what we decide we might like to measure, led by
Silvana)
These discussions will (hopefully) provide the overall framework for the project
and may well continue into Sunday. I have not attempted to timetable then at this
point.
There will be a tea / coffee break from 15.45-16.15
18.00 Drinks at Tony and Mieke’s.
20.00 Dinner at the University Centre
Sunday 26th October
10.00 Discussion on Next Steps to be Taken, Division of Tasks, etc.
This meeting has been made possible by the the support of CRASSH and the Centre for History and
Economics. The Centre for History and Economics is grateful to the John D. And Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation for their support for this meeting.