About This Event

Dieter Helm, one of the UK's leading experts on energy policy and climate change, offers a compelling assessment of the climate challenge. What does the evidence really tell us and which solutions are making a meaningful difference? Challenging conventional assumptions about energy transitions, carbon offsets, renewable power and economic growth, Dieter examines where current approaches are falling short. Rather than relying on wishful thinking or technological optimism alone, he argues for practical, evidence-based policies that address the true costs of pollution and chart a more effective path forward. In conversation with Tom Whipple , he sets out how we can avoid repeating the mistakes of the past and make better decisions for the future. There will be a book signing after this event. Get ahead of your Festival reading and visit the Waterstones Cheltenham Literature Festival bookshop and support Cheltenham Festivals with every purchase.

Staying overnight?

Hotels within walking distance of Montpellier Gardens.

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