Events & Courses

Time and location

The event will be held on 4 December 2024, beginning at 6pm, at the Jane Herdman Lecture Theatre (Jane Herdman Building) at the University of Liverpool.

This is a hybrid event, which can be attended in person, or online via Zoom.

Event details

Please join the Geological Society, in partnership with the University of Liverpool, for this installment in the Climate Off the Rails series.

This event will comprise a presentation titled 'How do sedimentary layers record information about past climate change?' by Dr Robert Duller, followed by a structured discussion.

Over the past several billion years, climate change has left its signature on Earth's sedimentary layers (strata), offering vital clues about how our atmosphere, oceans and landscapes have and will respond to climatic shifts. This response is not straightforward; it can be immediate, or time lagged, short-lived or long-lived depending on the nature of processes in operation and how system components interact. So how do strata record information about climate change?

We will discuss well-known examples and place these in context of our current thinking of the complex link between climate change and strata. This understanding is crucial for building a consensus on the impact of climate change on our planet in the past, and for developing strategies to manage the impact of present-day anthropogenic climate change in the future.

The main purpose of the event in Liverpool is to provide a platform for discussing climate change—past, present, and future. Everyone is welcome, and we hope we can have a productive discussion on all aspects of climate change. The plan is to cover key topics facilitated by our panel members, with the aim of fostering engaging interaction with the audience. Attendees will be provided with a link to a live poll to ensure total audience participation.

Speaker

Dr Robert Duller is a Lecturer in Earth Sciences at the University of Liverpool.

Registration

Please register here.