The Cineforum will explore five key themes, which seem to be demanding a paradigm
shift in our thinking.

By this we mean that most of us are currently operating within outdated paradigms from which we think about climate change - in terms of reversal, mitigation, coming regulatory change and strategies to lower our impact.

During the day, we’ll structure our inputs and workshops to help delegates gain a deeper understanding of these paradigm shifts. Cuttting edge thought leaders and grassroots innovators will help us to collectively bring all our thinking and strategies right up to date and
to contribute to a concerted vision of the paradigms within which we need to be operating.

Here are the 5 Paradigm shifts we’ll be exploring:  

Carbon and Human Development

FROM - Focus on carbon reduction strategies as the priority issue for development, industrial design and lifestyle goals.

TO - Achieving a balance between reigning in greenhouse gas emissions and meeting pressing social and developmental goals.

Economic Systems

FROM -  A quantitative measure of economic wealth, growth and success.

TO - A qualitative measure of economic wellbeing, individual progress and happiness.

Energy Technology and Regulation

FROM - Carbon  based fuels are a necessary driver of human advancement and prosperity

TO - Living within a clean closed loop system of energy production and consumption

Biosphere Protection

FROM - Exploiting the natural environment purely as a resource for human consumption and advancement.

TO - Protecting and nurturing the environment in the spirit of stewardship and reciprocity.

Communities and Communication

FROM - Environment experts and crusaders leading activism from the front.

TO - Engaged, informed and connected communities working across cultures and sectors to implement new systems and innovation.

Click on each icon to see the Paradigms explained in depth.