08 June 00:00 - 00:00 (CEST) 2015

Cine ONU Merchants of Doubt

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UNRIC, UNEP

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UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development

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To mark World Environment Day, the United Nations in partnership with the BOZAR and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment invite you to the screening of:

Monday 8th June 2015

from 19:00 to 22:00

BOZAR, Centre for Fine Arts, Rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels

The film is in English and has a runtime of 96 minutes

The film will be followed by a Q&A with guest speakers:

Tom Brookes, Executive Director, Strategic Communications at the European Climate Foundation

Leo Hickman, Director and Editor at CarbonBrief, former Guardian journalist

Fiona Hall, Former MEP and Vice-President of EUFORES – European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources

Ulf Bjornholm-Ottosson, Head of UNEP Liaison Office to the EU

There is no entrance fee, but as places are limited, it is important to register online.

Registration opens at 18:00

Please print the confirmation email and bring it to the venue.

Those who arrive late may not be admitted.

N.B. CANCELLATION: If you are unable to attend, please notify us at info@cineonu.org so that your seat can be given to a person on the waiting list!

Inspired by the acclaimed book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, Merchants of Doubt takes the audience on a satirically comedic, yet illuminating ride into the heart of conjuring American spin. Filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the curtain on a secretive group of highly charismatic, silver-tongued pundits-for-hire who present themselves in the media as scientific authorities – yet have the contrary aim of spreading maximum confusion about well-studied public threats ranging from toxic chemicals to pharmaceuticals to climate change.

The United Nations Regional Information Centre aims to inform and engage Europeans in issues of global reach.

Ciné-ONU is a Europe-wide initiative of United Nations film screenings and conversations on world issues.

See the web page with a list and description of past screenings: www.unric.org/en/cine-onu