In December 2008, Lord Browne
and Peter Saraga OBE FREng led a delegation of
Fellows to China as part of a return visit hosted by
the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). The
highlight of the trip was a symposium on Energy and
Climate Change held at Peking University in Beijing.
UK speakers included Prof Brian Collins, Chief
Scientific Advisor to BERR and DfT, Prof Nigel
Brandon FREng, Shell Chair of Sustainable
Development in Energy and Executive Director of the
Energy Futures Lab, Imperial College, Mr John
Loughhead FREng, Executive Director of the UK Energy
Research Centre, and Sir Patrick Haren FREng, Group
Chief Executive Viridian Group. The Academy will be
hosting a return symposium in early 2010.
