# Event Details - **Event Name**: The 47th TB Macaulay Lecture - with Professor Frank Biermann - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 21 Oct, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 21 Oct, 2026 at 11:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Hosted by the Macaulay Development Trust, in partnership with The James Hutton Institute.About this EventThe TB Macaulay Lecture aims to connect scientific evidence with civic society on the big issues affecting our land and people and specifically to reach those who influence and make decisions on policy.This year we are honoured to welcome leading scholar of global sustainability governance, Professor Frank Biermann.Planetary politics: Rethinking governance for a changing worldProfessor Frank Biermann, one of the world’s leading scholars of global sustainability governance, will deliver this year’s Macaulay Lecture, introducing a new framework for understanding politics in the planetary age: planetary politics.Biermann is the founder and first chair of the global Earth System Governance research alliance. Launched twenty years ago, this initiative has grown into a worldwide community of more than 600 researchers, hosting major annual conferences, supporting book series with MIT Press and Cambridge University Press, publishing a high‑ranking academic journal and coordinating influential international research initiatives. In 2024, Biermann was the first political scientist to receive the prestigious Volvo Environment Prize, “for defining new pathways for international environmental governance in a period of global change”.In this lecture, Professor Biermann will explore why traditional approaches to environmental governance are no longer sufficient in a world marked by accelerating climate impacts, geopolitical tension, democratic backsliding and persistent inequalities. He will outline how planetary politics offers a fresh way to understand and navigate the profound transformations shaping our future and how plurilateral coalitions of like-minded countries can succeed even when global consensus is out of reach.The lecture will also highlight his extensive research on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - with a particular focus on the critical period leading to 2030, when the current framework expires and new global goals must be negotiated.Attendees can expect:A compelling introduction to the emerging concept of planetary politicsBig‑picture insights combined with recent empirical researchReflections on the future of global sustainability governanceA timely look at what’s at stake as the world approaches the 2030 SDG milestoneProfessor Biermann’s lecture promises to be a thought‑provoking, wide‑ranging exploration of environmental politics at a moment of historic planetary change.All are welcome to attend.Date: Wednesday 21st October 2026Venue: National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.Programme of events18:30 - Pre-lecture exhibition19:30 - 47th TB Macaulay Lecture21:00 - Post-lecture receptionThe event is free to attend. Please register now to reserve a seat.Background to the TB Macaulay lectureThe annual TB Macaulay lecture is held to honour the vision of Dr Thomas Bassett Macaulay, President and chairman of the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, whose benefaction founded the original Macaulay Institute for Soil Research in 1930. He was a descendant of the Macaulays from the Island of Lewis and his aim was to improve the productivity of Scottish Agriculture. This vision continues today in its successor The James Hutton Institute, a world-leader in land, crop, water, environmental and socio-economics science.Accessibility noteWe aim to make events as accessible as possible. If you have any accessibility requirements or questions about how we can support you in attending our events, please contact events@hutton.ac.uk.Photography/filmingPlease note that the event organiser and events partners will be taking photographs/filming during this event. 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If you have any concerns, please contact events@hutton.ac.uk.Privacy noticeBy registering for this event you understand we will use your personal data to process your registration and to communicate with you about the event.If you have any questions contact events@hutton.ac.uk.For more information about what we do with personal data and your rights under Data Protection legislation, please see our privacy notice: http://www.hutton.ac.uk/privacy-notice. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/the-47th-tb-macaulay-lecture-with-professor-frank-biermann/100001987503155440 - **Event Categories**: business, exhibitions, science-fair - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes - Location: National Museum of Scotland - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Edinburgh - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: National Museum of Scotland - **lat**: 55.9476591 - **long**: -3.1888598 - **full address**: National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The 47th TB Macaulay Lecture - with Professor Frank Biermann - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/cd49a7f1e34550b0f4245d89354ae6ce7fb1d51b8ffedd117953252a52e18e11-rimg-w1200-h600-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1777724239 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The 47th TB Macaulay Lecture - with Professor Frank Biermann being held? - **A:** The 47th TB Macaulay Lecture - with Professor Frank Biermann takes place on Wed, 21 Oct, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 21 Oct, 2026 at 11:00 pm at National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing The 47th TB Macaulay Lecture - with Professor Frank Biermann? - **A:** The 47th TB Macaulay Lecture - with Professor Frank Biermann is organized by The James Hutton Institute. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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