Last week after work I went to listen to two talks at the Graduate institute in Geneva. The first talk was by David Hone. He presented me with a different perspective on the topic of global warming. For the first time I was presented with the trillion ton carbon budget. He explained the carbon capture schemes in a new way. As a result of this my understanding of the topic of global warming and the carbon cycle progressed. The second speaker was José Manuel Barroso, former head of (check title) and he talked freely for the first time in ten years. He presented the European union in Global terms. This was another interesting talk where his opinions and experiences with personalities were related.