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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Carbon Conversations in Act On CO2 Video
Our Carbon Conversations course has been chosen by Act On CO2, the Government’s initiative to encourage individuals to reduce their carbon emissions, to feature in this excellent short video.
The video focuses small steps but Carbon Conversations recognises that when we are engaged emotionally we can make big changes in response to the big problem of [...]
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Communication workshop: The Psychology of Climate Change
11 March 2010, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Venue: St Luke’s Centre, Victoria Road CB4 3ED
The importance of psychology in developing programmes of action on climate change is increasingly on the agenda. Ro Randall, CCF’s founder and director is recognised nationally both for her writings and lectures on the psychology of climate change, and for the practical applications she has developed from this. [...]
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Climate-Friendly Voluntary Groups
Siobhan describes steps small organisations can take to be more climate-friendly
Cambridge Carbon Footprint ran a training programme for voluntary groups with Cambridge Council for Voluntary Services at Llandadd Chambers on 9 February.
Siobhan and Mark from Cambridge Carbon Footprint lead the session which included:
case studies of small organisations, their particular challenges and how they overcome them
thinking [...]
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Carbon Conversations continues to grow
Facilitators from around the UK gather in a Cambridge home for the carbon conversations training.
This weekend would-be Carbon Conversations facilitators from all over the UK gathered in a Cambridge home for the second of our popular intensive facilitator training courses. The intensive course enables facilitators from outside Cambridge to lead Carbon Conversations groups in their [...]
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February 2010 Newsletter
Welcome to our February newsletter with this month’s news and views from Cambridge Carbon Footprint.
Contents
Cambridge Carbon Footprint events coming up:
Communication Workshop: Creativity with Anne Miller
Eco-renovation in practice – visit to AC Architects
Water: a practical workshop on conservation & sustainable drainage at home
Grow Your Own workshop with Keith Jordan
Wild Food Walk at Coe Fen with Jacky [...]
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Grow your own with Keith Jordan: Time for horticultural action!
22 February 2010, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Venue: Ross St Community Centre, CB1 3UZ.
Plans and preparations to increase your supply of fresh seasonal produce in 2010. Subjects to be convered: seeds, soil, compost, rotations etc. It’s time for starting some seeds off under cover and last chance to plant fruit bushes. Also lots of time for questions and discussion.
Suggested contribution of [...]
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Eco-renovation in practice – visit to AC Architects
11 February 2010, 6:00 pm,
Venue: AC Architects, Victoria Road, CB4 3BW.
In 2002 AC Architects took on he challenge of renovating the corner shop at the junction of Albert Street and Victoria Road as an exemplary low energy building for their own office use with residential accomodation above. This building visit allows you to see the results and listen to [...]
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Water: a practical workshop on conservation & sustainable drainage at home
15 February 2010, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Venue:
St. Luke’s Centre, Victoria Road, CB4 3ED
Water: a practical workshop on conservation and sustainable drainage at home – Simon Bunn and Clare Palferman are Cambridge City Council’s Sustainable Drainage specialists and they will explain the best ways of making your home water-efficient. Rainwater harvesting, water butts, rain gardens and the law about [...]
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Communication workshop: Creativity – Anne Miller
2 February 2010, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Venue: St. Luke’s Centre, Victoria Road, CB4 3ED.
This workshop will teach you a powerful technique for being more creative when thinking about how to reduce carbon emissions (or anything else). It will be run by creativity expert Anne Miller, Director of the Creativity Partnership. Participants are invited to discuss and build on a carbon reduction [...]
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