Author Archives: Tom Bragg

Tom – on “Forbidden Fruit”

Posted on 4 May 2012 by Tom Bragg

As a retired electronics engineer, I marvel at the latest gadgets and I even bought a new digital camera a few months ago. But I also like keeping old gadgets going. Should I get a new mobile? – a common dilemma. A smartphone would provide some features I’d use, but this old Sony, held together [...]

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Coordinator Opportunity

Posted on 28 April 2012 by Tom Bragg

CCF is looking for a Co-ordinator to be at the hub of this lively charity, co-ordinating its activities and managing our office and administration. 3 days per week, £19,500p.a. pro rata (ie: £11,700).
Contract: One year, renewable subject to availability of funding.
CCF is a very active charity concerned with climate change. We help people work together [...]

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Tom : A New Car!

Posted on 21 March 2012 by Tom Bragg

We’re getting a new car. So how does this fit with less stuff? Well – with difficulty!
Anne & I think of ourselves as environmentalists. Our Home Energy and Transport emissions are now less than a quarter of 10 years ago. But this new car’s embodied carbon (the total emissions involved in its manufacture, delivery, etc) [...]

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‘Eating Local’ on Radio Cambridgeshire

Posted on 13 February 2012 by Tom Bragg

On Monday 13th Feb Bev Sedley was talking about “Eating Local” with Liz Rhodes of BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. In just 4 minutes she makes local food really attractive - even in the winter!
You can listen to it here:
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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Post Durban Panel Discussion

Posted on 16 January 2012 by Tom Bragg

24 February 2012, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

This panel discussion is jointly organised by GreenBRIDGE, the Cambridge Zero Carbon Society and Murray Edwards College.
It brings together Cambridge expertise on international climate change negotiations fresh from the UN climate conference at Durban. Our speakers will provide an update on the landscape of climate change policy, and talk about their [...]

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Is All Dairy Bad? – Tom

Posted on 25 November 2011 by Tom Bragg

I was a milking goat-keeper for 2 decades and feel empathy with dairy-farmers who have struggled with foot and mouth, bovine TB and poor prices. Being blamed for causing climate change could be the last straw! Especially with flocks and herds that graze marginal land, often helping maintain its biodiversity. These grass-fed animals need minimal [...]

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Hard Cheese – Tom

Posted on 11 November 2011 by Tom Bragg

OK – so we haven’t started yet! But my last cheese (for now?) is finished:
I love cheese’s tangy-fatty taste & all the wonderful mouldy varieties. Or when it bubbles under the grill. Are there any good non-dairy “cheeses”?
For cheese-sauce equivalent I like tahini-lemon: when you stir tahini and lemon juice together a [...]

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We’ve moved!

Posted on 26 May 2011 by Tom Bragg

We’ve moved to Tenison Rd (see below).
Our new phone number is 01223 659962. Otherwise, email us: info@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org
Our new postal address is:
Cambridge Carbon Footprint
Future Business Centre (Focus Building)
164 Tenison Rd
Cambridge
CB1 2RY

Enter the blue door on the left: our office is upstairs at the back-left of the building. Unfortunately there’s no disabled access – please let us [...]

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AGM & CONSULTATION

Posted on 26 April 2011 by Tom Bragg

19 May 2011, 8:00 pm to 9:45 pm

Octagon Room, Wesley Methodist Church, Christ’s Pieces, CB1 1LG

Volunteers, supporters, funders, members & all involved in CCF:

with tighter funding and CCF’s founders, Ro Randall and Andy Brown, becoming less involved in future
help plan an engaging & effective CCF that’s more volunteer-run

Come & hear more. Put your views to the meeting or in small groups.
We’ll start [...]

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Carbon Conversations: new website launched!

Posted on 17 February 2011 by Tom Bragg

Carbon Conversations has its very own brand new website!
Six friendly, practical meetings to help you halve your carbon footprint, with groups around the country.

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CCF joins National Lobby of MPs

Posted on 9 November 2010 by Tom Bragg

On Nov 6th CCF and others lobbied Cambridge MP, Julian Huppert, urging him to work hard for climate change solutions, particularly on imminent Government decisions on:

The Energy Security and Green Economy Bill
The UN Climate Talks
The Green Investment Bank

We presented him a low energy lightbulb, inscribed with our key asks, for [...]

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Lobby of Julian Huppert, MP

Posted on 26 October 2010 by Tom Bragg

6 November 2010, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

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Do join us lobbying Cambridge MP, Julian Huppert,
to ask his support for:

Energy efficient homes & shops

A fair and effective financial deal at the UN Climate change negotiations in Cancun

A Green Investment Bank to finance green entrepreneurs and clean tech innovators, not just major capital infrastructure projects.

At the [...]

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Climate Change Campaigning: WHAT NEXT?

Posted on 21 October 2010 by Tom Bragg

11 November 2010, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Martin Harper,

RSPB’s Head of Sustainable Development

& Chair of the Stop Climate Chaos coalition

will brief and update us on:
- UN negotiations at Cancun
- UK policy issues
- The range of demands being made by different groups
Followed by discussion on how we can communicate, campaign and act on this.

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Octagon Room, Wesley Church, Christ’s Pieces, CB1 1LG
All Welcome [...]

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