The Economics of Happiness: film showing at the Arts Picturehouse with a talk by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta

Cambridge Carbon Footrprint and Transition Cambridge are delighted to offer a screening of “The Economics of Happiness” by Helena Norbert-Hodge at the Arts Picturehouse, followed by a talk by renowned economist Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta. Set against a background of the lives of the people of Ladakh as their way of life is altered by contact with western capitalism, the film questions whether our current economic model is damaging our wellbeing.

Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta is the Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus of Economics, whose interests and writings include environmental economics. Tickets can be booked in the normal way through the Arts Picturehouse box office.

You can view the trailer and learn more about the movie here: www.theeconomicsofhappiness.org

We have a very exciting prospect to warm us up in February! Tine Roche, founder of the Cambridge Cookery School, is generously giving a demonstration of how to cook gourmet food with local, seasonal ingredients in the middle of winter. Tine will cook delicious food for us to sample, so don’t eat too much supper beforehand! Most food served on the night will be vegetarian, although I understand there will be some wild venison, too, from Radwinter Wild Game Company! (Vegan, vegetarian and meat recipes for us to cook at home will be included.)

As usual with our events, we will not charge for this, but would be grateful for a donation of around £5 per head to cover our expenses. Booking is essential, as we expect this event to be very popular and there are only 30 places, so the office at info@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org to book early! The demo will take place at the Cambridge Cookery School at Unit 9D, The Imre Building, The Michael Young Centre, Purbeck Road (behind Hill’s Road Sixth Form College) in Cambridge (detailed directions can be found here). Continue reading →

An exciting chance to go behind the scenes on a newly constructed Eco House. Join the owner in his new home for the complete story of the building of a house in the back garden of his former home (dating from 1930), complete with comparison energy bills, graphs showing savings, thermal imaging photos. A tour and refreshements will also be included.

The house is single storey, built in an L shape around a 50 year old liquidambar tree. A passive solar design, it includes a ground source heat pump, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, rainwater collection and reuse, solar hot water heating, and lots of thought to the sustainability of the materials used in construction.

The house is located on Madingley Road (full address will be given upon booking). The house can’t accommodate more than 25 people, so booking is essential! Please contact info@cambridgecarbonfootprint.org to reserve your spot.