http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org Working Together On Climate Change Mon, 21 May 2012 16:11:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/open-eco-homes-2012-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-eco-homes-2012-2 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/open-eco-homes-2012-2/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 14:04:51 +0000 admin http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/?p=14236 12 May 2012, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

The first day of Open Eco Homes, an annual eco renovation event organised by Cambridge Carbon Footprint. 25 low energy venues in Cambridge and the surrounding villages - ranging from Victorian eco-refits to 1960s conversions and custom builds – open their doors for guided tours. New this year: Information centres - drop-in to find out [...]]]> http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/open-eco-homes-2012-2/feed/ 0 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/eco-renovation-question-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eco-renovation-question-time http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/eco-renovation-question-time/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 13:59:32 +0000 admin http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/?p=14226 2 May 2012, 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm

We're celebrating Open Eco Homes with an exciting Eco Renovation Question Time event chaired by Energy Editor of The Guardian, Terry MacAlister. Venue: St Paul's Centre, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 1JP View map The programme: 7.00pm - Come in to view the Open Eco Homes showcase and browse stands 7.30pm - Introductory talk and overview of the Green Deal 7.50pm [...]]]> http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/eco-renovation-question-time/feed/ 0 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/annual-general-meeting-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=annual-general-meeting-2 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/annual-general-meeting-2/#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:00:34 +0000 admin http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/?p=11457 25 April 2012, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

It’s been a lively and challenging year for Cambridge Carbon Footprint: there’s a good buzz with lots of volunteer enthusiasm.  We’ll follow the AGM with a meeting to discuss our successes and challenges  - and how best to develop the charity further.  We hope you can come and contribute your views over a [...]]]> http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/annual-general-meeting-2/feed/ 0 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/eco-renovation-in-progress-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eco-renovation-in-progress-2 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/eco-renovation-in-progress-2/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 12:00:05 +0000 admin http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/?p=13471 23 April 2012, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Following on the success and high demand of our Eco-Renovation in Progress tour in January on Hills Road, we're offering a new eco-renovation tour in north Cambridge off Histon Road. This is an exciting opportunity to go round 1930's house with Anne Cooper of award-winning AC Architects Cambridge Ltd, who specialise in sustainable architecture. Anne [...]]]> http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/eco-renovation-in-progress-2/feed/ 0 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/plant-grow-eat-an-introduction-to-growing-your-own/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plant-grow-eat-an-introduction-to-growing-your-own http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/plant-grow-eat-an-introduction-to-growing-your-own/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:00:35 +0000 admin http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/?p=13462 18 April 2012, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

If you've never grown your own food but would like to start this year, this is the workshop for you! Join expert grower Keith Jordan in this workshop that will teach you what will grow best in your particular space - no matter what that space is and tips on how to [...]]]> http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/plant-grow-eat-an-introduction-to-growing-your-own/feed/ 0 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/the-sharing-economy-%e2%80%93-an-introduction-to-collaborative-consumption/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-sharing-economy-%25e2%2580%2593-an-introduction-to-collaborative-consumption http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/the-sharing-economy-%e2%80%93-an-introduction-to-collaborative-consumption/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:00:56 +0000 admin http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/?p=12712 12 April 2012, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Could something as simple as sharing be a key remedy to hyper consumption and waste while building community at the same time?  As the authors of “What’s Mine is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption” argue, traditional sharing, bartering, lending, trading, renting, gifting and swapping, redefined through technology and peer communities, is transforming business, consumerism [...]]]> http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/the-sharing-economy-%e2%80%93-an-introduction-to-collaborative-consumption/feed/ 0 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/cafe-evening-eating-local-and-buying-local/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cafe-evening-eating-local-and-buying-local http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/cafe-evening-eating-local-and-buying-local/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:00:13 +0000 admin http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/?p=13975 5 April 2012, 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Is it possible to ‘eat local’ for six weeks? Helen Karapandzic and Ann Mitchell were up for a challenge when they signed up for this project with Cambridge Carbon Footprint in January. During this Transiton Café evening, they’ll [...]]]> http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/cafe-evening-eating-local-and-buying-local/feed/ 0 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/open-eco-homes-2012-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-eco-homes-2012-4 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/open-eco-homes-2012-4/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:38:12 +0000 admin http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/?p=14323 27 May 2012, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

The fourth day of Open Eco Homes, an annual eco renovation event organised by Cambridge Carbon Footprint. 25 low energy venues in Cambridge and the surrounding villages - ranging from Victorian eco-refits to 1960s conversions and custom builds – open their doors for guided tours. New this year: Information centres - drop-in to [...]]]> http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/open-eco-homes-2012-4/feed/ 0 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/open-eco-homes-2012-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-eco-homes-2012-3 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/open-eco-homes-2012-3/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:29:22 +0000 admin http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/?p=14306 13 May 2012, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

The second day of Open Eco Homes, an annual eco renovation event organised by Cambridge Carbon Footprint. 25 low energy venues in Cambridge and the surrounding villages - ranging from Victorian eco-refits to 1960s conversions and custom builds – open their doors for guided tours. New this year: Information centres - drop-in to [...]]]> http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/open-eco-homes-2012-3/feed/ 0 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/breaking-habits-going-for-green-interactive-stall-and-workshop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breaking-habits-going-for-green-interactive-stall-and-workshop http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/breaking-habits-going-for-green-interactive-stall-and-workshop/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:00:41 +0000 admin http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/?p=11108 24 March 2012, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Visit our interactive stall at the Cambridge Science Festival. Hands-on activities for all the family including calculating your carbon footprint, colouring your carbon footprint, and upcycling some tetrapacks into fun wallets. Also, find out more about Carbon Conversations and the Climate Friendly Homes Project.We'll be in the Physics Zone from 1 to 5pm. Between 3pm to [...]]]> http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/breaking-habits-going-for-green-interactive-stall-and-workshop/feed/ 0 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/talking-about-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=talking-about-climate-change http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/talking-about-climate-change/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:00:50 +0000 admin http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/?p=11455 21 March 2012, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Cambridge Carbon Footprint has a unique approach to personal decision-making about carbon reduction.  We use group work and conversations at stalls to explore and share the challenges of making sustained and sustainable behaviour change. In this interactive workshop we will explore some key ideas, and invite discussion around common mechanisms such as making excuses or not [...]]]> http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/talking-about-climate-change/feed/ 0 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/story-of-stuff-and-discussion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=story-of-stuff-and-discussion http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/story-of-stuff-and-discussion/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:00:34 +0000 admin http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/?p=11636 14 March 2012, 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Ever wondered about the environmental costs of the stuff we buy? CCF will be screening The Story of Stuff, one of the most watched environmental-themed online film of all time. It is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number [...]]]> http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/story-of-stuff-and-discussion/feed/ 0 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/thinking-about-what-happens-in-groups/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thinking-about-what-happens-in-groups http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/thinking-about-what-happens-in-groups/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:30:07 +0000 admin http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/?p=15391 18 September 2012, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Who is this for? Anyone who facilitates Carbon Conversations groups. When and where: Central Cambridge, 7.30 to 9.30pm on Sept 18th, Oct 16th, Nov 13th and Dec 11th .  Booking essential, places limited to 12 Conveners: Dan Jones and Penny Henderson Aims: to encourage members to become more confident about responding to feelings in groups, [...]]]> http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/thinking-about-what-happens-in-groups/feed/ 0 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/carbon-conversations-facilitator-training-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=carbon-conversations-facilitator-training-2 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/carbon-conversations-facilitator-training-2/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:34:55 +0000 admin http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/?p=12692 21 April 2012, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Are you enthusiastic about Carbon Conversations?  Would you like to co-facilitate a group of your own?  Or maybe you're an existing facilitator and want to improve your skills? Penny Henderson and Liz Serocold will be running this one-day facilitator training for those who have already taken part in a Carbon Conversations group. Numbers limited to 10, [...]]]> http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/carbon-conversations-facilitator-training-2/feed/ 0 http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/uk-green-film-festival/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uk-green-film-festival http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/uk-green-film-festival/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:00:12 +0000 admin http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/?p=14881
Back for its second year, the UK Green Film Festival is the UK's annual environmental film festival. Over a [...]]]> http://cambridgecarbonfootprint.org/blog/uk-green-film-festival/feed/ 0