This month brings an opportunity to learn how to knock the first 20% off your home’s footprint and save cash, to get fit and have fun at our Ceilidh and to help us find a
new home and office space – plus piles of exciting CCF Events and Related Events.
CCF Events
CCF at Feast East
Fri-Sat 4th-5th March, 10.00am-5.00pm – Linton
CCF as part of Cambridge Sustainable Food Alliance will be at Taste of Anglia’s annual food festival.
The First 20% – Eco Renovation
How to knock the first 20% off your home’s carbon footprint – looking at the ‘low-hanging fruit’, low-cost DIY solutions and where to begin.
Ceilidh – with Moon Carrot & Daisy Black
Sat 12th March, 7.00-10.00pm – BYOB!
Come to meet and share food with us, followed by a Ceilidh with music from local band Moon Carrot and caller Daisy Black.
Facing Power and Privilege Within
Communications workshop aimed at people with environmental or social justice goals interested in how power and privilege within their own organisation affects what they do.
Sustainable ‘Come Dine with Me’
Interested? Tell us by 11th March!
You may have seen Channel 4’s ‘Come Dine with Me’ – well we’re organising our own Sustainable Food version!
Akashi Inter-Faith: Making the Most of Food
This Inter-Faith event explores how we can cut down on food waste – the CO2 impact of which could the equivalent of taking 1 in 4 cars off the road!
CCF at the Science festival
Sat 26th March, 10.00am- 5.00pm
Come and see us at the Science Festival! We’ll be doing all sorts of things including Kids Activities, Footprinting, Carbon Abacus and loads more!
Grow Your Own – Spring Jobs
The growing season is getting into full swing – everything from sowing tender vegetables to identifying and controlling weeds and pests.
Why We Resist the Truth – AGM
We are delighted to announce that Clive Hamilton author of Affluenza, Growth Fetish and Requiem for a Species will be the guest speaker at our AGM.
CCF News
We’ll be homeless soon – Can you help?
The Social Enterprise Centre, where we’re currently housed, is due for redevelopment and we’ll have to move within the next month or two, so we’re very keen to hear about any suitable office spaces in Cambridge.
It must have a space large enough for meetings – and a cheap rent!
Any ideas? Email Mary or call her on 01223 971353 – thanks 🙂
CCF seeks a Newsletter Compiler…
Liz Knox is stepping down from compiling the Newsletter as of next month – would you like to take on this enjoyable and vital role?
Do you have an eye for detail?
And are you fairly Read the rest…
Transport Futures
Rising oil costs and VAT have pushed our petrol prices to record levels, with Cambridgeshire prices 5p per litre more than other parts of East Anglia.
Some motorists Read the rest…
Giving and receiving bad news
How should we talk about climate change?
There is no doubt that climate change is bad news. But how should we talk about it? Read Ro Randall’s blog. And here’s an extract from Ro’s talk on the Psychodynamics of Ecological Debt.
Do we need a ventilator? – ‘Ask Andy’
Our builders are insisting that we install a ventilator in the living room, as we have an open fire. We don’t want more draughts – what should we do?
Your builders are Read the rest…
March – a time of optimism – and work!
With daylight lengthening, birds nest building and weeds beginning to grow it’s time for action for gardeners. After months of relative dormancy it’s a time of optimism – just like Read the rest…
Related Events and News
Passivhaus – 20 Years Low Energy Buildings
Fri 4th March, 6.00-7.30pm
Professor Feist founder of the Passive House Institute presents experiences gained from monitoring passive house very low energy buildings over the past 20 years.
Gardening Workshops – all FREE!
Wed 9th, Mon 14th, Tues 22nd March – various times
A series workshops for all Cambridge residents who’d like to improve their skills and knowledge of gardening – see also Grow Your Own
Green & Ethical Marketing – Saint or Sinner?
Tues 15th March, 9.30am-4.30pm – London
Workshop looking at issues around consumerism, ethics and green marketing. Learn from seasoned green-marketing experts..
Turned Out Nice?
Thu 24 March, 7.15-9.30pm – Impington
Marek Kohn author of Turned Out Nice? How the British Isles Will Change as the World Heats Up speaks about local impacts of climate change.
Energy Efficiency for Green Entrepreneurs
Meeting on the new Energy Efficiency Scheme which is transforming the landscape for carbon reduction in large organisations.
From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience
Mon 28th march, 7.30-9.30pm (doors open 7.00pm)
Rob Hopkins co-founder of the Transition movement talks about ‘The Transition Journey’ and the power that emerges from working together and creating meaningful change through shared action.
Onion CropShare Pilot Project
Transition Cambridge seeks participants for a new crop sharing community-supported agriculture experiment in Cambridge!
Old Home Superhome Open Days
Fri-Sat 1st-3rd April, 10.00-5.00pm – West Walton, Wisbech
FREE guided tours showing Green Living features as part of the Superhomes (Sustainable Energy Academy) Spring Opening. To book email Tony Richardson or call 01945 780761
Research on Homeowners and PV
Beth Wattleworth is a 4th year Engineering undergaduate investigating the challenges homeowners face when they consider the installation of Solar Photovoltaic’s (PV) panels. Can you help her by completing a short survey?
Climate of Opinion – in The Media
The UK must own up to its emissions problem – The Guardian
Outsourced emissions are a growing problem that the government is failing to acknowledge. Last week The Guardian reported that the UK’s carbon emissions have dropped. In fact they’ve gone up. New material reveals that the government knows this, but is actively deciding to do nothing.
In Denial – Climate on the Couch – BBC Radio 4
Something strange is happening to the climate – the climate of opinion. On the one hand, scientists are forecasting terrible changes to the planet, and to us. On the other, most of us don’t seem that bothered, even though the government keeps telling us we ought to be. Jolyon Jenkins investigates the psychology of climate change.
Carbon Brief – a new online project
Carbon Brief is focussed specifically on effective communication of climate science and public debate. We aim to follow and analyse public conversation around climate science – especially in the media – whilst also producing clear, engaging and informative stories about the science of climate change.