Energy

March 5, 2013

Join a Carbon Conversation

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Is the Future worth a conversation?

Carbon Conversation meetings have inspired people across the UK to reduce their impact on the environment.

North London: Guy Gladstone: groupwork@bodyspace.co.uk More

February 24, 2013

Why is it so hard to talk about Climate Change?

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For all those who wonder how to discuss climate change – and the need for action – with their neighbours, colleagues, even their nearest and dearest:

This was discussed on 28 February 2013 at The Bull, 13 North Hill, Highgate.

July 5, 2012

Film: Taking Root – The Vision of Wangari Maathai

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Taking Root – The Vision of Wangari Maathai, the inspirational story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy..

July 2, 2012

Film: The Power of Community – How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

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Join us on Tuesday 3rd July at 7pm for our weekly Film Screening and Social upstairs at The Bull for an inspirational film about how Cuba survived Peak Oil.

June 2, 2012

Film: Urban Permaculture & Monthly Meeting

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Join us on Tuesday 26th June at 7pm for our weekly Film Screening and Social upstairs at The Bull. This week we’ll be watching a short (30mins) inspirational film about Urban Permaculture before going into our monthly meeting.

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Events Around Highgate

The final in the series of Demain showings – Education. Mon 21st May 2018 at The Grafton Kentish Town 8pm————————————————————————— Series of cafe events to watch ‘Demain‘ and talk about different topics 1st Food – was on Mon 30th Nov at The Grafton, Kentish Town 2nd: Energy – was on Tues 9th Jan at The […]
General Election June 2017

The intentions of the leading UK political parties regarding Climate Change, Energy transition and Air Quality in their 2017 manifestos are investigated. Includes an update on 10th June on the DUP manifesto.
Before the Flood

Leonardo Dicaprio’s film is truly scary – not in the usual horror film way, but because it truly captures the devastation already being wreaked on our world. Leonardo sets the scene with the allegory of Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights, where mankind is originally innocent, then enjoys earthly delights and then suffers in a […]
The UK’s Climate promises – Leader or Laggard?

Bringing the Paris Agreement into Force at Marrakesh CLICK HERE FOR THE RUNNING TOTALS OF PARTIES THAT HAVE RATIFIED Update 5th Oct: Sufficient ratifications were received (including the overall EU) for the Paris Agreement to come into force on 4th Nov in time for the COP22 in Marrakesh. See here for UN announcement and here […]
The UK drifts off into uncharted waters

Whilst the UK slips away from the EU efforts to protect the planet, the world continues to turn and global warming continues to go up and up, wreaking the devastation predicted. The EU has been co-ordinating pledges across the 28 members, providing grants, loans, shared research and common standards. Now the UK (and/or England, Scotland, […]
How does the EU affect Climate Change and Air Pollution?

In all the hype and overload of ‘facts’ about the EU there seems little coverage of Climate Change and Air Pollution. Detailed lists of some of the activities and effects of EU legislation eg on Air Pollution are covered at WHAT ARE WE DOING – What is the EU Doing?. For those who believe that […]
Will the New London Mayor reduce Air Pollution and slow Global Warming?

Sources: Map from May 2012 BBC report, pictures from election material The new London Mayor will have a variety of powers that would help him/her clean our polluted air and lower our carbon emissions. Many powers are ‘soft’ ones such as ‘influence’ and ‘promotion’, but they also include the power of £11.5bn expenditure (p21 of […]