Local Events
Public lecture: ‘Do Not Ask for Morality’ with Professor John Broome
Time: 6pm. Tuesday 12 th April.
Place: B63 Law and Social Sciences Building, University Park, University of Nottingham
Organised by: University of Nottingham
Greenhouse gas emissions are an externality: a person who causes the emissions of greenhouse gas does not pay the full cost of the emissions. According to economic theory, the result is therefore inefficient.
Contact: http://bit.ly/1Ng87ih
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Meeting: Chesterfield Climate Alliance
Time: 7-9pm. Wed 13th April.
Place: upstairs at The Alehouse, 37 West Bars, Chesterfield S40 1AG
FREE
Chesterfield Climate Alliance is a broad coalition of individuals and organisations who support action on climate change.
Contact: www.facebook.com/ChesterfieldClimateAlliance/
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Community Garden Workdays
Time: 11-3pm. 14th April, Sunday 17th April and 1st of May
Place: Community Garden, Coldwell Street, opp. Wirksworth Railway Station.
Organised by: Wirksworth Transition
FREE
Contact Rosemary: T: 07904 783818 E: hernesrose@w3z.co.uk
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Willow Weaving Workshop
Time: 10.30-12.30pm. Saturday 16th April.
Place: Sherwood Forest Country Park
Cost: £15.00
Come along for this willow weaving workshop to make an 5 foot obelisk for your home or garden. In the garden your obelisk can be used to support climbing plants such as clematis or sweet peas.
To book contact 01623 823202.
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Public Meeting: The Government is going backwards on climate change
Time: 7- 9pm. Thursday 21 st April.
Place: The Nottingham Mechanics Centre, Nottingham.
FREE
Speakers from the national Campaign Against Climate Change and local campaign groups including: Friends of the Earth, anti-fracking groups, Global Justice Now, Greenpeace, trade unions/ Notts TUC, Peoples Assembly, NTU, Christian Aid, Trash to Treasure
Contact: http://bit.ly/1oLed3U |
Earth Day Celebration
Time: 11- 5pm. Friday 22nd April.
Place: Wirksworth Community Garden
Organised by: Wirksworth Transition
FREE
Come and help feed the Bees by planting nectar rich plants. Bring a picnic and any spare seeds you don’t need. Hot drinks and tools provided! All Welcome!
Contact Rosemary: T: 07904 783818 E: hernesrose@w3z.co.uk
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Traditional Fete, Duck Race and Grand Car Boot Sale
Time: Monday, 2nd May, 2016, 1.00 - 4.30 p.m.
Place: Thistley Place Meadow adjacent to Station Road, Hatton, Derbyshire
Organised by: The Dove Valley Community Project
Free. Small charge for some activities.
The project began in May 2006 when a group of 31 residents in Hatton, Derbyshire, purchased the field adjacent to the River Dove and the island in the centre of the River Dove/Mill Fleam and decided to create a Nature Reserve (Thistley Place Meadow).
Contact Lynne 01283 813736 07866 072028
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Belper Goes Green Eco-Festival
Time: 4 th and 5 th June
Place: Rugby Club, Strutts Playing Field, Belper
Organised by: Transition Belper
FREE
Music, stalls and inspiration
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Derbyshire Eco Centre Summer Fair
Time: 11- 4pm. Saturday 18th June.
Place: Derbyshire Eco Centre, Porter Lane, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, DE4 4LS.
Organised by: Derbyshire Eco Centre
Tickets will be available to buy soon.
A celebration of Green Living and Green Learning including a wide range of demonstrations, have-a-go activities, stalls and entertainment. There will be catering and a bar selling local beer and the evening will be a fancy dress ball -
Contact T: 01629 533038 E: ecocentre@derbyshire.gov.uk
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LOCAL NEWS
Energy savings help protect frontline services
Nottinghamshire County Council is on course to reduce its annual gas and electricity bill by a further £300,000 next year - savings of almost £600,000 per year since 2013/2014 which are being ploughed back into local services. It has also reported significant carbon savings.
See report here: http://bit.ly/1UVjpAI |
Derby City Council decides to close Climate Change and Energy Management Unit
The Council have decided to cut funding and disband their Climate Change and Energy Management Unit. The Derby Climate Coalition commented that this was very disappointing especially at a time when the projected impacts of extreme weather events caused by climate change become increasingly more serious for Derby City's householders, businesses, and infrastructure.
Contact: www.derbyclimate.org.uk |
Free Energy Advice for High Peak Residents
Following on from High Peak CVS’s very successful Big Energy Saving project – where in one week alone we helped residents save over £3,000 - NEA, the national fuel poverty charity is offering free support to residents and community groups.
Contact Andy.Littlewood@nea.org.uk for more details.
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Transition Leicester introduce 'Footpaths'.
Running for over 5 years, the Footpaths project is a way for people to meet and support each other to reduce their personal carbon footprints through a series of meetings facilitated by members and a useful handbook.
http://bit.ly/1RXNA6s |
Launch of anti-fracking group in Amber Valley
David Burley, a campaigner from South Yorkshire, spoke at an anti-fracking meeting recently in Alfreton, Amber Valley to about 50 people. The talk was excellent, as was the discussion.
The meeting was supported by Derby Climate Coalition, Unite the Community and Amber Valley 38 Degrees. The campaigners are organising a petition: please sign here: http://bit.ly/1mhLYbR
Further info: www.derbyclimate.org.uk |
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National
EVENT: Reclaim the Power mass action camp: End Coal Now.
‘As part of the Groundswell year of action and international mobilisations taking on the fossil fuel industry, this May, we’re going to shut down the UK’s largest opencast coal mine – Ffos-y-fran in Wales. It’s up to us to keep it in the ground – sign up to join us and get updates on plans.’
Reclaim the Power : http://bit.ly/1MdczU9
International actions organised under Break Free 2016: http://bit.ly/1RDRylE |
EVENT: Greater Manchester Green Open Home Weekend
On Saturday 23 rd and Sunday 24 th April, homes across Greater Manchester will be opening their doors to showcase their eco-retrofits. The weekend is hosted by Carbon Co-op, who also plan to run a workshop and stall at the Chorlton Green Happening on Saturday 23rd April and host a free bus tour of retrofitted homes in Salford.
To find out more, go to: http://carboncoop.greenopenhomes.net/
To book onto the bus tour, go to: www.bit.ly/1UBm1CY
To find out about Chorlton Green Happening, go to: http://bit.ly/1RXckth |
NEWS: Sceptical about climate change? Just consider December’s weather
As flooded homes painfully dry out, we should reflect and wake up to the broader truth, based not on computer predictions but the evidence in front of us, that we are entering a new climatic age
http://ind.pn/1SPIKrT |
NEWS: Hottest February on Record
NASA data revealed that the average global temperature in February was 1.35C warmer than the average temperature between 1951-1980. This is a huge, record shattering amount that is a far bigger margin than has been seen before.
With the Paris Agreement still in people’s minds it’s a stark reminder of how tough the struggle to keep global warming from going over the 2C danger limit is going to be. This winter has also seen arctic temperatures as high as 16C over normal.
‘February Smashes Earth's All-Time Global Heat Record by a Jaw-Dropping Margin’
http://bit.ly/207hGr7
‘February breaks global temperature records by 'shocking' amount’: http://bit.ly/1oBPsXL |
NEWS: Brexit OR Bremain?
Transition Town’s, Rob Hopkins offers some reflections on the UK's forthcoming referendum on whether to stay within, or to leave, the European Union, and invites you to share your thoughts.
http://bit.ly/1Mdpcia |
NEWS: Treasury slammed following 9,000 cold home deaths
The Treasury was strongly criticised this week after a Panorama investigation revealed that over 9,000 people in England and Wales died from living in cold homes last winter. The programme, ‘Too Poor to Stay Warm’, broadcast on Monday, cited research by academics at UCL which shows that a fifth of the 43,900 Excess Winter Deaths in Winter 2014/15 were due to people living in cold homes.
Association of Conservation of Energy report: http://bit.ly/1MRQYRd |
NEWS: Household efficiency installations plummet 80% after cuts
Massive cuts to programmes aimed at making homes warmer and cheaper to heat have led to a 75% fall in the number of households helped by government to become more efficient since 2012, according to new research.
http://bit.ly/1Vw8agw |
NEWS: What’s driving change in the state of nature? A focus on climate change
RSPB's Martin Harper discusses how climate change appears to be benefiting some of our UK species and disadvantaging others.
http://bit.ly/1qu60m7 |
RESOURCES: The ‘right’ message: communicating with the centre-right about energy
Climate Outreach have provided a much needed tool to allow centre-right audiences to discuss the importance of a low carbon energy system. The new guide, ‘Communicating effectively with the centre-right about household energy-efficiency and renewable energy technologies’, is the first practical tool of its kind and builds on our previous pioneering work in this area.
Climate Outreach are also excited to announce that they will be running an interactive masterclass in London on 11th of May 2016 for campaigners, advocates and policymakers wishing to explore how to communicate with the centre-right about climate change and energy more effectively.
To download the report or to register for the masterclass: http://bit.ly/1SzZwbW |
RESOURCE: Friends of the Earth ‘Stop Fracking - Action Pack’
In this pack you’ll find handy tips and resources to support all kinds of local campaigning activities – from joining or setting up a local group to lobbying your local decision makers, putting on a film night or a public meeting, or helping to spread the word and reaching people both online and offline.
http://bit.ly/23hn14x |
FUNDING: Tesco Local Community Scheme Bags of Help – Opens April 2016
Communities across England, Wales and Scotland will soon be able to apply for up to £12,000 for local green space projects.
For further information visit http://bit.ly/1Xn0ZXd
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FUNDING: SITA Trust UK Announces Further Deadlines in England
The next application deadlines for SITA Trust’s Landfill Communities Fund have been announced. The next deadlines for application are 25 April 2016 (5pm) and 25 July 2016 (5pm).
See: www.sitatrust.org.uk
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FUNDING: Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust - Sustainable Future Programme
Funding is available to enable organisations in the UK to develop and promote sustainable, low-carbon alternatives to the current consumerist and growth-based paradigm.
See: http://bit.ly/1YkWXPb
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