Wednesday 6 December 2023 7.30pm UK The Speaker: Jan Stannard Jan is a co-founder and Chair of Trustees of the national rewilding charity Heal. She is also a co-founder and director of Bookmycharge, the bookable EV charging service, dubbed ‘Airbnb for electric cars’. She moved into the charity sector after 40 years serving on companyContinue reading “Hope for nature: the power of rewilding”
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Nature’s Tool
Natural succession agroforestry systems November 2023 The Speaker: Angela Baptista Angela’s academic background is as a forest engineer. She worked for most of her life in conventionally cultivated vineyards, orchards and vegetable gardens, but she felt there was something missing. She now realises that the missing link was nature. She believes that we need toContinue reading “Nature’s Tool”
The Solar Panel
October 2023 The panel was made up of three people whose solar panel expertise comes from different angles: an architect, a system designer/supplier and a user. Each of them explained briefly their knowledge and experience and then answered a deluge of questions. Popular topics were: Our panelists: Simon Davis, Penn Design Architects specialises in designingContinue reading “The Solar Panel”
How leaky is your home?
… and how can you waste less energy? 21 June 2023 Alan Budden, ECO Design Consultants An ARB RIBA Chartered Architect and experienced Certified European Passivhaus Designer, Alan has a lifelong commitment to social and environmental sustainability. He acts as a consultant and lecturer to share his knowledge of Passivhaus design and future proofing. HeContinue reading “How leaky is your home?”
What is a Pocket Forest (and why do we need them)?
May 2023 Speaker: Catherine Cleary Catherine is an award winning writer and journalist who co-founded Pocket Forests as a social enterprise with event expert Ashe Conrad Jones in 2020. We reuse urban waste to regenerate soil and grow native trees and shrubs in small spaces to help people to reconnect with nature and find resilienceContinue reading “What is a Pocket Forest (and why do we need them)?”
The Transition Network
April 2023 Speaker: Rob Hopkins Co-founder of Transition Network and of Transition Town Totnes. We are delighted that such a creative and talented speaker is joining us at Speak up for our Planet. About Rob Hopkins He has spoken at TED Global and several TEDx events, and appeared in the French film phenomenon ‘Demain‘. HeContinue reading “The Transition Network”
Pack with Care!
29 March 2023 The Speaker – Fiona Thompson Fiona is a senior sustainability consultant, with specific expertise in Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compliance and packaging recyclability across the UK & Europe. Within her role at Ricardo, Fiona explores alternative packaging materials, considering their environmental impacts and supports clients to achieve their sustainable packaging targets. SheContinue reading “Pack with Care!”
Small Steps, Big Impact: The Journey to a Greenr Business
March 2023 As part of our determination this year to be positive and look at some exciting initiatives that have grown out of the climate crisis, our first talk of 2023 introduced Greenr. This is an enterprise that sees the need for small businesses to be able to track their carbon emissions accurately and relatively simply.Continue reading “Small Steps, Big Impact: The Journey to a Greenr Business”
From Surviving to Thriving
7 December 2022 Dr Dominic Walker Analyst in energy and the Net Zero transition at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, helping to decarbonise the UK energy system ahead of Net Zero by 2050. His PhD explored the role of art in communicating science and environmental change through institutions, culture and society. HeContinue reading “From Surviving to Thriving”
Don’t Chuck it Out!
16 November 2022 In this lively discussion, we learned from people with experience of repair cafes and scrap stores; vital, sociable projects which bring communities together and keep stuff out of landfill! To watch the recording on YouTube, click the link above. Links shared during the talk are below, but if you know of anythingContinue reading “Don’t Chuck it Out!”
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