Green Groups in the Shelfords, Stapleford and Sawston
FOSSIL FUEL DIVESTMENT AND WHY IT MATTERS 8 pm on Tuesday 3 December at the Three Horseshoes, Stapleford By the end of the last Parliament, over 300 cross-party MPs were calling on their pension fund to divest from fossil fuels. Is this enough? How many other organisations are following suit? Dr James Smith, Public Health …
Are natural disasters OUR FAULT? Most deaths caused by so-called 'natural' disasters have human responsibility behind them. Floods kill more people every year than all other natural disasters. Yet it is clear that climate change, primarily caused by burning fossil fuels, greatly exacerbates the power of storms and floods, generates long-term droughts, and causes heat …
We have a planning meeting on Monday 17 February, 8 pm, at The Rose. (Note we are back at The Rose after our temporary sojourn at The Three Horseshoes - many thanks to the 3H for coming to our rescue while The Rose was closed!) All our welcome at these meetings, which are quite informal. …
This winter our Conversation Evenings are on the theme of climate change. We are meeting at 8 pm on Monday 24 February at Cox's Close Community Centre, Stapleford. Come along and share your thoughts about protecting soils and encouraging wildlife in your garden; and tips on plants to grow in a potentially hotter and drier …
Our latest Repair Café where we shall repair electrical, electronic and mechanical items, bikes, textiles, jewellery, and general bits & bobs. Watch the repairers work on your item and get their advice; have a cuppa and piece of cake while you wait. All free; donations welcome. You can just turn up with your item, but …
We shall be meeting on Monday 16 March at 8 pm at The Rose. All welcome!
After the success of the first Cambridge Sustainable Fashion Festival last year, Cambridge Carbon Footprint are organising another one! Further information here
Our final conversation evening for this winter on the subject of climate change. We welcome Jenny and Derek Langley from Cambridge XR who will give their personal insight into XR and answer our questions.
Go to Information - Useful links for full details The celebration of ‘Earth Day’ began in the US in 1970 when Gaylord Nelson, a Democrat Senator and governor of Wisconsin, proposed April 22 as a day for Americans to speak out about the environmental crisis. See him speaking here. Since then Earth Day has been …
The Cambridge Climate and Sustainability Forum is an annual student-run conference which aims to create discourse with the community and student body of Cambridge, and encourage positive action towards sustainability. This year's theme is 'Towards a Sustainable Future: Local Actions, Global Betterment'. It will be held via Zoom. Here is the agenda: 10:00 - 10:10 …