Thank you for joining us for Glasgow Science Centre’s first Climate Café event.
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Climate Cafe : 2040 Film Screening and Panel Discussion | 10 August 2021, 11am
One of Scotland’s Climate Change mitigation plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero is to transition away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy sources. In the film, 2040 we saw a
- SolShare as featured in the film.
- Home Energy Scotland Hub have a number of hints and tips on how to save money on your energy bills and reduce energy consumption.
- Home Energy Scotland Funding Grants and Loans: Home Energy Scotland Funding Grants and Loans
Marine Permaculture and Seaweed farming are some of the current nature-based solutions to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. Seaweed does not require any land clearing, freshwater resources or fertiliser to grow. Instead, seaweed mitigates or reduces the effects of climate change by capturing and storing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
- Scottish Association of Marine Science (SAMS) current research on Marine Permaculture and seaweed farming
- Seaweed Farming Scotland Limited is a start-up business based in Oban and Edinburgh that grows seaweed in the North Atlantic to be used as a sustainable raw material. You can find out more about their business and what their seaweed is being used for.
The Doughnut Economy was introduced to us during the film screening and offers up an alternative to how we can look at our own economy. More information about the Doughnut economy, how it works and real-life applications can be found here:
- Kate Raworth’s Ted Talk: A healthy economy should be designed to thrive, not grow (YouTube video).
- How the Dutch are re-shaping their post-pandemic economy with the Doughnut framework (YouTube video).
Climate Cafe : Climate Change, Accessibility and Transport Panel Discussion | 11 August 2021, 10am
Centre for Transport Studies, University College of London
- Professor Nick Tyler’s Slides - click here.
- Personal Environment Activity Research Laboratory (PEARL) is a unique facility that explores the ways people interact with their environment. You can find out more about PEARL and Professor Nick Tyler’s research here www.ucl.ac.uk/pearl and www.pearl.place
Transport for All is a pan-impairment organisation that focuses exclusively on travel and transport.
- Yragael Drouet and Transport for All presentation slides - click here.
- Transport for All website
Climate Cafe : Climate Conversations | 11 August 2021, 13.30pm
This session was facilitated by Pam Candea from The Surefoot Effect. The Surefoot Effect is a community-interest company that equips people, communities and organisations with skills for sustainability and resilience. Find out more about The Surefoot Effect.
Links and Resources Pam used during the Climate Conversations session:
- Met Office Climate Change
- BBC News article about Climate Change
- Climate Change Committee
- 15 Consequences of Climate Change outlined by Adaptation Scotland
- You can watch the BBC documentary about the Climate Change Citizens Assembly
Sustainable Diets
- WWF: Sustainable diets
- Nourish Scotland: Food Atlas
Fuel Poverty
Other Resources that might also be helpful from conversations that were had during consultations can be found in the sections below.
Food Resources
Love Food, Hate Waste from Zero Waste Scotland
Love Food, Hate Waste Recipe Hub