Cambridge Climate Coalition


2006-10-10 19:30: Introductory Talk and Discussion (Steve Stretton)

2006-10-26 20:00: Sustainable Energy - Without the Bullshit (Prof. David MacKay, Physics Dept)

2006-11-27 19:30: Zero Carbon City Dongtan (Dr Neil Kirkpatrick, Associate Director, Arup)

2007-02-06 19:30: Joss Garman from Plane Stupid: Why the green movement is taking to the streets (Joss Garman, Co-Founder of Plane Stupid)

2007-02-12 19:30: New technology: the answer to climate change? (Jonathan Kohler, Tyndall Centre)

2007-02-22 19:30: Carbon Calculation and your personal footprint (Rosemary Randall and Andy Brown, Cambridge Carbon Footprint)

2007-03-07 18:45: Nuclear power in the light of climate change (Keith Barnham (Imperial College London),  Dave Elliott (Open University), Steve Kidd (World Nuclear Association), Bill Nuttal(Cambridge University Judge Business School))

2007-03-15 19:30: An Environmental Case for Nuclear Energy? Talk and kick-off meeting (Stephen Stretton: Cambridge Zero Carbon Society & Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy)

2007-10-10 19:00: Agrofuels and the risk of ecosystem collapse (Deepak Rughani, BioFuelWatch)

2007-10-23 14:45: Panel Discussion on the UK Climate Bill (Dr Terry Barker, Dr David Frame, Tim Helweg-Larsen)

2007-11-12 16:00: Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change (Rachel Warren, University of East Anglia)

2007-11-20 18:45: Carbon Detox (George Marshall, COIN (Climate Outreach Information Network))

2007-11-26 13:45: Drinking in the last chance saloon: what hope for 2° C? (Dr Kevin Anderson, University of Manchester & Dr Terry Barker, University of Cambridge)

2008-02-15 14:00: The birth of the Kyoto Protocol and its mechanisms (Prof Christine Zumkeller)

2008-02-15 17:00: Clean development mechanism, Joint implementation and EU ETS (Christine Zumkeller (UNFCCC))

2008-05-16 13:45: Policies for Reducing Personal Carbon (Dr Terry Barker, 4CMR, and others)

2008-09-22 09:30: Global Context of Energy Crisis (Prof Robert Watson (DEFRA))

2008-09-22 10:45: The Economics of A Zero Carbon Society (Dr Terry Barker (Tyndall Centre, 4CMR))

2008-09-22 11:30: Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air (Prof David Mackay (Cambridge University))

2008-09-22 13:15: Overview of Alternative Technology Expansion & Its funding (Filipe Santos (Martifer Solar) and Sarah Forrest (Goldman Sachs))

2008-09-22 14:00: Role of Business in Responding to Climate Change Risks and Opportunities (Leo Johnson (Pricewaterhouse Coopers))

2008-09-22 15:15: Nuclear Power – What else? (Dr Fabian Roques (CERA))

2008-09-22 16:00: Fundamental Challenges to Investment in Sustainable Energy in Transition Economies (Panel (chair: Prof. David MacKay))

2008-09-23 09:00: Policies for an Environmentally Sustainable Economy (Mr. Roman Webber (Deliotte) and Paul Ekins (Green Fiscal Commission))

2008-09-23 09:45: Venture Capital, Risk and the Business of Global Climate Change - A Global View (Mr. Bernie Bulkin (Vantage Point Venture Capital) and Prof. Michael Manielli (ZYen, London Accords))

2008-09-23 11:00: Energy Efficient Cities - An Integrated Approach to Achieving Low Carbon (Prof. Ann Dowling (University of Cambridge) And Clare Shuttleworth (White Young Green))

2008-09-23 11:45: Commitments Through Policy and Incentive Schemes: Facilitating Innovation & Investment (Panel (char: Mr Nick Butler))

2008-09-23 13:30: Delivering Sustainable Energy Solutions; an Energy Company View (Mr Angus Norman (EDF))

2008-09-23 14:00: Large Scale Deployment of Solar Energy, Working with Policy and Investment (Prof. Doenitz (MAN/ Solar Millennium), Dr. Joachim Reiss (Q-Cells) and Dr. Harry Zervos (IDTechEx))

2008-09-23 15:00: Solar Power: Incentives for Scaling Up (Panel (chair: Prof. Peter Guthrie))

2008-09-24 09:00: Behaviour Change and the Role of NGOs (Mr Duncan McLaren (Friends of the Earth Scotland) and Mr Gavin Starks (AMEE))

2008-09-24 09:45: Education of Climate Change at Cambridge & Beyond (Professor David Mackay (Cambridge University))

2008-09-24 10:30: Public Policy (Speaker TBC (AEA Technology))

2008-09-24 11:45: The Possibilities – Changing How We Approach Design (Mr. Ross Lovegrove (Lovegrove Studios))

2008-09-24 12:30: The Future of Electric Vehicles & Fuel Cells (Mr Richard Blundell (Think UK) and Mr Michael Evans (CMR Fuel Cells))

2008-09-24 14:15: What to do with the CO2 we can’t eliminate? (Mr. Derek McLeish (Carbon Sciences Inc))

2009-11-28 11:30: Global Video Conference on the Copenhagen Treaty (Various)

2010-11-17 09:40: Secondary Health Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (Prof Douglas Crawford-Brown, 4CMR, University of Cambridge)

2010-11-17 11:30: Treating carbon addiction in the NHS: sustainable clinical practice (Dr Frances Mortimer, Campaign for Greener Healthcare)

2010-11-20 09:00: Climate Change and Health (Multiple speakers)

2011-02-11 19:30: Zero Carbon Britain 2030 (Godfrey Boyle (Professor of Renewable Energy and director of the Energy and Environment Research Unit at the UK Open University. Visiting professor at The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) University in New Dehli,India) and Alex Randall (Media Officer)

2011-04-27 19:30: Why We Resist The Truth (Clive Hamilton, Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Canberra)

2011-10-27 19:30: Rain Water Harvesting with Graham Cross (Graham Cross)

2011-11-23 19:30: Rosemary Randall on ‘Behaviour change: solution or diversion?’ 23 November (Rosemary Randall)

2012-01-30 19:30: Some Good News About Climate Change (Danny Chivers)

2012-02-19 02:30: The Economics of Happiness (Speaker to be confirmed)

2012-03-01 19:30: Advanced Recycling (Mark Buckton, Cambridge City Council)

2012-03-13 19:00: Breaking Habits & Going For Green: a Carbon Conversations Taster Session (Bev Sedley, Trustee CCF & Beejal Parekh, Volunteer CCF)

2012-03-14 19:30: Story of Stuff - The Next Chapter (Bev Sedley, Trustee CCF)

2012-04-12 19:30: The Sharing Economy: An Introduction to Collaborative Consumption (CamLETS, Zipcar, Lourish, and more)

2012-05-02 19:30: Eco-Renovation Question Time (Speaker to be confirmed)

2012-05-18 18:30: What makes us happy? (Professor Felicia Huppert, The Well-being Institute)

2012-06-08 18:30: PlanEAT: Dinner and a Movie (Speaker to be confirmed)

2012-07-14 10:00: Open Eco Gardens (Various)

2012-09-01 13:00: September Swishing with Cambridge Carbon Footprint (Speaker to be confirmed)

2012-10-17 13:00: Food for Thought: 'Shallow Geothermal Systems for Space Heating and Cooling’ (Denis Garber, PhD Student, Energy Efficient Cities Initiative)

2012-10-24 13:00: Food for Thought: Can the US and China build trust to establish institutions? (Michael Tai, PhD Student, Centre for Development Studies)

2012-10-31 13:00: Food for Thought: 'The Air Quality and Climate Tradeoffs in Road Transportation.’  (Uven Chong, PhD Student, Dept. of Engineering)

2012-11-07 13:00: Food for Thought: ‘Transitions to Climate Change Resilient Cities’ (Marta De Olazabal, PhD Student, Dept. of Land Economy)

2012-11-14 13:00: Food for Thought: Ecosystem Services & Sustainable Land Use Practices in Social-Ecological Systems (Aiora Zabala, PhD Student, Dept. of Land Economy.)

2012-11-15 19:30: The Bioregional Economy: A public talk based on the new book by renowned green economist Molly Scott Cato (Molly Scott Cato, Roehampton University)

2012-11-15 19:30: The Bioregional Economy: A public talk based on the new book by renowned green economist Molly Scott Cato (Molly Scott Cato, Roehampton University)

2012-11-15 19:30: The Bioregional Economy - A talk by Molly Scott Cato (Molly Scott Cato, professor of Strategy and Sustainability at Roehampton University, Green Party spokesperson on economics and a Director of Transition Stroud.)

2012-11-21 13:00: Food for Thought: ‘Carbon Foot-Printing’ (Jon Coello, PhD Student, Dept. of Engineering & the Environment, University of Southampton.)

2012-11-28 13:00: Food for Thought: ‘Effects of Ocean Acidification on Marine Organisms’ ( Emma Cross, PhD Student, Dept. of Earth Science, British Antarctic Survey.)

2012-12-15 15:00: Chasing Ice and Q&A Session at the Arts Picturehouse (Dr Ed King, British Antartic Survey glaciologist)

2013-01-22 19:30: Climate Science in the Media: could it be done better, and how much does it matter? (Dr. Rosie Robison, Research Fellow at the Global Sustainability Institute at Anglia Ruskin University.)

2013-01-23 13:00: Biofuels, indirect land use change and greenhouse gas emissions: A perfect storm of incomplete science and irresolvable politics? (James Palmer, PhD Student, Department of Geography )

2013-01-30 13:00: The Eating Local Challenge: Thinking about the contribution food makes to climate change (Helen Karapandzic, Cambridge Carbon Footprint)

2013-02-06 13:00: Thinker-doers: Adding value in a climate crisis (Gracen Johnson, MPhil Student, Land Economy Faculty)

2013-02-13 13:00: Is black the new green? The potential role of biochar in climate change mitigation (Laura Plant, MPhil Student, Land Economy)

2013-02-20 13:00: Translating knowledge about climate change into policy: Lessons from the use of climate science in biodiversity conservation policy in England (David Christian Rose, PhD Student, Department of Geography)

2013-02-27 13:00: Agricultural adaptation and crop diversity: How developing countries can adjust to climate change (Stella Nordhagen, PhD Student, Department of Land Economy)

2013-03-06 13:00: Mitigating the effects of methane and manure: A small insight into reducing emissions in UK agriculture (Emily Scott, MPhil, Land Economy )

2013-07-02 19:30: Secrets of Antarctica (Anne Miller)

2013-11-20 13:00: Using underwater robots to observe the rapidly melting Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica (Louise Biddle, University of East Anglia)

2013-11-27 13:00: Mysterious goings-on around Antarctica (Alek Petty, Earth Sciences Department, Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, UCL)

2014-01-30 13:00: The relevance of botanic garden greenhouses in the modern era (Alexander Summers, Botanic Garden)

2014-02-06 13:10: Cassandra's Climate (Michael Sheppard, Emeritus Schlumberger Fellow, Schlumberger)

2014-02-20 13:00: Mapping Methane in the Arctic (Dr Michelle Cain, Centre for Atmospheric Science, Dept of Chemistry, University of Cambridge)

2014-02-27 13:00: Trapping CO2 using sponge-like materials (Pu Zhao, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge)

2014-03-13 13:00: The future of biodiversity in tropical landscapes (Ed Turner, Department of Zoology)

2014-10-22 19:00: The Effect of transport policy/regulations on emissions (Professor Nick Collings)

2014-11-12 19:00: Making bamboo a high tech material for large wind turbine blades (Dr. Jim Platts)