Dear all,
welcome to another “in-between” email bulletin of Manchester Climate Fortnightly.
Dates for your diary-
Living CO2mmunities
A Low Carbon Communities Event
Monday 29 June 2009
Manchester City Council is holding a free event for people who want to be part of the solution to climate change.
As they ask in the invite: "Could you inspire and lead people in your neighbourhood to reduce the city's carbon footprint
and make climate change action part of our everyday lives?"
It takes place on Monday June 29 at Manchester Town Hall from 4pm to 8pm. "There will be loads of information about
climate change and carbon foot printing, how you and your community can get involved in becoming low carbon as well as workshops
on how to apply for funding and filling in application forms."
To register for this free event go to http://livingcommunities.eventbrite.com
or contact Jon Littler on 0161 953 2733 or email campaigns.team@manchester.gov.uk
Next issue of Manchester Climate Fortnightly (no. 26) will be inflicted upon you on Sunday 14th June. As always, your comments, suggestions
and offers of no strings money will be gratefully received.
best wishes
Marc Hudson and Arwa Aburawa
Local News
June 3
Manchester University has been awarded £1m to spend on reducing its carbon footprint. To quote from their press release “The cash comes from HEFCE (the Higher Education Funding Council for England) and Salix Finance, funded by the Department for Energy and Climate Change through the Carbon Trust, through their Institutional Small Projects Fund.Out of the 30 institutions that have been successful in their application, Manchester applied for - and was awarded - more cash than any other institution in the country.”
June 5
Following the May AGMA exec meeting, the Manchester Climate Change Agency is now 'official'
Steve Turner Head of Carbon Economy at the Commission for the New Economy will lead in the development of the Agency. And is quoted as saying . ‘Today (5 June) is World Environment day and it is important that Greater Manchester is planning for its future. Climate change is such an important challenge for Greater Manchester which requires a joined up way of working between local government, businesses and the public to benefit both the economy and the environment.”
Upcoming local events
Mon 8 at 7pm, Age of Stupid free film showing at University of Manchester Students Union, Oxford Road.
Tues 9 at 7pm, Friends of the Earth full group meeting at Green Fish Resource Centre, (see Weds 3 for details).
Tues 9 at 7pm, Manchester goes to this summer's Climate Camp at Jabez Clegg pub on Dover St, off Oxford Rd. http://www.climatecamp.org.uk
Thu
11 at 10-4pm, Climate Change Science & Policy day event by
researchers from Tyndall Centre at Manchester Uni, Ellen Wilkinson
Building.
http://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/coursespublic/
Thurs 11 at 7.30pm Green Party Meeting at Friends Meeting House http://www.manchestergreenparty.org.uk
Fri 12 World Naked Bike Ride Day "an annual global event protesting against the destructive effects of car culture, and promoting the freedom of bikes and body-positivity." Contact Seán on 07906 086 128 or email fittonsean@yahoo.co.uk
Sunday 14 at 7pm Manchester Climate Action Meeting – Upstairs in Falafel, Rusholme.
Come along and get involved with planning this year's neighbourhood. All welcome.
Tuesday 16 Northwest Business Insider is hosting its annual Manchester Economic Forum, featuring
Mike Emmerich from the city's Commission for the New Economy as keynote speaker
and a panel comprising Dr Clare O'Neill of Manchester Knowledge Capital, Jackie
Potter of The Corridor and Angie Robinson of Greater Manchester Chamber of
Commerce. Over breakfast at Manchester Art Gallery, the panel will discuss the
city region strategy and the differences it will make to your business. To
attend contact Andrea Jenkins (andrea.jenkins@newsco.com) on 0161 907
9705.
- The option just to 'go nuclear'
-Whether carbon capture and storage can save the day
- Renewable energy options including biomass, waste, wind and wave power
Fee for the day school £45. Bursaries available for those on low income. Course number SC197S08. Please visit our website, contact us using the email form below, call 0161 275 3275, or visit our reception at the Ellen Wilkinson Building.
Wednesday 17 June, 9am – 1.30pm
Venue: Lancashire County Cricket Club, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0PX
This free half day event provides delegates with an introduction to Carbon Footprinting, helping you to achieve improved environmental performance and cost savings. The concept of Carbon Footprinting will be explained as will the benefits of assessing your company’s own Carbon Footprint.
Delegates will be shown how a Carbon Footprint can be determined, how Carbon Footprint results can be interpreted, and measures to reduce the amount of carbon your company produces related to your business through practical exercises.
For further information, or to book your place, contact Jackie Carter, on 0161 220 1020, or email: Jackie.Carter@groundwork.org.uk
Wednesday 17th June 'Aviation in an Era of Decarbonisation'
The UKERC Sparks Network is pleased to invite you to its next seminar 'Aviation in an Era of Decarbonisation'. Recent research indicates that a 50% chance of avoiding 2 degrees of climate change will require full decarbonisation of the global energy system before 2050. Substantial and rapid progress will be required in OECD economies and the Committee on Climate Change has recommended a 42% reduction in UK emissions by 2020. Notwithstanding the short run effects of the financial crisis, emissions from the aviation industry have been rising at an increasing rate over the last decade and technological improvements in efficiency do not seem able to keep pace. This seminar asks if volume growth necessarily means emissions growth, what policies may direct sustainable aviation and what air transport will look like in 2020 and 2050.
Speakers are:
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Dr Alice Bows, Sustainable Consumption Institute & Tyndall Centre
Brian Simpson MEP, Socialist Group Spokesperson on Transport and Tourism
Aviation industry rep, TBC
Preliminary Programme
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14.30 Arrivals and registration, Renold Building (tea and coffee)
15.00 Speakers presentations
16.00 Panel discussion, extended Q&A
16.30 Reception
Please e-mail sparksnetwork@ukerc.ac.uk by 15th June to register.
Attendance is free and open to all early career researchers.
The venue is 5 minutes walk from Piccadilly train station (Renold Building,number 4)
http://www.conference.manchester.ac.uk/meetingmanchester/location/sackvillestreetsite/
To find out more about the Sparks Network and previous events, please visit
http://www.ukerc.ac.uk/NERN/Sparks.aspx
and https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=NERN-Sparks to sign up to the mailing list.
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Wednesday 17th June 7-9pm, Stretford Shorts - climate change film evening St Matthew's Church, (behind Stretford Mall), Chester Road.