Please join us on 16th Novermber for a very special preview of The Race is On. This Southampton-produced documentary feature emphasises the seriousness of the climate change threat, but also shows us how we can avoid its most dangerous consequences. Presented by University of Southampton academic Dr James Dyke the film features contributions from … Continue reading
Everyone must shoulder the responsibility for achieving clean air – this was the key message from last week’s air quality workshop at the University of Southampton. Academics, council officers, industry representatives and campaigners came together to discuss solutions to the crisis of polluted air in our city. We need to develop a long-term vision, for … Continue reading
A river runs through it Riverfest is a new festival taking place on Saturday 27th May in Riverside Park, to celebrate the River Itchen through the arts, science, music, history, sport and a love of nature. We want to bring different communities together to learn more about the river that both divides and connects us. … Continue reading
Lightbulb moment Zero emission vehicles will be in the limelight on 15th June as part of the first National Clean Air Day being celebrated in the city. The bright sparks at The Environment Centre, Transition Southampton and Southampton City Council will be organising activities around the Bargate to raise awareness of pollution-free transport and ways … Continue reading
On Thursday 12th January Dr Gavin Schmidt, Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, will be giving a talk on climate science at the University of Southampton. He will argue that despite increased certainty that humans are responsible for recent global warming, avoiding the worst impacts requires a much deeper connection between policy-making … Continue reading
Climate Conversations interviewed Jenny Barnes, the brains behind Southampton’s first sustainability week, to find out more about the wealth of green events coming to our city this October. Join us for electric boat rides along the Itchen, ‘green screen’ film nights, hikes, bikes, art, talks and more! A Sustainability Week for Southampton – what a … Continue reading
Tickets are available for our free screening of the Naomi Klein documentary This Changes Everything at the University of Southampton, Saturday 18th June, 5pm – 9pm. There will be a post-film discussion and the opportunity to continue the conversation with complementary food and drink amongst the stalls in the foyer. Register for your free ticket … Continue reading
With the Spring weather, many of us will be getting out into the garden. So instead of having a negative impact on the environment, here are several key ways you can use your garden to capture carbon and give nature a hand. Continue reading
Join Climate Conversations for our second event on June 18th – a screening of Naomi Klein’s This Changes Everything at the University of Southampton. There will be stalls, food and drink, and a chance to discuss the film afterwards. Not to mention free tickets. Watch this space for more details! Air quality was very … Continue reading
By Liz Batten & James Dyke A breath of desperately needed fresh air is coming to Southampton this week with 2 events focusing on air pollution in our city. Wednesday 13th April sees the launch of Clean Air Southampton, our local campaign group on air quality. The team will be taking to the streets to … Continue reading
Food glorious food! March saw the launch of the Southampton Sustainable Food Partnership and a fantastic Open Day at our local centre for urban food growing – Aldermoor Farm – together with CURB, our local food waste campaign. But don’t worry, April isn’t just about eating leftover Easter eggs, as this month we have local … Continue reading
In preparing, adapting, and trying to prevent dangerous climate change we could see lots of positive results in our lives and in society. Most of these will be people-powered. By getting involved, we can start taking back control of our lives, building links with others who are doing the same, and making sure politicians actually … Continue reading
We are spoilt for choice with student-run sustainability conferences in Southampton! This weekend the SanEco conference will feature academics, business leaders, government representatives and NGOs, all talking about sustainability. The event will take place on Saturday 5th March, 10am-4pm in the Nightingale Building, University of Southampton. Buy your tickets here! Every ticket comes with a … Continue reading
February was another busy month for eco events across the city, with the University Sustainability Festival, Southampton Seed Swap and Buy Social Buy Local Day all providing great opportunities to talk about sustainability within our city. Details on upcoming events in March and beyond can be found below – we have lots of food-related activities … Continue reading
On Sunday 21st February gardeners across Southampton will be coming together to help protect biodiversity and tackle climate change. The event? The 9th annual Southampton Seed Swap! (157-187 Above Bar St, SO14 7NN). Got green fingers, want to try a growing a new kind of vegetable or just want to meet kindred spirits? Come along … Continue reading
There is a great weekend of sustainability and community-themed events coming up! Saturday 20th February is the date of the Sustainability Festival at the University of Southampton as well as ‘Buy Social, Buy Local Day‘. More information below! And on Sunday 21st February you can update both your garden and your wardrobe via the Southampton … Continue reading
We kicked off 2016 with 3 great events relating to sustainability and community action – the second Researchers’ Café on Climate Conversations, an evening focusing on using film and web for community action, and the first Southampton Green Drinks of the year. Inspiring speakers and interesting discussions! And there is so much happening in the … Continue reading
By Dr Tony Curran, University of Southampton On Friday 22 January 2016 the Researchers’ Café ran part two of its Climate Conversations themed series connected to the Paris Climate Change Conference (COP21) and the wider efforts in Southampton to raise awareness and drive action in the city. Part one was held in December and is … Continue reading
Happy New Year to everyone! At the end of 2015 momentum started building in Southampton for action on climate change – there was the first Southampton Climate Conversations event, the Southampton People’s Climate Change Demonstration and the Researchers Café on climate change. This year we are looking forward to working with and inspiring more people … Continue reading
By Dr Tony Curran, University of Southampton The University of Southampton’s Researchers’ Café held a Climate Conversations special event at Mettricks Tea and Coffee House on 4 December. Organiser Dr Tony Curran set the scene by linking the event to the Southampton Climate Change Conversations evening run by Dr James Dyke on 27 November, which was … Continue reading
[Graphic recording of the event done by the wonderfully talented Sarah Filmer.] The first Southampton Climate Change Conversation took place on Friday 27th November. Over 300 people attended the event which was curated by James Dyke of the University of Southampton together with Dangerous Ideas Southampton. There were lots of tweets about the event via … Continue reading
On 29th November 2,357 events (and counting!) will be happening across the world as part of the Global Climate March. We want to show world leaders, who are meeting in Paris on 30th November, that we want committed action to avoid catastrophic climate change. The Southampton Climate Change demonstration will take place on Sunday 29th … Continue reading
