A big thank you to all who attended our webinar, ‘What’s the harm in flying?’. We were delighted to welcome Dr Sally Cairns from the Institute of Transport Studies at the University of Leeds, and our trustee and climate psychology expert Rebecca Nestor, to explore the environmental impact of flying alongside its psychological appeal and emotional power.
Continue readingWhat is the true contribution of flying to climate change? How does flying affect my personal carbon footprint? Why do people currently fly and where do they go? If we have to cut back, how can we do this fairly? How has the pandemic affected flying emissions? And what are the prospects for low-carbon flights?
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“Serious free cash” is how Martin Lewis puts it. The government’s Green Homes Grant could cover up to £5000 of retrofit costs (up to £10,000 for those on lower incomes), so – despite reported difficulties with the scheme – it is definitely worth checking out.
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It is a year since Oxford City Council held its Citizens Assembly on the climate emergency, and budget planning for next year is beginning at officer level. We are concerned that short-term financial pressures may take priority over climate commitments.
Councillors need to be reminding officers of the crucial importance of sticking to the City Council’s commitments on the climate emergency, and we’d encourage all LCON supporters and other concerned citizens to ask their local councillors to do this.
Below is a template email you can use as the basis for your own communications, and you can find out who your local councillor is, and their contact details, here.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Oxford 2040 event! The event explored what a thriving Oxford in 2040 could look like, and what action we need to take, drawing on Damon Gameau’s inspiring film ‘2040‘.
Our panel of guest speakers included Barbara Hammond MBE from the Low Carbon Hub on energy, Abena Poku-Awuah from the Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel on travel, and Harpreet Kaur Paul, lawyer and climate-just solutions consultant, on food and farming. A recording is now available here.
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A big thank you to all who came to our Divestment webinar in July. We were delighted to welcome Ben Caldecott (Director of the Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme) and student campaigner Anna Olerinyova to share their perspectives.
For those who were unable to attend, a recording of the webinar is now available here.
Continue readingForest fires, floods, hurricanes – extreme climate events are taking their toll around the world. To avert a growing climate crisis, we know that the vast majority of fossil fuel reserves need to stay in the ground.
If “money is the oxygen on which the climate crisis burns”, how do we stop funding fossil fuels?
We are delighted to welcome Ben Caldecott, Director of the Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme and leading expert in Sustainable Finance, together with student campaigner Anna Olerinyova, for a webinar on fossil fuel divestment, on 23 July 7.30-9pm. Ben and Anna will discuss the fossil fuel industry’s central role in the climate crisis, what can be done to stop funding it, and how we can all play our part.
The event is open to all. Find out more and register through eventbrite.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Sustainable Fashion webinar with Kim Polgreen (Sustainability Educator) and Stephen Cawley (former Head of Sustainability at John Lewis). We hope you enjoyed it and found it useful.
For those who were unable to attend, a recording of the webinar is now available here and you can access the slides here: Kim Polgreen and Stephen Cawley.
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As lockdown restrictions are eased, now is the time to push for measures to preserve our cleaner air and quieter streets, and ensure continued high levels of walking and cycling.
Continue readingDid you know that clothing accounts for about 10% of annual carbon emissions?
As Coronavirus plunges the fashion industry into crisis, many of us may not be aware of the full extent of the clothing sector’s environmental impacts.
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