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 readingANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
To be held on Tuesday 15 September 2020 – online
To join by Zoom for the panel discussion and AGM only, please see the recent email to members with the Zoom link, or email us to request the Zoom link. To attend the whole event, including the film, panel discussion and AGM, please book via Eventbrite. If you are an LCON member but cannot attend, please complete the proxy form.
Programme for the evening:
19.00-20.30 Public meeting with guest speakers and discussion. The film 2040 will be screened in advance and form the basis of the discussion.
20.30 Annual General Meeting – all welcome, members can vote. Please see agenda below.
21.00 Close
Full details of the whole evening, including the film, and how to register are on Eventbrite here.
AGM AGENDA
A report on our activities will be presented by the trustees and there will an opportunity for questions. The meeting will be invited to accept the report. The trustees’ report and the accounts (combined) can be viewed here, and a summary will be available on screen at the meeting.
4. Financial Report
The Treasurer will present the accounts for 2019 and take questions. As above, the document can be seen here, and a summary will be on screen at the meeting. The meeting will be invited to accept the accounts.
5. Preparation of statutory accounts for 2020
The trustees propose, as last year, the appointment of Tom Futter as an independent person to prepare the statutory accounts for 2020, without an audit or Independent Examination. (Under charity and company regulations, LCON would be required to arrange an audit if its income was above £1m or if 10% of the members wanted one. The threshold for an Independent Examination is an income of £25,000.)
6. Retirement and Election of Trustees
LCON’s Board can have a maximum of 10 trustees: up to 7 elected by the members and 3 appointed by the board. Our Articles require one third of the elected trustees to retire each year by rotation. There are currently 4 elected trustees. We have determined that Tina Leonard is due to retire by rotation. Tina is willing to be re-elected.
Carey Newson was co-opted onto the board during the year and is willing to be put forward for election.
Nominations have been sought to fill vacancies. The trustees are also able to recruit another 2 trustees by appointment and have authority to co-opt trustees between AGMs.
7. Any other business
8. Close of meeting: 21.00
The Covid-19 crisis has led to much reflection on what we value and has given us a unique opportunity to ‘build back better’. Can changes in the food we eat, the energy we use, the way we travel and the way we save and spend money, help in addressing Oxford’s deep inequalities while steering us towards a low carbon future?
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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