Community Renewable Energy Climate Café # 1 Community Renewable Energy Community Renewable Energy
Aberdeen Climate Action Alison Stuart Aberdeen Climate Action
Why? Aberdeen Climate Action Inspire & empower Climate Café Series Born in 2014 out of need! Inspire & empower Climate Café Series Focus on NE Sustainability Projects
Community Actions Share – recycle, reuse, swap, lifts, rental bike schemes Teach – gardening, cooking, sewing, biking, behaviour Organise – walking buses to school/ activities; veg boxes; local food fairs; thrift shops Create – renewable power; zero waste cafes’ vegan/ veg cafes; learning tools & workshops; local currency So many options…
Future Cafe’s - Winter 2017/ Spring 2018 December, Tuesday 5th Fast Forward to the Future: New Energy Sources and a Post Oil Future January, Tuesday 9th Renewable Energy: At Home & Work February, Tuesday 6th Food Choices: Impact of food production, distribution and sales on the Carbon Footprint March, Tuesday 6th In Common or Alone: How to Grow Your Own! April,Tuesday 3rd Hydroponics & Permaculture: The Future of Food Production?
Who’s Speaking? Donald Boyd, Greenmyres Renewable Energy Ltd Jane Fullerton & Jim Currie, ACEnergy Annabel Pinker, The James Hutton Institute
Running Order 6.30pm Doors open 7.00pm – 8pm Speakers talk 8pm -8.15pm Chaired open discussion 8.15pm -8.50pm Informal chat & refreshments
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