1. Community Renewable Energy
Climate Café # 1
Community Renewable Energy
Community Renewable Energy

2. Aberdeen Climate Action
Alison Stuart
Aberdeen Climate Action

3. 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

4. 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…

5. 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?

6. Who’s Speaking? Donald Boyd, Greenmyres Renewable Energy Ltd
Jane Fullerton & Jim Currie, ACEnergy
Annabel Pinker, The James Hutton Institute

7. Running Order 6.30pm Doors open 7.00pm – 8pm Speakers talk
8pm -8.15pm Chaired open discussion
8.15pm -8.50pm Informal chat & refreshments

8. Informal Chat & Refreshments
Give Feedback – whiteboard/ Stickies/ Chat
Eat, drink & donate!
Chat lots and spark ideas
Sign up to ACA updates
Follow us on facebook/ twitter and instagram

9. Feedback What would you like to know more about?
What did you think of the Climate Café?
Any ideas for improvements?