Climate Action Network Nottinghamshire

CANN is a coalition of local voluntary and community organisations - environment and development groups, faith groups, humanitarian organisations, women's groups, trade unions and others - working together to achieve more effective action on climate change.

Beyond the Basics lectures

This is a series of lectures for everyone who wants to learn more about the many aspects of the climate change crisis and the various measures that are being promoted as solutions. Each one will focus on a particular topic, with presentations from leading speakers in the field followed by opportunity for discussion. It's being organised by Health In Your Environment and supported by CANN. The series has its own website at www.hiye.org.uk/climatechange.

The first lecture is Living within a Carbon Budget on Monday 30th April, 7.30pm. The speakers will be Dr Alice Bows from the Tyndall Institute of Climate Change Research and Jonathan Harris from the Directorate of Public Health - East Midlands. It's being hosted by Nottingham City Council at the Council House, and chaired by its Chief Executive Michael Frater. Admission is free but booking is recommended (see site for details).

CANN Social

This took place on Saturday 17th March. After a short introduction to CANN by Callie Lister, we heard from agronomist Ahmadou from Senegal (ably translated by Christian Aid!), talking about the changing climate in that part of Africa and projects being undertaken to adapt to it, like teaching local communities to make stoves that use fuel wood more efficiently. It's sobering to hear that the Sahara Desert is expanding southwards at 3km per year.

Next came an excellent buffet provided by Organic Bites. Then Adrian from Global Action Plan talked about the Ecoteams project and led us through a couple of exercises to look at our own CO2 impacts and test our knowledge of transport issues. We also heard about a number of upcoming events, so keep checking the calendar - and do send details of anything you're organising.

CANN, c/o Friends Of The Earth East Midlands Office, 2nd Floor,
8 Thurland Street, Nottingham, NG1 3DR.
Tel: 0115 950 8516  Fax: 0115 950 6927
info@climatenotts.org.uk  www.climatenotts.org.uk