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Friday's Talks & Panels
Seminars & Panels
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| 10.30 - 11.30 | Sustainability 2.0 | |
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Online "Social Media" platforms, e.g Twitter and Facebook are leading to innovative ways to organise and influence.
Whether you represent a business, charity, NGO, govt organisation or campaign group, understanding how social media can be
used to connect like minded people is key in an increasingly connected society. The Sociable.net
panel will explore how to: Create online campaign strategies, promote and maintain sustainability, impact and connect like-minded individuals and groups, promote transparency at a personal and organisational level and create value for your organisation. |
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| Panel |
Simon Grice - Founder: Ideas.org & Ourpower.com Lucy Shea - Futerra.co.uk Kim Rutherford - DoTheGreenThing.com Alan Patrick - Founder: Broadsight.com |
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| 12.00 - 1.00 | The Biofuels Debate | |
| Biofuels have huge implications for two of humanity's most pressing issues: hunger and climate change. As their use increases so does the controversy surrounding them. Be part of the discussion which asks the questions at the heart of the controversy. Have biofuels been responsible for the hike in food prices or have they been falsely blamed? Are they the panacea to our climate ills or actually more polluting than the fossil fuels they were designed to replace? Come along to this seminar to consider the solutions biofuels offer as well as the problems they pose with Josie Cohen and Eva Watkinson, ActionAid's biofuel campaigners. | ||
| 1.30 - 2.30 | Green into eternity | |
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'Going green with funerals has made us question the traditional way of death. Families deserve to have the time and freedom to have a funeral ceremony that better expresses their needs. Along with reduced carbon pollution from not choosing cremation and stone memorials, woodland burials create a beautiful and healing landscape in which to remember someone loved, throughout the changing seasons'. An enlightening talk on natural burials by Nick Taylor, Managing Director of Woodland Burial Parks Ltd. (www.woodlandburialparks.co.uk) |
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| 3.00 - 4.00 | How to hit 10% and make a difference | |
| The 10:10 campaign is urging people and organisations to cut their carbon emissions by 10% over the course of a year through simple, achievable measures. But what contributes to a carbon footprint? And how do you reduce yours? This carbon coaching session will tell you what to cut first, what makes the biggest difference and what you can do next if you've already done the easy bits. Definitive answers will come from our panel of experts. | ||
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Eugenie Harvey (Campaign Director) Duncan Clark (author and Strategy Director) Damien Morris, researcher and campaigner at the Sandbag Climate Campaign. |
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| 4.30 - 5.30 | Low Carbon London | |
| With the Olympic spotlight firmly on the capital our experts explain how London is going to lead the world's cities into a low carbon economy. Tough objectives have been laid out for CO2 reductions in the coming years- can government and business alone achieve these goals, or does the key lie with winning the hearts and minds of Londoners? | ||
| Chair | Victoria Hands (head of sustainability at LSE) | |
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Charlie Browne (IKEA UK environment manager) Isabel Dedring (The Mayor of London's environment adviser) Chris Church (www.mappingforchange.org.uk and trustee of London 21) |
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Talks & Workshops
| Time | Title & Description |
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| 10.25 - 10.50 | Nourish yourself and nourish the Planet |
| Dr Ian Tennant, Trust Manager at The Resurgence Trust, (www.resurgence.org) will explain how our happiness depends on making both personal and planetary health a number one priority, and how ethical lifestyles honour the links between us and the environment. | |
| 11.00 - 11.25 | Wild, Raw and Prehistoric Washing |
| Sally Mittuch founder of naturalspasupplies.com researches animal behaviour, archaeology and anthropology, to find how humans can keep clean and healthy using the most fundamental of natural resources, also reducing chlorine and chemical exposure and saving money. | |
| 11.40 - 12.05 | Generating energy at home and generating an income |
| Hugo House (Head of Generation Marketing, Good Energy) looks at the renewable energy technologies that you can install at your home or business, how to find the right products and installers, how to access finance and how you can get paid for the energy you produce. | |
| 12.15 - 12.40 | Learn how poor Bolivian farmers can help provide for your children's future |
| David Vincent and John Fleetwood, directors of The Cochabamba Project Ltd industrial and provident society report on how this unique forestry enterprise is creating a better environment and financial future for the families of both the farmers and the society's members. | |
| 12.50 - 1.15 | Is the spirit world ecological? What is "Emotional Ecology"? |
| Michael Day, Psychic & Life Coach (www.tarotmike.netfirms.com) and Cate MacKenzie, founder of Heart Coaching (www.catemackenzie.com) explore the links between Green awareness, Soul Love and the Dimensions of Spirit... with a detour via 2012! | |
| 1.25 - 1.50 | Discover how WWOOFING can help safeguard the land via practical volunteering on farms and smallholdings. |
| Join the debate initiated by WWOOF UK director Edward Acland on ORGANIC PURITY, a transition culture, based on deep organic principles, where our over-dependence on finite resources are rejected. | |
| 2.00 - 2.25 | Sex, Slavery and the Planet. |
| Have we enslaved the planet? Will an international crime of ecocide stop the neo-colonialsm of big corporations? International Planetary Rights lawyer Polly Higgins (www.treeshaverightstoo.com) and carbon coach Dave Hampton (www.carboncoach.com) chew the eco-cud. | |
| 2.35 - 3.00 | Bee Aware! |
| The decline in the bee population is well covered in the media. Brigit Strawbridge from BBC2's It's Not Easy Being Green & founder of www.thebiggreenidea.org explains the difference between social and solitary bees and how you can help them out in your back gardens and allotments. | |
| 3.10 - 3.35 | The power in your wallet |
| Every time you go shopping, you're exercising a powerful vote. Ruth Rosselson, a freelance writer and contributor to Ethical Consumer magazine since 1997, celebrates the progress, highlights today's hot topics and helps you see through the spin when you're out shopping. | |
| 3.45 - 4.10 | Living a Courageous Life |
| Author, social entrepreneur, and founder of Embercombe (www.embercombe.co.uk), Tim 'Mac' Macartney shares some of his profound experiences when mentored by Native Americans and his gradual, deepening realisation that "...there never was such a time to be alive!" | |
| 4.20 - 4.45 | Josh Feldburg - social media |
| Digital Strategist Josh Feldberg (www.JustJuiced.org) will be talking about how the internet, and in particular social media, is increasingly being used to positively change behaviours and attiitudes towards our planet. | |
| 4.55 - 5.20 | You can have any colour as long as it's green... |
| www.ecopaintstore.co.uk show you how your choice of non-toxic and non-petrochemical paints can improve your lifestyle without costing the earth. Can you smell the difference between a toxic nasty and an eco lovely? Jon Walker helps you take the pain out of painting. | |
| 5.30 - 5.55 | Why Driving Smart is good for the soul as well as the pocket. |
| David Kenington (Head of Energy Saving Trust, London) describes the latest in driver behaviour techniques to help you save money on your fuel bills and CO2 without having to shell out for a new vehicle. He'll look at new vehicle technologies and the effect of driver behaviour in these markets, such as eco-driving for EVs. |
Global Action Plan Interactive Seminars
| Time | Title & Description |
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| 11.00 - 12.00 | EcoTeams for your home and friends - join 30,000 people taking part |
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Find out how to have fun with friends and make new ones, while doing something about climate change and saving money. Past participants have reduced their carbon footprint by 17% and saved £170 a year. Come along to find out more. www.ecoteams.org.uk |
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| 12.00 - 13.00 | Greener and leaner businesses |
| Climate brings risks and opportunities. We'll show you the management tools you need to improve your business, measure the changes and communicate the benefits. You can also sign-up for free ongoing support. | |
| 14.00 - 15.00 | Arts and Crafts time |
| Learn how to make a wallet from juice cartons, or a plant pot from an old newspaper. No skills necessary, we'll show you all you need to know. | |
| 15.00 - 16.00 | EcoTeams for your home and friends - join 30,000 people taking part |
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Find out how to have fun with friends and make new ones, while doing something about climate change and saving money. Past participants have reduced their carbon footprint by 17% and saved £170 a year. Come along to find out more. www.ecoteams.org.uk |
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| 16.00 - 17.00 | Pub Quiz |
| A good, old-fashioned quiz. Pick your teams and have your pens to the ready. There'll be prizes and kudos for the best. |
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