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Centre for Alternative Technology

Environmental innovation and education for a safer, healthier, fairer world.

CAT is currently open for pre-booked visits only (courses, events, B&B, groups, students) – read more

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One Donation, Double the Impact

Make your donation go twice as far. Until 29 April, every donation to CAT will be doubled thanks to the Big Give's Green Match Fund.

Help us reach our target and support CAT’s vital work sharing solutions and inspiring, informing and enabling action on the climate and biodiversity crisis.

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Study at CAT

Explore sustainable solutions and develop practical skills on a CAT postgraduate course.
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Ecostore

Take a look at our collection of great green gift ideas, books on sustainability, and much more.
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Help support our work taking action on the climate emergency.
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CAT Spring Open Day

Join CAT’s free Spring Open Day on Saturday 26 April! Free workshops and tours, explore the displays, help to develop our new strategy, and more.
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Group visits

Whether you’re coming with a school or university, as a team away day, or as a community group that's working to create change, CAT is the perfect place to visit as a group.

What's on

Join staff from the Graduate School of the Environment’s for an introduction to CAT, an overview of our postgraduate courses and live Q&A session on Friday 25 April 2025 at…

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Join CAT’s free Spring Open Day on Saturday 26 April! Free workshops and tours, explore the displays, help to develop our new strategy, and more.

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Graduate School of the Environment

Gain the knowledge and skills to help address environmental change. CAT’s postgraduate courses are respected across the world, providing a big-picture, integrated approach to sustainability.

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Gift Membership

The perfect gift for anyone who cares about the environment and wants to know what they can do to help.
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Zero Carbon Britain

To tackle climate change, all emissions that can go to zero must go to zero – as rapidly as possible. CAT's Zero Carbon Britain Hub and Innovation Lab supports councils, communities and other organisations to take action.

Latest from the CAT Blog

As the demand for electric vehicle charging increases from our students and visiting groups, we are working with a local community renewables project to add around 50kW of new photovoltaic…

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