9th September 2024 Graduate School Open Days and Events Join CAT students for a free public lecture by guest lecturer Professor Kevin Anderson on 09 September 7pm.
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14th September 2024 Short Course Rethinking household energy provision – bringing energy into your own greener hands. Where our energy comes from has a big impact, and to reach a Zero Carbon Britain it needs…
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15th September 2024 Short Course Join us at CAT for a wellbeing retreat with nature at its centre. CAT’s beautiful sustainably managed woodland plays host to a day of nature connection and wellbeing.
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16th August 2024 Inspired by CAT’s Zero Carbon Britain project, the village of Wedmore in Somerset has been exploring how to live more sustainably. Paul Allen revisits this community showing that practical climate…
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12th August 2024 For 26 years, Andy Rowland, based in Machynlleth, has run Ecodyfi, a not-for-profit development trust supporting and connecting sustainability-based community groups in the local area. Catriona Toms looks at some…
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6th August 2024 Social enterprises offer communities the potential to solve the challenges they face themselves and live more sustainably. Paul Allen explores the rise in local ownership models and the many benefits…
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