Energy and Power: an everyday comparison
In this webinar, CAT lecturer Dr Frances Hill explores different types of energy usage, told through the story of a student who ran up a hill, then heated her porridge. The…
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Energy
Tried and tested solutions for a green recovery – Warm homes
In this webinar, Ross Armstrong (Warmworks) and Jobe Bryer (Senior Energy Advice Officer London Borough of Islington) explore how providing insulation, efficient heating and renewable technologies can help address health…
Renewable energy: community and commercial
In this webinar, commercial renewable energy expert Bethan Edwards and community energy expert Rod Edwards will join forces to offer insights from the ground on how we can power a…
Tried and tested solutions for a green recovery – Renewable energy
In this webinar, Andrew Hunt (Oldham Borough Council) and Kirsten Firth (Sustainability Projects Officer at Brighton & Hove City Council) explore local renewable energy solutions and share their practical experiences…
Building
Building with nature in mind
In this webinar, Senior Lecturer on CAT’s MArch Sustainable Architecture course Gwyn Stacey explored how we can make our homes and buildings more wildlife friendly, and the role of the…
Tried and tested solutions for a green recovery – New homes and places
Explore the most sustainable new build and development planning solutions and hear from experts Mark Barry (Architype) and Ben Burton (Housing Development manager at the City of York Council) share…
Sustainable materials and the circular economy
In this webinar, environmental consultant, author and guest lecturer at CAT’s Graduate School of the Environment, Callum Hill discusses whether circular economies can really provide the answer to sustainable societies.…
Sustainable housing: past, present and future
In this webinar, Principal Lecturer on CAT’s Masters in Sustainable Architecture course Dr Alison Pooley explored the challenges and opportunities around housing, including the potential environmental benefits of retrofitting our…
Water and Sanitation
Compost Toilets: an introduction
In this webinar, CAT lecturer Louise Halestrap gives an introduction to compost toilets, looking at how they work, design and maintenance factors, and showcasing CAT’s many and varied systems. The…
Water Systems: sky to sea
In this webinar, CAT lecturer Louise Halestrap takes us on a virtual tour of the water cycle from the sky to the sea, with CAT in the middle. The recording was…
Nature and Ecology
Looking to Restore Ecosystems: observations from above
In this webinar, Sêr Cymru Professor Richard Lucas from the Living Wales project explores how observations from air and space can help us better understand environmental changes and plan future…
Decision making for nature conservation
In this webinar, botanist Clive Hurford discusses prioritisation and nature conservation strategies focusing on upland and meadow/grassland habitats. The recording was made 5 August 2020 at the time of the…
The Role of Ecosystems…whatever did they do for us?
In this webinar, CAT Lecturer Dr Jane Fisher discusses the role ecosystems have in keeping us all alive. The recording was made 24 June 2020 at the time of the…
Tried and tested solutions for a green recovery – Working with nature
In this webinar, Simon Thomas (Cumbria Wildlife Trust) talks about upland peatland restoration and Ian Solomon-Kawall (May Project Gardens) discusses bringing life and colour into forgotten areas of London.
Tried and tested solutions for a green recovery – Working with nature 2
In this webinar, David Eliott, (Trees for Cities) talks about urban tree planting, and Hazel Kendall (Head of Land Management at the Westcountry Rivers Trust) discuss rural and urban nature-based…
Food and Growing
Reviving our wildflower meadows
In this webinar, our panel of experts explored why species-rich wildflower meadows are an important tool for combatting the biodiversity emergency, and how you can create your own mini wildflower…
People, plate and planet: working with wildlife for the benefit of all on the veg patch
In this webinar, gardening journalist, editor and trainer Kim Stoddart explores the co-benefits of working with wildlife and improving biodiversity on your garden veg patch or community green space. The…
How to be a climate change savvy gardener
In this webinar, Kim Stoddart guide us through what we can do in our gardens or community green spaces to build resilience, boost biodiversity and help nature thrive. The recording…
Tried and tested solutions for a green recovery – Local food
In this webinar, John Ross, (Sow the City) and Nick Weir (Stroudco and the Open Food Network) explore how we can empower communities to grow and live more sustainably and…
Sustainable food systems
In this webinar, CAT Lecturer Dr Siobhan Maderson discusses how our current food system creates challenges for social, economic and environmental sustainability. The recording was made 17 June 2020 at…
Horticulture for a sustainable future
In this webinar, a panel of experts from CAT, National Botanic Garden of Wales and the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences at Aberystwyth University explored how horticulture can…
Behaviour Change
Talking to young people about climate change
In this webinar, Zero Carbon Britain Hub Training Manager and former headteacher, Amanda Smith discusses how we can support young people in engaging with climate action. The recording was made…
Addressing the climate emergency together: the importance of co-creative practices
In this webinar, CAT’s Dr Anna Bullen explores the theory and practice behind co-creative processes, and how CAT’s new Zero Carbon Britain Hub will be employing them to identify key…
Coping with the climate crisis
In this webinar, psychotherapist and climate author Ro Randall explores the psychological effects of the climate crisis, and ways we can support ourselves and others as we work towards a…
Climate Justice
Climate Justice: An introduction
In this webinar, environmentalist, poet, painter and CAT Graduate School guest lecturer Judy Ling Wong kicked off the Climate Justice series with an introduction to the movement. The recording was…
Climate Justice: A just transition
In this webinar, CAT lecturer Scott Leatham and CAT student Tanya Hawkes explore the theory and practice of the just transition movement in the UK. The recording was made 7…
Climate Justice: Climate change and racism
In this webinar, CAT students, climate justice organisers and writers Jo Becker and Michael Lomotey outline the links between racism and the environmental crises and explore the theories and tools…
Zero Carbon Solutions
Jobs in a zero carbon world: a just transition
In this webinar, CAT’s Head of Graduate School, Adrian Watson, and current Sustainability and Adaptation MSc student, Tanya Hawkes, explored how we can transition to low carbon jobs in a…
Tried and tested solutions for a green recovery – Transport
In this webinar, Ollie Pendered, (Riding Sunbeams and Chief Executive of Community Energy South) talks about Solar PV generation directly feeding into the rail network, and Jane Sherry (Waltham Forest…
Zero carbon counties: a conversation
Explore how we can bring people together at a county level to take action on the climate and biodiversity emergency. In this webinar experienced community organisers discussed how.
Tried and tested solutions for a green recovery – Community wealth building
In this webinar, Councillor Zoe Nicholson (Leader of Lewes District Council) and John Heneghan (Director of the Centre for Local Economic Strategies) explore community wealth building solutions and share their…
Kevin Anderson and Zero Carbon Britain: responses to the climate emergency
In this webinar, leading climate scientist Professor Kevin Anderson lays bare the scope, scale and urgency of the climate crisis, offering thoughts on what needs to happen at COP26 and…
Insights from COP26
On 11 November 2021 CAT staff from our Zero Carbon Britain team and our graduate school brought updates and insights from COP26. The webinar was recorded on 11 November 2021,…
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