CCS Newsletter 10/6
TL;DR:
Join us for food and drinks and a fun relaxing afternoon at the Northern Lights themed CCS picnic on Saturday!
Sign-up for Climate Fresk Training on the 21st here to be able to facilitate workshops! There will be a catch up session on the 16th for people who haven’t attended a workshop yet but want to do the training.
We’re still recruiting for the next committee! Apply today or check out the application pack here for more info.
💜 from Haley and the rest of the CCS Committee
📅 Upcoming Events
June 13th, 10:00am-5:30pm: Cambridge Climate and Sustainability Forum 2024: Global Perspectives Click here to get your tickets!
The Cambridge Climate and Sustainability Forum is happening on 13th June! Please click here to buy a ticket - they are just £2. Refreshments and lunch from Aromi are also included in the price.
The forum aims to bring university staff and students and members of the public together to discuss and learn about ‘Global Perspectives’ on sustainability. Global environmental issues can only be tackled through global collaboration. By working together, we can respond to these issues in creative and innovative ways. The event is kindly supported by Cambridge Hub and Cambridge Zero.
There will be a diverse range of field leaders at the event, speaking on their lived experience working within the green sector, and the conference aims to cover a diverse range of ways to address the current environmental crisis. We have workshops, two amazing keynote speakers, as well as inspiring panellists who will take part in our two panel discussions on ‘Sustainable Development for All’ and ‘Business and Innovation’. The event will also include a green fair where you can network with speakers and local sustainability organisations.
June 13th, 6:15pm: Humanity’s Trilemma: Extinction, Survive, or Thrive in a Changing Climate
Join Sir David King FRS FRSC FInstP HonFREng , head of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group and former Chief Scientific Officer who will be discussing Climate Change in a lecture titled “Humanity’s Trilemma: Extinction, Survive, or Thrive in a Changing Climate.” in Old Divinity School Main Lecture Theatre, St John's College.
Refreshments provided!
June 15th, 12pm: CCS Picnic
Food? Drinks? Having fun with other like-minded climate people? Join us on Jesus Green this Saturday for a fun picnic and chat about all things climate (and not-climate)!
The theme is Northern Lights and we highly encourage everyone to dress up!
June 16th & 21st, 2:00-5:00pm: Free Climate Fresk Training Click here to sign-up!
Thanks to Cambridge Zero funding, this training will give you a globally recognised qualification to run climate education workshops in the uni (e.g upcoming CCS event for freshers) or anywhere else you like!
This training session is for anyone who will have attended a climate Fresk workshop by the 21st. If you haven’t but want to, don’t worry, sign up via the same link! CCS are also running a catch up workshop earlier in May week, or alternatively you can do the workshop online (go to climatefresk.org/world/registration-workshop/general-public/).
The Fresk workshop is a playful and collaborative climate education workshop that empowers you with knowledge about the mechanisms of climate change according to IPCC report data.
Places are limited so secure your spot ASAP.
June 20th, 16:30-17:45: Behavioural Insights Meet Conservation Science: Steering Human Behaviour to Protect The Environment - Cambridge Judge Business School Click here for more information here
Human behaviour is at the core of many conservation challenges, from animal-human interaction to consumption patterns that cause habitat loss, to wildlife trade and poaching. The speakers from Rare’s Center for Behaviour and the Environment and TRAFFIC will share inspiring case studies where behaviour change made a real difference. The speakers will discuss the exciting potential of behavioural science for conservation.
This event will be moderated by Dr Malte Dewies, Research Associate, El-Erian Institute of Behavioural Economics and Policy.
🍃Pesticides Free Campaign
Synthetic pesticides are routinely used in and around the built environment, and in green spaces to treat unwanted vegetation and insects. HOWEVER, pesticides are damaging to the environment; they are also a public health and disability rights issue. Together with other harmful practices such as over-mowing, they are a major cause of biodiversity loss, and by killing off invertebrates they also drive other animals such as hedgehogs and birds towards extinction.
Pesticide-Free Cambridge is now joining forces with Cambridge Climate Society to tackle ongoing pesticide-use in Cambridge’s colleges.
This is a relatively low commitment but highly powerful way you can help people and nature in your college!
Read more about the campaign at https://www.pesticidefreecambridge.org/colleges-campaign
💚 More Opportunities & Links
Here’s the Plan podcast
Here's The Plan is a new youth-led climate podcast, hosted by activists Bella Lack and James Miller. In this series they assemble a 10-step plan to rescue their generation's future, featuring interviews with top changemakers from all walks of life. Tune in to learn how Costa Rica's Environment Minister doubled the country's tree cover, how 6 children took 32 countries to court over climate inaction, and how we can exploit hidden tipping points in the economy to dramatically accelerate decarbonisation.
Attention soon-to-be alumni!
Cambridge Alumni for Sustainability serves to connect Alumni of the University of Cambridge who share a common interest in sustainability and working towards net zero. This group aims to facilitate discussion and networking as well as host online and in-person events. For more information and to sign up to the newsletter check out their website and LinkedIn Group.