CCS Newsletter 11/11
Week 5 blues got to you? Well come along to one of our events - free food on Thursday!
Do you wear clothes? Do you care about the climate? Sign-up through this link and come to our talk on sustainable fashion (with free food!) this Thursday
Join our panel on local conservation efforts this Friday!
Join our monthly Climate Tech Impulse Talks & Coffee Chat this Saturday by signing-up through this link - you can even give a 5-minutes talk yourself if you want!
We’re still looking for people of all subjects to join our interdisciplinary teams for the Education Reform Project - sign-up through this link!
Sign-up to our panel on Climate Activism next Tuesday through this link!
💜 from Haley and the rest of the CCS Committee
📅 Upcoming Events
November 11th, 7.30pm: Eating Our Way to Extinction Film Screening @ 1 Newnham Terrace, Darwin
Darwin Climate Society and Plant-Based Cambridge are screening the film ‘Eating Our Way to Extinction’ tonight at Darwin - to find the room just enter Darwin, turn right, walk up the stairs, and walk right through Darwin Great Hall!
November 14th, 12pm: Total Ethics Fashion and the Climate Crisis @ Old Library, Darwin
Emma Håkansson, author and founder of Collective Fashion Justice, will be giving a talk about the environmental and ethical impact of the fashion industry, and what we can do about it. This is a hybrid event with Emma speaking online but it will be hosted physically in the Old Library at Darwin College, with food provided by vegan bites.
November 15th, 6 - 7.30pm: Local Conservation Panel
We are hosting a panel with people from Pesticides Free Cambridge, On the Verge Cambridge, Badgers Trust, and Friends of the Cam, to showcase the incredible work local conservation charities are doing in the area. Discover the diversity in conservation, ranging from protecting badgers to sustainable food production!
November 16th, 1pm: Climate Tech Impulse Talks & Coffee Chat @ Roost Brewery, Jesus College Fill in this form to register your interest in joining the event and/or in presenting a Climate Tech Impulse Talk!
We have two Impulse Talks already for this coming Climate Tech event!
Each session kicks off with 5-minute Climate Tech Impulse Talks on a Climate Tech topic. The talks can cover any type of research or simply a topic someone is passionate about and eager to share! Following the talks, we’ll transition into an open discussion format, giving you the chance to dive deeper into the talk topics, brainstorm new ideas, and chat over coffee. If you are interested in presenting a 5-Minute Climate Tech Impulse Talk about your research or technology development, please fill in this form.
Climate Tech encompasses technological and engineering solutions to the climate crisis. Climate Tech aims to leverage advancements cross fields like the natural sciences, maths, and computer science to create innovative solutions for climate change prevention, mitigation, and adaptation. We aim to build a community in Cambridge for students and researchers who are enthusiastic about their field and passionate about sustainability. Come along if you would like to meet like-minded people and learn more about your area expertise can help to fight the climate crisis!
November 19th, 5.30pm - 7.00pm: Panel on Climate Activism @ Bradfield Room, Darwin Sign-up to the panel today!
CZPGA and Cambridge Climate Society are co-hosting a panel discussion on climate activism inside and outside academia and the state of climate activism in 2024. We will be joined by panelists Clover Hogan, Professor Paul Behrens, Professor Rachael Garrett, and Dr. Belinda Bell.