Letters from CCS: Week 7
Did somebody say CamCOP?
It’s week 7 and we are almost at the finish line of term! 💚
🌱 CamCOP Returns!! — March 14-15
Get Involved with Cambridge Climate Week — March 16–21
Conversation with Ricardo Calçado — March 13
Climate Communication workshop — March 19
And so much more! Keep on reading…
💚 Eleanor and the whole CCS committee
🌱 CamCOP: Rooted
Are you interested in nature-based climate solutions? 🌎 💚
Come join us at CamCOP: Rooted, the newest iteration of Cambridge’s leading student-led climate conference, on the 14th and 15th March!
The summit will feature four panels, exploring innovative and critical approaches to nature-based climate solutions; two roundtables, at which students can tease out complexities and nuances on an equal playing field with the experts; and, resources, permitting, a networking event on the Saturday evening to meet and speak with others interested in this area!
All panels will be at Sidgwick Hall, Newnham College.
🎟️ Get your free tickets here now!
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⬇️More event details and opportunities to get involved at the end of this post!
CamCOP is the Cambridge Climate Society’s flagship summit and is supported this year by Cambridge Zero, the Department of Geography, the Department of Plant Sciences, and Wolfson College’s Sustainability & Conservation Hub, and leads into Cambridge Climate Week 2026 💚.
🌍 Cambridge Climate Week
We are inviting societies, local organisations, businesses, and community groups to host their own events as part of Cambridge Climate Week 2026 (March 16–21)!
Whether it is a workshop, a green open-house, a panel discussion, or a community meetup, CCW26 provides a unified brand and central platform to amplify your work. By coordinating our efforts into one high-visibility week, we aim to break silos and showcase the Cambridge community as a leader in collective climate action.
❓How it works: You maintain full ownership of your event; we provide the branding, central calendar listing, and city-wide promotion. Check out the Organiser’s Handbook.
💡Host an event: Register your interest/event!
📅 Upcoming Events
Football, Climate Action and Community Development: A Conversation with Ricardo Calçado — Fri 13th March, 7pm @ Queens’ College
Join us for a talk with Ricardo Calçado, founder of Brazilian charity Onda Solidária and Director of Sustainability at Fluminense FC, exploring the powerful intersection of sport, sustainability, and social impact.
Onda Solidária works with underprivileged communities across Brazil, using football, education, and culture to create opportunities for young people and promote long-term social mobility. A key part of their work integrates environmental and climate education into grassroots sport, empowering young people in favelas to become leaders in sustainability and community action.
In this talk, Ricardo will share insights from his work bridging football, climate action, and community development in Brazil and internationally - from grassroots initiatives to sustainability strategies within professional football.
Onda Solidaria has received national media attention and visits from figures including Prince William and Keir Starmer. Come along to hear Ricardo speak about how the charity is tackling climate change through community-led social initiatives - and bring your questions for a lively discussion.
This event will also be an opportunity to discuss how sport can play a role in tackling global challenges, and to explore potential collaborations between Cambridge researchers, students, and international sustainability initiatives.
🔗 Register for the event here.
Science Communication Workshop — Thu 19th March, 6pm @ Queens’ College
If you are reading this, you are almost certainly aware that the world is on a trajectory to ecological catastrophe. Yet the vast majority of people do not act as if this were the case. In fact, the vast majority of people are unaware both of the situation’s severity and the remarkable work being done to course-correct humanity. This is partly due to concerted misinformation campaigns by well-known actors, and partly because getting people to care about the climate crisis and its solutions is very, very, very hard. In this workshop I will reflect on my experience as a full-time climate communicator and attempt to give you a toolkit for creating engaging, science-driven content, focusing on the most important tool of all: storytelling.
🕕 6-7:30pm
🗓️ Thursday 19th March
📍Bowett Room, Queens’ College
🔗 Register for the event here.
🌍 CamCOP: Rooted (cont.)
Want to get involved? Apply to be a roundtable participant, panel moderator, or conference volunteer here.
💭 More information:
The roundtables are open to all current Cambridge and ARU students with interest and passion. If you’ve ever wanted to discuss the nuances and complexities of climate solutions on an equal playing field with the experts, the roundtables are the place for you!
If you’d like to help us with the summit, we’d also be grateful if you’d consider volunteering.
Panel moderation is only open to postgraduates in a connected field.
To submit an application for more than one role, please complete the form more than once accordingly.
EVENT DETAILS
→ Conservation & Ecosystems Panel: 14th March, 10:00 - 12:00, Sidgwick Hall, Newnham College.
What nature-based climate solutions are available for ecosystems?
Speakers: Dr Timo Kohler, Charlie Gardner, Iain Webb, Yair Perry.
→ Local & Regional Communities Panel: 14th March, 13:30 - 15:30, Sigwick Hall, Newnham College.
How can we implement local nature-based climate solutions at the community level?
Speakers: Ricardo Calçado, Susan Buckingham, Toby Booth, Ben Greig, Dr Jordana Ramalho, Dr Pascale Hofmann.
→ Microscale Solutions Roundtable: 14th March, 16:00 - 17:30, Sidgwick Hall, Newnham College.
What are the merits of, issues with, and barriers to local, conservation-oriented nature-based climate solutions?
→ Infrastructure & Engineered Systems Panel: 15th March, 10:00 - 12:00, Sidgwick Hall, Newnham College.
What nature-based climate solutions are available for engineered systems and the built environment?
Speakers: Evangelos Pastras, Axel Laval, Laura Wendling, Joshua Nicholas.
→ National & Global Policy Panel: 15th March, 13:30 - 15:30, Sidgwick Hall, Newnham College.
How can we implement nature-based climate solutions at national or global levels?
Speakers: Dr Ramit Debnath, Weiye Yang, additional tbc.
→ Macroscale Solutions Roundtable: 15th March, 16:00 - 17:30, Sidgwick Hall, Newnham College.
What are the merits of, issues with, and barriers to national or global infrastructure-oriented nature-based climate solutions?
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We hope you have a lovely week and remember to check out Cambridge Climate Week 2026!💚