This weekend sees the launch of a free digital festival looking at tackling the climate crisis. Across eight days, the Cambridge Zero Climate Change Festival will explore the CO26 themes and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The festival will comprise a series of sessions covering a vast array of subjects, peoples and places. Sessions vary from the very local to the global and from the technical to the general. No matter how much or how little people already know about climate change, there will be something for everyone. Children are also a welcome as part of the festival, with after-school activities available every day of the week.
Commencing Friday 6th Nov at 1pm with the launch of Cambridge Zero Policy Forum Report “A Blueprint for a Green Future” and ends on Friday 13th with an address from Lord Jonathon Porritt at 6pm.
“We are all aware, in way or another, of some of the issues relating to climate change such as the melting of the ice caps, flooding or wildfires. It is a challenge that affects everyone and by highlighting the work everyone, as individuals and as part of a community, is doing to address it - no matter how small or big the contribution - it all adds up, making a difference locally and beyond.” Dr. Antoinette Nestor, festival organiser and Engagement Manager at Cambridge Zero said.
"There are many academic discussions about climate change currently taking place, which are important of course. But it is equally important that we translate this through community engagement. If we cannot translate that into what people do in their everyday lives, then you're not really doing what you need to do to fight climate change, that is, making everyone play their part. This is what we are trying to achieve in creating a festival focused on community and engagement. And for which we have dedicated an entire day to focus on localism and communities and highlight their efforts."
Unlike many events which focus solely on the science of climate change, the Festival takes a holistic approach to climate discussions, including sessions focussed on creativity and wellness.
“This Climate Change Festival offers us optimism in the midst of a global crisis. By sparking collaboration and dialogue between the academic and non-academic communities, it will help us focus on what we can all achieve together, and shine a light on some of the solutions already being implemented locally, nationally and internationally." Professor Stephen J Toope, Vice Chancellor, said.
If you would like information about the festival or would like to get involved head to http://view.ceros.com/cambridge/climate-change-festival-2020/p/1
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