Sustainability Shorts #5

We will be holding our fifth edition of the Sustainability Shorts lecture series in the centre of Bath at the Salvation Army Citadel on Green Park Road.

The evening is designed to be engaging, snappy and entertaining, with six speakers talking for ten minutes each on their chosen sustainability subject. There will be five minutes for Q&A after each speaker, then it’s on to the next! You are guaranteed to hear something new and something you can work with from our varied speakers.

Our Speakers this time are:

• Julia Galbenu, outdoor adventurer, and nature wellbeing facilitator and Community Engagement Manager from Heal Rewilding, whose objective is to rewild land in England to heal nature and act on climate change. How can we improve access to nature and ensure more people in England experience the wellbeing benefits of getting outdoors? Julia will explore this in her talk, ‘Nature Access: Rewilding is a Gamechanger.’ The session will address the visible and invisible barriers to outdoor access and how rewilding is creating new opportunities for connecting with nature.
• Anthony Simpson, National Energy System operator talks on the subject of Climate for electric cars? Looking at the opportunities and risks posed by growing volumes of storage and electric vehicles to grid stability.
• Laila Petrie, founder and CEO of 2050 and Director General of Future Earth Lab, talking about Sustainable Fashion.
• Rachel Hopkins from Avon Wildlife Trust, speaking about the Team Wilder project – a network of people, organisations and groups, taking action for nature by creating space for nature in the community – and wildlife friendly gardening.,
• Tania Orgill, Forest Bathing Guide & Forest School Leader, owner of PlayWood Forest School & Outdoor Learning will talk about her love of nature and how it drew her to become part of the team at the local charity Wild About Bath, which seeks to encourage people in the Bath area to appreciate nature.

• Philip Sturgeon from Protect Earth will be talking about their latest project and crowdfunding to secure 70 acres of disused land between Claverton and Warleigh Wood on the River Avon, and their ambitious plans to create and restore the land for a variety of habitats including woodland, wetlands and calcareous grassland with improved public access.

We will be serving tea and coffee during the break (there may even be biscuits), so plenty of fuel will be on offer to help you to keep up with the pace!