Looking for fresh perspectives and practical inspiration on environmental issues? Join us for our seventh Sustainability Shorts – an evening of sustainable ideas – on Wednesday 15th October at Percy Community Centre. The evening will feature six speakers, each delivering a 10-minute talk, followed by a short Q&A, on their chosen sustainability topic. Expect a […]
In April 2025, the Tony Blair Institute published a critique of current net zero plans to avoid damaging climate change entitled “The Climate Paradox: Why We Need to Reset Action on Climate Change”, asserting that “present policy solutions are inadequate … unrealistic and therefore unworkable”. The Blair document specifically recommends increased efforts to trap carbon […]
Oliver Cronk explores the profound and often overlooked geographical and environmental implications of our expanding digital world. Oliver discusses both the environmental costs of our digital infrastructure and technology’s powerful potential as a tool for environmental protection. Reveals the hidden connections between our virtual activities and their very real physical consequences across the planet. Oliver Cronkleads […]
Green Screen is proud to present the film Power Station, followed by a live panel discussion (speakers to be confirmed). Two artists in Walthamstow set out to take their street off the grid, kickstarting a solar-powered energy revolution… Inspired by lockdown mutual aid initiatives, artist-activists Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn decided to turn their street […]
Lifestyle change has been a cornerstone of green thinking since the 1970s. We have had critiques of consumerism, ‘voluntary simplicity’, steady-state economics, and many claims that a simpler life is preferable. The key aim is to ‘do one’s bit’ to avoid a future in which damaging climate change will adversely affect everyone. Many people already […]
Professor Stefan Doerr will talk about the increase in wildfires and the recent media interactions regarding Donald Trump’s comments on the causes of wildfires in the USA. As a world authority on wildfires, Professor Doerr regularly gives expert comments in the UK and international media on extreme wildfires, including the January 2025 fires in Los […]