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SUMMARY:Webinar: What do you need to know before purchasing a heat pump?
DESCRIPTION:The webinar aims to cover a broad range of topics you should be aware of before purchasing a heat pump. \n\nHow do heat pumps work?\nWhich homes are most suitable (including cylinders\, outside space)?\nThermal insulation improvements\nHistoric homes\nTemperature versus efficiency/cost/CO2 and weather compensation\nReducing flow temperatures and upsizing radiators\nLocating a heat pump\, noise\, planning permission\nHot water cylinders\nControls\nTime of day tariffs\nDo you run them 24-7? Most efficient ways of running them\nInstallation costs\nHow to go about getting quotes? Installers versus energy companies\nFollow-up services offered by Transition Bath & BWCE\n\nThere will be the opportunity for questions and answers during the webinar but specific questions about individual properties will be deferred to a 1:1 meeting with homeowners being offered as a follow-up to these webinars. \nWe will provide a link to the webinar to those registered just before the event. \nBook a free place here – we will contact you with the webinar details\, weblink a couple of days before the event. The event is mainly aimed at residents of Bath & North East Somerset.
URL:https://transitionbath.org/event/webinar-what-do-you-need-to-know-before-purchasing-a-heat-pump-8/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Home Energy
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SUMMARY:Sustainability Shorts #6
DESCRIPTION:We will be holding our sixth evening of the Sustainability Shorts lecture series in the centre of Bath at the Percy Community Centre in New King Street. \nThe 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. \nOur six speakers are as follows: \nSheila Gundry\, Head of Operations at Froglife and Charlcombe Road Toad Patroller\nWe are really fortunate to have a thriving toad population at Charlcombe Lane in Bath. Sheila Gundry\, Head of Operations at wildlife charity Froglife and local environmentalist\, will explore the vital role of toads and other amphibians for healthy ecosystems\, discuss the contribution of volunteers from Bath Toad Rescue\, and compare challenges and successes with the national picture. \nStephen Clarke\, Extinction Rebellion Bath\, explaining XR UK’s perspective on what makes a non-violent\, direct action organisation sustainable. \nRuth Lambert\, CEO of Share and Repair- a charity helping people across Bath and North East Somerset save money and the planet through repairing\, reusing and reducing. \nAnna Hughes\, Director\, Flight Free UK\nWhy should we be avoiding air travel? And how can we practically do that? Anna’s talk will look at the alternatives and give plenty of tips and ideas. \nPaula Malone\, Climate Fresk facilitator and children and young people’s educator \nA Climate Fresk workshop turns climate science into a game – the playful and collaborative workshop teaches participants the fundamental science behind climate change and empowers you to take action. The idea is to create a network of people who can pass on a high level of climate education to help guide us to a low carbon world. Paula will also talk about how we are doing our children and young people a huge disservice by not a) educating them about the world around them and how it’s changing\, and b) empowering them to recognise and realise the power and agency that they have to create positive change. \nSkye Pennant\, The Slow Stitch Club \nSkye will talk about the importance of mending. a hugely creative and intentionally slow and therapeutic skill. Part of the joy of visible mending is celebrating the stitches you make no matter how wonky they may be. By using contrasting colours of threads and patches on our clothes we can turn the damage into a scrapbook of our lives lived in them. Whether they’re from fast fashion brands or handmade by you\, our favourite clothes deserved to be worn and loved and repaired for as long as possible. \nWe 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! \nTickets are free\, but we’d be grateful for a donation if you can manage it\, so we can continue to run events like this one.
URL:https://transitionbath.org/event/sustainability-shorts-6/
LOCATION:Percy Community Centre\, New King Street\, Bath\, BA1 2BN
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250508T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250508T210000
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SUMMARY:Avoiding Climate Change via Waste Management
DESCRIPTION:The UK has committed to reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. But not all greenhouse gases come from burning fossil fuels. Waste management\, which includes landfill\, waste-water\, incineration and composting\, is estimated to contribute ~19 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents every year\, with a significant portion of this derived from methane\, a much more polluting gas than CO2. \nTristan Rees-White\, of the University of Southampton\, heads a methane emission monitoring team working to reduce emissions across the sector. \nTickets £3-£6
URL:https://transitionbath.org/event/avoiding-climate-change-via-waste-management/
LOCATION:BRLSI\, 16-18 Queen Square\, Bath\, BA1 2HN
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SUMMARY:Bat Walk
DESCRIPTION:Come and enjoy a quiet evening walk along the canal to see what bats can be seen and heard with the bat detectors. Leader – Cat Baker. \nPlease reserve your space via Eventbrite so you can be updated with any changes to this event\, and please cancel your ticket if you can no longer attend. \nYou will need \n\nWarm enough clothing for the weather.\nPhone to record (optional)\nTorch\nSturdy footwear\n\nThis event is only suitable for children aged 8+\, and all children must remain the responsibility of parents at all times. Parking at this venue is very\, very limited – please consider other forms of transport! Please do not bring dogs to this event\, thank you.
URL:https://transitionbath.org/event/bat-walk/
LOCATION:Somerset
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SUMMARY:Faultlines in Sustainability 1: Sustainable land use with George Monbiot (via zoom) and Patrick Holden
DESCRIPTION:This is the first in a series of all-day sessions (in person or online) in which a panel of experts will discuss and answer questions on a “Faultline” within current sustainability policies. This session focuses on reconciling farming and nature. \nIs modern farming sustainable? Many believe the answer is no: its impacts on both climate and biodiversity are too high.  \nYet the remedies proposed fall into two opposing camps. One is to improve farming practices to become more wildlife-friendly and share the land with Nature; the other is to intensify production in some places\, in order to leave land exclusively for nature in others. The dilemma is integration versus differentiation. \nFaultlines 1 will discuss these options – everyone is invited to take part in the discussion. \nOrganised by Peter Harper\, Sam Cooper\, Stuart Reynolds (all University of Bath) and Will Reynolds (Centre for Alternative Technology). \nConfirmed speakers include: George Monbiot (via Zoom)\, journalist\, author\, and environmental and political activist; Patrick Holden CBE\, UK organic dairy farmer and campaigner for sustainable food and farming; Lynn Dicks\, Professor of Ecology at the University of Cambridge; Mark Lynas\, author and journalist; Hannah Needham\, strategic natural capital expert and habitat restoration specialist; Dustin Benton\, policy advisor at Forefront Advisors. \nBook for event.
URL:https://transitionbath.org/event/faultlines-in-sustainability-1-sustainable-land-use-with-george-monbiot-via-zoom-and-patrick-holden/
LOCATION:BRLSI\, 16-18 Queen Square\, Bath\, BA1 2HN
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SUMMARY:Ocean: How to Save the World's Last Wilderness
DESCRIPTION:From the icy oceans of our poles to remote coral islands Sir David Attenborough\, the greatest natural history broadcaster of our times\, has filmed in every ocean habitat on planet earth.   \nColin Butfield\, Attenborough’s long-term collaborator and co-author will be talking about their latest book at the Bath Literature Festival.   \nOcean: How to Save the World’s Last Wilderness uncovers the mystery\, the wonder and the frailty of the most unexplored habitat on our planet. The ocean can\, and in some cases has\, recovered the fastest. We could see a fully restored marine world\, even richer and more spectacular than we could possibly hope in our lifetimes\, if we act now.  \nColin Butfield is a writer and the co-founder of Studio Silverback\, Executive Producer of the WWF’s Our Planet project and an advisor for the Earthshot Prize. He has made some of the most important documentaries of our times and is an important natural history writer for the future.  \nThis is an event from The Bath Literature Festival. \nTickets £14/10
URL:https://transitionbath.org/event/ocean-how-to-save-the-worlds-last-wilderness/
LOCATION:The Guildhall\, High Street\, Bath\, BA1 5AW
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SUMMARY:Securing our food supply: Building resilience in the UK
DESCRIPTION:Increased international volatility\, climate change and biodiversity loss all pose risks to the UK’s food security. Prof Tim Lang and Prof Sarah Bridle discuss what a good food system looks like\, as well as the policies needed to ensure that our food system is fairer\, more sustainable and more resilient. \nAbout the speakers \nTim Lang became Emeritus Professor of Food Policy at City University London’s Centre for Food Policy in 2021. He was Professor of Food Policy at City from 2002 to 2021 and had founded the Centre in 1994 at Thames Valley University (now University of West London). For years\, he’s engaged in academic and public research and debate about food policy\, locally to globally. His abiding interest is how policy addresses the mixed challenge of being food for the environment\, health\, social justice\, and citizens. His most recent report is Just in Case: 7 steps to narrow the UK civil food resilience gap. \nSarah Bridle is Professor of Food\, Climate and Society at the University of York. Their work focuses on analysing the environmental impact of what we eat and creating a more resilient food system which benefits human health as well as the planet. Sarah is the author of Food and Climate Change: Without the Hot Air. \nThis event is hosted by the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR). \nThis event will be held on Zoom. The meeting details will be included in your ticket confirmation email. You will automatically receive reminder emails in the lead up to the event that also include the event link. \nIf you have a question about access\, please contact us via Eventbrite or email at ipr@bath.ac.uk \nBook tickets.
URL:https://transitionbath.org/event/securing-our-food-supply-building-resilience-in-the-uk/
LOCATION:Somerset
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SUMMARY:Green Screen: A New Kind of Wilderness
DESCRIPTION:On a small farm in a Norwegian forest\, the Paynes live a purposefully isolated life\, aiming to be wild and free. Maria and Nik\, along with their four children Ulv\, Falk\, Freja\, and Ronja are self-sufficient. They practice home-schooling and strive for a closely-knit family dynamic in harmony with nature. However\, when tragedy strikes the family\, it upends their idyllic world and forces them to forge a new path into modern society. \nThe film will be followed by a Q&A session. \nDirector: Silje Evensmo Jacobsen \nBuy your tickets
URL:https://transitionbath.org/event/a-new-kind-of-wilderness/
LOCATION:The Little Theatre\, St Michael's Place\, Bath\, BA1 1SF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Is A River Alive?
DESCRIPTION:At the heart of Robert Macfarlane’s perspective-shifting new book is a single idea: that rivers are not mere matter for human use but living beings who should be recognised as such in both imagination and law.  Is a River Alive? takes the reader on an exhilarating exploration of the past\, present and futures of this urgent concept: to northern Ecuador\, where a cloud-forest and its rivers are threatened by goldmining\, to the wounded waterways of southern India\, and to north-eastern Quebec\, where a spectacular wild river is being defended from death by damming in a river-rights campaign. \nRobert Macfarlane is internationally known for his writing on nature\, people\, and place. His bestselling books\, including Underland\, Landmarks\, The Old Ways\, and The Wild Places have been translated into over thirty languages. He has written for film\, music\, theatre\, and radio\, has collaborated with the artist Jackie Morris on The Lost Words and The Lost Spells and with the musicians Cosmo Sheldrake\, Julie Fowlis and Johnny Flynn with whom he has released two albums\, Lost In The Cedar Wood and The Moon Also Rises. He is a Fellow of Emmanuel College\, Cambridge.  \nThis is an event from The Bath Literature Festival. \nTickets: £14/£10
URL:https://transitionbath.org/event/is-a-river-alive/
LOCATION:The Guildhall\, High Street\, Bath\, BA1 5AW
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SUMMARY:Mike Berners-Lee: A Climate of Truth
DESCRIPTION:As the climate emergency accelerates\, the need for higher standards of honesty in our politics\, media and business is critical\, argues climate and sustainability expert Mike Berners-Lee (A Climate of Truth: Why We Need It and How to Get It). By turning our attention to the principle of truth\, we can all have far more impact on the issues we care about.  \nMike Berners-Lee is a sustainability expert\, writer\, and founder of Small World Consulting. His books include How Bad Are Bananas?\, The Burning Question  (co-written with Duncan Clark)\, and There Is No Planet B. He’s a professor at Lancaster University\, where he develops practical tools for thinking about the future and researches the global food system and carbon metrics. His work blends politics\, economics\, psychology\, and technology to explore practical solutions for a sustainable future.  \nThis is an event from The Bath Literature Festival. \nTickets: £14/£10. \n 
URL:https://transitionbath.org/event/mike-berners-lee-a-climate-of-truth/
LOCATION:The Mission Theatre\, 32 Corn Street\, Bath\, BA1 1UF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:The Elephant Game: Beyond Bricks and Mortar
DESCRIPTION:You’ve probably heard the fable about the blind men and the elephant – each one touches a different part and ends up with a completely different idea of what it is. That story inspired the name of The Elephant Team\, a group of specialists at the University of Bath\, combining their skills to tackle a major problem in the push for sustainable building. \nHere’s the issue: new sustainable construction materials (SCMs) are being developed rapidly\, but they’re not being adopted nearly as fast. Why? Because while scientists focus on how these materials perform\, they often overlook a crucial question – do they meet people’s real needs? \nThe Elephant Team believe the key is co-production: involving communities directly in the development process. Our research aims to combine technical data about SCMs with insights from the people who’ll actually live with them. The result? A smarter way to choose materials that work for both people and the planet. \nSo – how do we make this happen? \nTo bring these ideas to life\, the team has created a prototype board game called Beyond Bricks and Mortar (BBM). It’s a fun\, hands-on way for people to explore what really matters in a home. Players compete and collaborate as they design their ideal homes – first by identifying what’s important to them\, then digging into the needs behind those choices\, and finally selecting the materials that best meet those needs. \nThe BBM game has been played with several groups so far\, and the feedback has been great – people find it both enjoyable and eye-opening. \nThis special Community Workshop\, taking place at the Museum of Bath at Work\, will give you the opportunity to play Beyond Bricks and Mortar with The Elephant Team! The workshop kicks off with a warm welcome and a quick introduction to the research – plus how your input during the game will help shape it. Don’t worry\, your participation is completely anonymous\, and you won’t be asked to share anything personal or sensitive. You’ll also receive a full Participant Information Sheet on the day. \nDr. Joel Lazarus will lead the first session\, introducing a fresh and fun way to think about human needs – key to getting the most out of the game. After a short break\, we’ll dive into BBM for about an hour\, then wrap up with a group reflection and closing. \nBBM is easy to play and great for all ages – it’s recommended for anyone aged 7 and up. Kids are more than welcome\, because the team would love to hear their ideas too! \nReserve your space on 31 May.
URL:https://transitionbath.org/event/the-elephant-game-beyond-bricks-and-mortar/
LOCATION:Museum of Bath at Work\, Julian Road\, Bath\, BA1 2RH\, United Kingdom
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