IPCC update and plastic recycling

The UK government has reacted to the IPCC 8th October report: BEIS minister of state Claire Perry has asked the Committee on Climate Change to produce a report by end March 2019  (see BEIS website)  but unfortunately it covers only longer-term targets i.e. to 2050.  It specifically says: “Carbon budgets already set in legislation (Carbon… Continue reading IPCC update and plastic recycling

IPCC 8th Oct 2018 – most urgent call yet – Keep Global Warming below 1.5 deg C!

Press release of IPCC 8th October assessment The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is calling for urgent action to keep global warming below 1.5 deg C. From the press release: “…limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require “rapid and far-reaching” transitions in land, energy, industry, buildings, transport, and cities. Global net human-caused emissions of carbon… Continue reading IPCC 8th Oct 2018 – most urgent call yet – Keep Global Warming below 1.5 deg C!

Hampshire Climate Action Network Sat 13 Oct

Innovation Centre, Norden House, Basing View RG21 4HG (4EB for SatNavs) Everyone who is actively working against climate change in their community in Hampshire is welcome – there is no formal membership. We aim to share experiences and news, learn from successes and failures, and work together where appropriate. We hope to see you –… Continue reading Hampshire Climate Action Network Sat 13 Oct

Brookvale Sustainability Day, Sat 29th Sept

BTN is pleased to promote the Sustainability Day organised by our friends Brookvale Community Association, on Saturday 29th September (2018) at Brookvale Village Hall (RG21 7RP) from midday until 4 pm – see http://brookvale.org.uk/public/documents/blurb/Blurb_78.pdf It’s free, and there are tea and cakes too.  But the main reason to go is to see what you can… Continue reading Brookvale Sustainability Day, Sat 29th Sept

The Circular Economy – Café Scientifique special for Green Week!

Can the circular economy work? – a Stuff or Happiness conversation CafeSci-Basingstoke: Science & Tech Public Talks Monday, September 24, 2018, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM The Tea Bar, 9-13 London Street, Basingstoke RG21 7NT The speaker for the September 2018 meeting of Basingstoke Cafe Scientifique at The Tea Bar will be Prof Ian Williams,… Continue reading The Circular Economy – Café Scientifique special for Green Week!

Basingstoke Green Week is coming!

Basingstoke Green Week is this September, starting on Saturday 22nd with stalls in Castle Square, The Malls, and with many highlights including Brookvale Sustainability Day on Saturday 29th at Brookvale Village Hall (12 noon to 4 pm). Get all the details from the GREENWEEK-fullprogramme brochure! Or bookmark https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/green-week Repair Cafe at Green Week We are… Continue reading Basingstoke Green Week is coming!

Mon 21st May – “Air Pollution, Particulates and Health”

“Air Pollution, Particulates and Health” is the title of a talk to be given to Basingstoke Café Scientifique by Dr Matthew Loxham, a Fellow in Respiratory Biology and Air Pollution Toxicology at the University of Southampton. He is coming to talk to us on Monday 21st May at the Tea Bar, London Street, Basingstoke 7.30… Continue reading Mon 21st May – “Air Pollution, Particulates and Health”

AGM 2018 on Tues 15th May

Basingstoke Transition Network’s 2018 AGM will take place on TUESDAY 15TH MAY at 7 pm at Market Chambers, Wote Street, RG21 7QE (entrance opposite the Camouflage Shop, just behind the Willis Museum). The AGM2018agenda includes a small change BTNconstitution13Jan2016proposedmods2018 to the constitution  BTNconstitution13Jan2016  to accommodate our observation of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We… Continue reading AGM 2018 on Tues 15th May