COP Archive
April 2023
Monthly Meeting
Recording of meeting April 2023
News highlights April 23 slides by Ian Hawker starts at 9:35 on the recording
The Big One Event slides by Brenda Ainsley starts at 24:57 on the recording
March 2023
Monthly Meeting
Recording of meeting March 2023
News highlights March 23 slides by Ian Hawker starts at 3:42 on the recording
Energy - The good, the bad and the expensive by Alan Morton starts at 36:54 on the recording
February 2023
Monthly Meeting
Recording of meeting February 2023
Highlights slides by Ian Hawker not recorded
Summer School Presentation slides by Eleanor Brooks starts at 10:08 in the recording of the meeting
Follow the money to net zero slides by Linda Creed starts at 20:00 in the recording of the meeting
January 2023
Monthly Meeting
Recording of meeting January 2023
Net Zero review slides by Ian Hawker
Waste slides by Terry Joiner
Rethink
Why is there a gap between the pledges made to combat climate change and delivery of a reduction in greenhouse gases? Amol Rajan and guests Rethink Climate Change. BBC Sounds: Rethink Climate Change
November 2022
Monthly Meeting
Recording of meeting November 2022
COP27 Update slides by Ian Hawker
Climate, Biodiversity and Health by Kate Bailey
October 2022
Monthly Meeting
- Recording of meeting October 2022
- Outlook for COP27 - Ian Hawker's slides for the presentation starting at 41:20 in the recording of the meeting
September 2022
Monthly Meeting
- Recording of meeting September 2022
- Slides:
- - News Highlights Sept 2022 by Ian Hawker, starts at 04:10 in the recording of the meeting
- - COP update Sept 2022 by Brenda Ainsley, starts at 26:20 in the recording of the meeting
August 2022
Monthly Meeting
- Recording of meeting August 2022, Part 1
- Slides:
- - News Highlights Aug 2022 by Charles Croydon, starts at 03:20 in the recording of the meeting
- - Creeping pessimism or stubborn optimism by Catherine Budgett-Meakin starts at 23.00
Group News
After watching the film 'We The Power' (about Community Energy Programmes) members discussed the film - here is the recording and the chat, which includes some useful links.
Post film discussion
Chat We the Power
Plots for Kilowatts - Community Power 'dating scheme' from Octopus to put local groups and landowners together to set up onshore win generation. Octopus is urging landowners to register interest in onshore wind turbines for a new energy scheme.
July 2022
Monthly Meeting
Recording of meeting July 2022
News Highlights July 2022 by Ian Hawker, starts at 04:30 in the recording of the meeting
How we can affect public policy by Brenda Ainsley, starts at 41:30 in the recording of the meeting
Citizens’ Climate Lobby by Joe Grimm, starts at 51:00 in the recording of the meeting
Extinction Rebellion by Clive Teague, starts at 58:00 in the recording of the meeting
June 2022
24th June: Professor Mike-Berners-Lee (author of 'How Bad Are Bananas?' and 'There is no Planet B') spoke to us about 'What it will really take to deal with Climate Change'. A recording of the talk, the slides and a short report can be found here:
Talk by Mike Berners-Lee 24th June 2022
May 2022
Monthly Meeting
- News Highlights May 2022 by Ian Hawker, starts at 02:45 in the recording of the meeting
- Strategy to Reduce Emissions by Barrie Murray, starts at 14:50 in the recording of the meeting
April 2022
Monthly Meeting
- News Highlights April 2022 by Ian Hawker, starts at 02.30 in the recording of the meeting
- Adapting our homes to Net Zero by Tim Mason, starts at 18.00 in the recording of the meeting
March 2022
Monthly Meeting
Group News
- Members of this group ran Climate Change workshops for Board Trustees and National Office Staff in Milton Keynes and then as a follow-up online.
- Barbara Cordina (Trustee and member of this group) has been asked to Chair a u3a working party to look at the u3a's approach to Climate Change. Catherine Budgett-Meakin, supported by Neil Deuchar, will serve on that group.
- There is a great little snippet here from COP26, when Ann MacGarry (wearing a red jacket) arrived in Glasgow (about 5 mins in): Ann McGarry at COP26
- Croydon u3a has published a Commitment to the Environment. Click on Environmental Policies to view it. For a Word version contact the Subject Adviser.
February 2022
Monthly Meeting
- First Birthday Achievements and Aspirations by Brenda Ainsley
- Ecological Footprint A presentation by Ann MacGarry
Other links
Do something brilliant today This new u3a film features the Countdown to COP27 group.
Stories from members as submitted to Third Age Matters. For the published articles, see the links to TAM on the right.
Intergenerational Climate Action:
Podcast Interview with octogenarians Frank Dorr and Eileen Lynch. The group continues to explore how 'elders' and 'third agers' can support younger people as they pick up the baton on climate change.
The 11 slides that finally convinced Boris Johnson about global warming and The actual slides
January 2022
Monthly Meeting