Climate Change & the Environment

Recordings and slides from presentations

DateTitleDescriptionPresenter
19 Mar 2024 Using AI to fight climate change recording, AI slides How AI can and is already being usedIan Hawker
18 Jan 2024The Grid pt 1 / The Grid pt 2 A Subject Adviser struggles to understand the UK electricity industry: presented to Croydon u3a Climate Group John Baxter
15 Dec 2023Climate change and the ocean recording, Oceans slides - Ian Hawker
16 Nov 2023 The Colours of Hydrogen Hydrogen in a net-zero energy economy: presented to Croydon u3a Climate and Science Groups John Baxter
19 Sept 2023 Climate modelling recording, Climate modelling slides Predicting the effects of climate change Ian Hawker
26 June 2023 Climate change - Adaptation recording, Adaptation slides Actions the world needs to take to adapt to climate change Ian Hawker
2 May 2023Geo-engineering recording, Geo-engineering slides -Ian Hawker
26 April 2023 Launch of Intergenerational Dialogue Joint presentation with Warwick students Brenda Ainsley
31 March 2023 Sustainability From a Study Day at Barnet u3a. The talk covers the Sustainable Development Goals, world population, food, and GDP, Planetary Boundaries, and the role of the individual. John Baxter
10 March 2023 The Climate Crisis and some solutions The science behind the climate crisis Brenda Ainsley
1 March 2023 A narrow path from the brink An insight from physicist, climate change activist and petroleum and renewables engineer Erik Dalhuijsen
January 2023 Climate Change & Biodiversity recording; Biodiversity slides Highlights from COP 15 Ian Hawker
November 2022 Climate Change & Tipping Point recording; Tipping Point slides Importance of tipping points Ian Hawker
June 2022 Recording - What will it really take to deal with the Climate Emergency; Slides MBS There is no planet B Mike Berners-Lee
May 2022 Recording - How to reduce your carbon footprint and your energy bills; Panel slides U3a members formed a panel and talked about their experiences of a) improving their insulation, b) installing a heat pump, c) fitting solar panels and d) buying an e-bike a) Kate Bailey 02.30, b) Nick Ward 15.00, c) John Ainsley 28.00, d) Clive Teague 41.50