From April 2011 Arcola, alongside Hackney and Tower Hamlets Friends of the Earth group, are hosting a series of monthly, expert-led talks around exciting and challenging aspects of sustainability. Our overaraching theme is innovation, and tangible solutions to the sustainability issues of both today and tomorrow.
For an overview of the series of talks, please see HERE. They take place on the last Thursday of each month, from 6 – 7.30pm, at Arcola Theatre
Our first speaker on 28 April is Sue Riddlestone, of BioRegional. Information coming soon on her proposed topic – which will undoubtedly fire up conversation and inspire new thought.
Beth Stratford edited the recent report on Tradable Energy Quotas for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Peak Oil Peak Oil on Wikipedia). She is Energy and Finance Campaigner for Friends of the Earth Scotland, and an MSc student in Ecological Economics.
If information campaigns are inadequate for motivating behaviour change, and carbon price rises are regressive, is there another approach?
This lunchtime seminar will critically consider the role that Tradable Energy Quotas (TEQs) could play in shifting social norms, engaging ordinary people with the task of reducing our dependence on fossil fuels, and guaranteeing fairer access to energy when the going gets tough. It will also explore barriers to implementation – including issues of public perception and policy space – and try to identify useful areas for future research.
Lunchtime presentation and discussion
1:30 – 2:30pm 9th March 2011
Lecture Theatre D, Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh (Peter Wilson Building, Kings Building campus, EH9 3JG)
For thoughts about Peak Oil please also look at PLATFORM London’s blog.
Beth Stratford edited the recent report on TEQs <http://www.teqs.net/report> for the All Party Parliamentary Group on
Peak Oil: www.teqs.net/report<http://www.teqs.net/report>. She is
Energy and Finance Campaigner for Friends of the Earth Scotland, and an
MSc student in Ecological Economics.Beth Stratford edited the recent report on TEQs <http://www.teqs.net/report> for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Peak Oil: www.teqs.net/report <http://www.teqs.net/report>. She is Energy and Finance Campaigner for Friends of the Earth Scotland, and an MSc student in Ecological Economics.
ecoartscotland is a resource focused on art and ecology for artists, curators, critics, commissioners as well as scientists and policy makers. It includes ecoartscotland papers, a mix of discussions of works by artists and critical theoretical texts, and serves as a curatorial platform.
UN conference gearing up for make-or-break finale: World leaders “face a defining moment in history”, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said as the Copenhagen conference formally entered its high-level stage Tuesday.
Climate Agreement Urgent, Corporations Tell Obama: Microsoft, Nike and Dow Chemical join the call for ‘significant near- and long-term emissions reductions targets.’
Sierra Club’s Carl Pope in Copenhagen on the need for a global deal: “The fact is the real energy innovation in the world is not happening in the United States although that’s where much of the technology came from.” Markey calls for a hearing on the deal
India and the Global Energy Assessment: A view on climate and clean energy from the world’s largest democracy
Coming to Copenhagen commits Obama to getting the bipartisan climate and clean energy bill passed
Gore Derangement Syndrome: Yes, Maslowski predicted just two years ago that the Arctic could be ice-free by 2013 — see graph of projected ice volume
Must-See Video of Youth in Copenhagen: Blame Canada!
Crackdown in Copenhagen:You can help by signing this petition protesting Danish police violence against climate protestors.
From 7 – 18 December, representatives from 192 nations, as well as thousands of activists and NGO organisations, will gather in Denmark for the UN Climate Change Conference.
To help solve the problem of over-booked hotel accommodation, NEW LIFE COPENHAGEN is running a volunteer-based campaign to get private Danish homes to open their door to the visitors.
NEW LIFE COPENHAGEN is organised by the arts collective Wooloo.org, who are utilizing this large-scale human meeting as its exhibition platform. Artists and performers will be presenting events, happenings and performances as part of their ‘residencies’, for hosts and guests in Copenhagen.
The artists curated by Wooloo.org will develop projects that reflect a new, sustainable way of life, works that are experiments in civic engagement and social empowerment.
NEW LIFE COPENHAGEN is an official partner of both the UN Climate Summit and the Alternative Climate Summit. Friends of the Earth and WWF are co-partners.
There are significant issues with widespread adoption of bio-fuels from energy crops (i.e. growing wood or oil seed specifically to burn it). See for example the Friends of the Earth campiagn (www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/biodiversity/press_for_change/biofuels/index.html).
However this does not mean that we cannot make better use of waste materials. Effectively we are considering incineration of selected wastes to produce useful heat.
There is some excellent information on this subject at: www.biomassenergycentre.org.uk
Note that there have been changes made to the categorisation of Waste to allow the use of untreated timber and SOME wood composites as bio fuels. In preparation for using redundant set materials (which cannot be re-used) we need to consider elimination of materials which cannot be cleanly burnt (ply is probably one of these).
Arcola Energy will host Green Sundays on the first Sunday of each month, starting with a launch on 1 March. The Green Sundays are free events, and the public is welcome to drop in to Arcola Theatre throughout the day from 1:30 – 7:30 pm.
The Green Sundays programme will feature music, games, films, speakers and readings based loosely on an issue under the climate change umbrella, such as food, travel, energy or politics.
Green Sundays are intended to demonstrate how a creative industry, such as theatre, can provide a space to discuss the environment and how people can work together to tackle climate change.
Join us at the launch of Arcola’s Green Sundays, more details at www.arcolaenergy.com.
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The Water’s Edge 3-28 Feb by Theresa Rebeck A modern Greek tragedy that explodes the American family from within.
With Madeleine Potter, Robert Cavanah, Mark Field, Cressida Trew and Kate Sissons.
South Bank Show Awards ‘Diversity Award’ Nominee 2008
WhatsOnStage.com Best Off-West End ‘Enemy of the People’ Nominee 2008 CBI Growing Business Awards ‘Green Award’ Winner 2008
Peter Brook Empty Space Awards ‘Established Studio’ Nominee 2008
Charity Awards Highly Commended 2008
Arcola Theatre is a Regularly Funded Organisation of Arts Council England.
Peter Brook Empty Space Awards ‘Established Studio’ Nominee 2008
Charity Awards Highly Commended 2008
Arcola Theatre is a Regularly Funded Organisation of Arts Council England.
