Climate Change: Why Should We Care?
Science Museum Group Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, LondonWhat will Earth be like for future generations? On 28 January 2021, science broadcaster Dr Hannah Fry was joined by an international panel of experts—including famed conservationist Dr Jane Goodall— to kick off the Science Museum Group Climate Talks series and explore the big question: how will climate change affect our future? Speakers included: Dr...
Earth, but not as we know it: Lovelock’s legacy and our future
Science and Industry Museum Liverpool Road, Manchester, Greater ManchesterThe Gaia Hypothesis, which was first formulated by James Lovelock in the 1960s, suggests that the organic and inorganic components of the Earth have evolved together as a single living, self-regulating system. This theory has been both hugely influential and controversial and has shaped how contemporary environmental scientists view issues such as climate change and...
Festival of Tomorrow
Whova event platform STEAM Museum, Swindon, WalesA festival of science and technology surrounded by Brunel’s engineering in Swindon, the hub of UK science and innovation. Scientists and engineers will exchange knowledge and ideas with the public online. Partners from industry, government and academia will reveal the latest innovations for today and tomorrow... This free, online event will showcase the latest research...
Is Capitalism Compatible with Environmentalism?
Science Museum Group Exhibition Road,, London, LondonJournalist and broadcaster Jon Snow will guest chair a panel of experts—including the lead author of the Dasgupta Review—to examine the question of how we reconcile profit with protecting the planet. How can we reconcile boosting profits with stewardship of our planet? Can we resolve the tension between these very different objectives? Through transforming the energy sector to rethinking...
Climate Change: The View from Space
Science Museum Group Exhibition Road, London, LondonAstronauts Helen Sharman and Tim Peake join Maggie Aderin-Pocock and UNOOSA’s Simonetta Di Pippo to assess how our work in orbit—and beyond—has helped us appreciate our planet. From the incredible insights we’ve gained about Earth as we’ve learnt more about neighbouring planets, to the way in which international collaboration and advances in satellites and remote...
Our Future Planet: Global Greenhouse Gas Removal
Science Museum Group Exhibition Road, LONDON, LondonHear leading scientists and environmental journalists explore the many aspects of carbon capture, including reforestation, and rewilding as well as a range of industrial methods. As well as reducing our CO2 emissions, capturing carbon from the atmosphere could be another way to limit climate change. We’ll be discussing whether this approach offers a solution to...
Ignite Climate Shorts: podcast
Digital Digital, Wherever you get your podcasts, London, LondonYoung creatives respond to the climate crisis through audio dramas. A series of six 10-minute plays.
1.5 v 2 Degrees Celsius: Why Half a Degree Really Counts
Science Museum Group Exhibition Road, LONDON, LondonIn this free livestreamed event, campaigners and experts will debate how best to tackle the challenge of Earth’s rising temperature. The persistent march of a warming climate is perceived as incremental changes. But the greater the change in global temperature, the higher the risk that the cumulative impact of all these changes could cross a...
The Clean Energy Revolution
Science Museum Group Exhibition Road, LONDON, LondonWith climate change threatening to spiral out of control, the time has come to accelerate our transition from oil, coal and gas to alternative energy sources. Our burning of fossil fuels dates back millennia, but our reliance on them in the past two centuries has increased dramatically. Solar, wind, tidal, geothermal energy as well as...
Our Broken Planet: Meat Me Halfway
Natural History Museum Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, LondonFree digital talk as part of Our Broken Planet programme. The rise of intensive agriculture has had vast consequences for the planet's land, water supply, and climate. Could the reduction in demand for animal products be the key to a more equitable future for everyone - and are we capable of making the change? Join...
Our Broken Planet: We Need to Talk About Extinction
Natural History Museum Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, LondonNature is declining globally at an unprecedented rate. The primary driver of extinction is human land-use change, over half of which is to make way for agriculture. Over one million plant and animal species are predicted to face extinction in the coming decades – however, most extinctions seem to go unnoticed by many of us....
Join the teams in Bristol as they celebrate COP26
Bristol Centre and Harbourside College Green, Bristol, Bristol, BristolBristol was the first city in the UK to be awarded the honour of being selected as The Green Capital of Europe. It was also the first council in the UK to declare a Climate Emergency in 2018 and to focus its actions to decrease carbon across all its activities. Indeed it had been striving...
The Future of Fuel
Science and Industry Museum Liverpool Road, Manchester, Greater ManchesterThe fuel we use to power our world is one of the biggest contributing factors affecting the UK's carbon footprint. Join our exert panel and have your say about the future of fuel as part of this thought-provoking debate. Our changing climate is one of the biggest challenges facing our society. How we power our...
CLIMATE CHALLENGE: 1.5° FILMS Free Online Workshops
Online Film Access Scotland, Aberdeen, AberdeenFilm Access Scotland is offering Online Workshops as part of Climate Challenge: 1.5 Degrees Films in collaboration with ten organisations. The Workshops run from 6th September 2021 and more dates will be announced for October 2021. A representative from Groups/Organisations, such as Community Groups, Youth Groups, Environmental Groups, ActivistGroups and Arts Groups can register for...
Displacement: The Human Impact of the Climate Crisis | Our Broken Planet
Natural History Museum Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, LondonImagine having to leave your home behind as the environment makes it unsafe to live in. For millions of people around the world, this is a reality. Climate change is exacerbating social, economic, and environmental drivers of migration in both hemispheres. Join us in discussion with international experts on how the global community must help...
Instagram Live: Climate-Conscious Choices (on a Budget) | Our Broken Planet
Natural History Museum Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, LondonShopping in our modern world presents us with an overwhelming amount of choice. How can we ensure informed choices for our wallets and the planet? For tips and tricks on making informed choices, join members of the Museum's Urban Nature Project Youth Advisory Panel in discussion with Charmian Love, co-founder of B Lab UK, a...
Clean and Green: Is a Just Energy Revolution Around the Corner?
Natural History Museum - Online Cromwell Rd, South Kensington, London, LondonHow can we realise a world in which global communities have access to clean and sustainable energy for generations? Alternatives to fossil fuels are out there, and the clock is ticking to halt the most devastating impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss. In the lead-up to the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, COP26,...
Reconnect with Nature, for People and Planet
Natural History Museum - Online Cromwell Rd, South Kensington, London, LondonWe are at a pivotal moment in human history, with the future of our planet hanging in the balance. If we are to succeed in protecting biodiversity and the communities it sustains, we need to work together. In conjunction with the British Council in China for the #ReConnect 2021 UK-China Contemporary Culture Festival, join us...
Curious About: Our Planet
Glasgow Science Centre 50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, GlasgowJoin Glasgow Science Centre for a three-day online festival and discover the impact climate change is having on our unique and beautiful planet - through an interactive programme of talks and tours, creative workshops and exhibitions, games and resources. Find out more about COP26 – the most important climate science conference of our time –...
Would you like to Volunteer at COP 26?
The Scottish Event Campus in the heart of Glasgow Exhibition Way,, Glasgow, Glasgow, ScotlandDon’t miss your chance to volunteer at #COP26 in Glasgow this November. The COP26 team are seeking friendly, outgoing and enthusiastic volunteers to contribute to the success of this momentous event. Applications are open until 31 March! Step forward and apply here
Operation Earth Climate Engagement Showcase
Virtual via Zoom QC30, 30 Queen Charlotte Street, Suite 101, Bristol, BristolFollowing on from conversations at Communicate, and ahead of COP26 in November, ASDC invites you to a Climate Engagement Showcase. About this event Climate Engagement Showcase Thursday 7th October, 2.00pm- 3.45pm At this urgent time for collaboration and sharing across the science engagement sector, we are opening our training academy for the new phase of...
Instagram Live: Including Everyone in the Climate Conversation
Natural History Museum Cromwell Rd, South Kensington, London, LondonClimate change and biodiversity loss aren’t just environmental issues – they are rooted in social justice too. The Planetary Emergency requires collective and collaborative solutions, where every voice is heard and listened to. For this Instagram Live ahead of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow, join youth activist and campaigner Daphne Frias...
Our World, YOUR Message, St Andrews Botanic Garden FREE event!
St Andrews Botanic Garden St Andrews Botanic Garden St Andrews, Canongate, St Andrews, FifeSunday 10th October 11am – 2.30pm, Our World, YOUR Message St Andrews Botanic Garden invites you to join us for a special FREE event packed with activities and stalls from organisations including Nature Scot, University of St Andrews, Transition, Men's Shed and lots more! We’re inviting our local community to join us and speak up...
On the Frontlines of Our Broken Planet
Natural History Museum Cromwell Rd, South Kensington, London, LondonFrom dense urban cities to remote islands, the impacts of the planetary emergency are felt across the world. But communities that contribute the least to the causes are already experiencing the most severe repercussions of climate change and biodiversity loss. Inequality is at the heart of the planetary emergency, with environmental challenges deepening existing social,...
Science Speakeasy Climate Special – What’s your beef? Is fake meat fake news?
Life Science Centre (Virtual debate) Life Science Centre, International Centre for Life, Times Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & WearJoin the free online debate organised by Life Science Centre: What's Your Beef Our planet’s climate is changing fast. Humans are emitting greenhouse gases into our atmosphere at an unprecedented level, and agriculture, forestry and land use relating to our food systems account for over one third of this. Could alternative protein sources like lab-grown...
COP26 Glasgow
The Scottish Event Campus in the heart of Glasgow Exhibition Way, Glasgow, Glasgow, ScotlandCOP26: Uniting the World to tackle Climate Change Billed as the largest conference ever to come to the UK, COP26 will bring nations together to to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Take part in Glasgow or in your home town and join the...
Dynamic Earth – Climate Science Showcase
Dynamic Earth Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, City of EdinburghTo celebrate the globally important climate conference, COP26, happening right here in Scotland, Dynamic Earth is hosting a Climate Science Showcase Day. On Saturday 6th November, come and meet scientists studying our changing climate and its effects on the planet, all the way from the bottom of the ocean right up to the air in...
COP26 Forum: Just Transition For All?
Cineworld Glasgow (Screen 6) 7 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, GlasgowA COP26 Forum not to be missed, 5 eminent speakers from around the world assessing the impact and transformation a Just Transition can bring The transition to a global zero emissions by 2050 will require transformational change beyond the energy sector. Workers whose jobs and livlihoods are tied to greenhouse gas emitting industries face uncertain...
Gender Equality in a Planetary Emergency
Natural History Museum Cromwell Rd, South Kensington, London, Greater LondonWomen are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis. They are also leading the way as the most active and effective agents and campaigners of action against the environmental challenges we all face. To prevent, adapt and mitigate the worst impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, it is essential that everyone is represented at the...