DEADLINE: CUEN Conference registration
The deadline for booking tickets to the CUEN Conference, Smart Cities & Smart Energy (to be held on June 18 -- see entry below) is Saturday, June 1.


WORKSHOP: CropShare: Be an organic farmer for a day
a community farming project hosted by Transition Cambridge; registration and additional information 
Saturday, June 1: choose one or both sessions (10am-12:30pm or 2pm-4:30pm)


FILM: “Solar Taxi”
a viewing of the 2010 documentary film, Solar Taxi
part of the UK Green Film Festival 2013
call ahead or book tickets online (regular cinema prices apply)
Monday, June 3: 6:20pm at Arts Picturehouse theatre (St. Andrew’s Street)


FILM: “PEAK”
a viewing of the 2011 documentary film, PEAK
part of the UK Green Film Festival 2013
call ahead or book tickets online (regular cinema prices apply)
Wednesday, June 5: 6:20pm at Arts Picturehouse theatre (St. Andrew’s Street)


FILM: “Valley of Saints”
a viewing of the 2012 film, Valley of Saints
part of the UK Green Film Festival 2013
call ahead or book tickets online (regular cinema prices apply)
Thursday, June 6: 6:20pm at Arts Picturehouse theatre (St. Andrew’s Street)


LECTURE: Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Behaviour, Management and Controls
a talk by Aaron Gillich (PhD candidate, Department of Architecture)
part of the GreenBRIDGE seminar series
Thursday, June 6: 1:30-3:30pm in the CRASSH seminar room SG2 (ground floor), in the Alison Richard Building (7 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DT)


FAIR: The Cambridge Town & Country Show
Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9: 10am-6pm at Parker’s Piece (Cambridge CB1 1JF)


LECTURE: Building Business in the Sunshine
a talk by Stuart Elmes (Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Viridian Solar)
part of the Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR) series
Monday, June 10: 7-9pm in the Wolfson Lecture Hall at Churchill College (Storey’s Way, Cambridge)


FILM: “Home”
a viewing of the 2009 documentary film, Home
Thursday, June 13: 5pm in the Harrods Room of Emmanuel College


DEADLINE: AUM2013 conference
The deadline for booking tickets to the AUM Conference (to be held June 26-28 -- see entry below) is Friday, June 14.


CONFERENCE: Cambridge University Energy Network Annual Conference 2013: Smart Cities & Smart Energy
speakers include Dr. Alan Blackwell (University of Cambridge), Martin Powell (Head of Urban Development within Siemens Centre for Cities), Dr. Pierluigi Mancarella (Lecturer in Future Energy Networks, Manchester University), Dr. Collette Maloney (Head of the Smart Cities and Sustainability Unit of the European Commission), Dr. Dimitri Zenghelis (visiting senior fellow at LSE and Chief Economist at Cisco Climate Change Practice), Prof. Elias Siores (Smart Materials and Systems, Bolton University) and others.
ticket sales end June 1; registration and additional information
Tuesday, June 18 at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge


CONFERENCE: Applied Urban Modelling (AUM) 2013: Productive, liveable and sustainable city regions
registration deadline is June 14; registration and additional information
Wednesday, June 26 through Friday, June 28 at CRASSH (Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DT)


LECTURE: Delivering Future Friendly Buildings: the next 800 years?
a talk by Dr. Brenda Boardman (Professor Emeritus, ECI Oxford University)
keynote lecture as part of the GreenBridge/Living Laboratory for Sustainability Sustainable Retrofit Challenge 2013
free event, but registration is encouraged; registration and additional information
Wednesday, June 26: 6-8pm in the Pfizer Lecture Theatre of the Chemistry Department

LECTURE: The scientific and cultural dynamics of climate change (1988-2013)
a talk by Prof. Michael Hulme (University of East Anglia)
Thursday, May 2: 4:15pm in the Small Lecture Theatre of the Department of Geography (Downing Site)


FILM: Solar Mamas
a film screening of the documentary, "Solar Mamas" 
hosted by the Cambridge University Energy Network; this event is free
Tuesday, May 7: 8:30pm in Clare Hall bar (Anthony Low Building, Hershel Road, CB3 9AL)


LECTURE: Sustainable Energy in a Bail-out Environment
a talk by Dr. Marta Magalhaes (Division of Social Anthropology, Cambridge)
part of the Climate Histories Interdisciplinary Seminar series
Wednesday, May 8: 2:30-4:30pm in seminar room SG2 (ground floor) of CRASSH


WORKSHOP: Vegan Baking Workshop
hosted by Cambridge Carbon Footprint
a donation of £3-5 is suggested, to help cover the cost of materials (this can be paid in person on the night)
booking is recommended (contact [email protected])
Wednesday, May 8: 6:30-9pm at Parkside Community College (CB1 1EH)


SEMINAR: Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Green Building Technologies
part of the GreenBRIDGE Seminar Series
Thursday, May 9: 1:30-3:30pm in the Criminology Room B3 of CRASSH (7 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)


PANEL DISCUSSION AND ‘SWAP SHOP’ EVENT: Living Well with Less Stuff
a panel led by volunteers who participated in a Cambridge Carbon Footprint challenge to reduce their consumption of ‘stuff’ for a year and blog about their experiences, followed by a “swap shop” (please bring any item in good working condition that you no longer want/need)
for more information
the event is free but space is limited, so booking is required; email [email protected]
Wednesday, May 22: 7:30-9:30pm at St. Andrew’s Street Baptist Church (the main hall, upstairs; 43 St. Andrews St., Cambridge)


SEMINAR: Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Feasibility and Costing
part of the GreenBRIDGE Seminar Series
Thursday, May 23: 1:30-3:30pm in Seminar Room 2 of CRASSH (7 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)


LECTURE: Plan Bee: Ensuring the Future of Pollination
a talk by Mike Brown (Head of the National Bee Unit, The Food and Environmental Research Agency, DEFRA)
part of the Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR) Series
Monday, May 27: 7-9pm in the Wolfson Lecture Hall at Churchill College (Storey’s Way, Cambridge)


**the CUEN conference will be held on June 18, but tickets must be bought by June 1**
CONFERENCE: Cambridge University Energy Network Annual Conference 2013: Smart Cities & Smart Energy
speakers include Dr. Alan Blackwell (University of Cambridge), Martin Powell (Head of Urban Development within Siemens Centre for Cities), Dr. Pierluigi Mancarella (Lecturer in Future Energy Networks, Manchester University), Dr. Collette Maloney (Head of the Smart Cities and Sustainability Unit of the European Commission), Dr. Dimitri Zenghelis (visiting senior fellow at LSE and Chief Economist at Cisco Climate Change Practice), Prof. Elias Siores (Smart Materials and Systems, Bolton University) and others.
ticket sales end June 1; for more information and to buy tickets
Tuesday, June 18 at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge

WORKSHOP: Rolling out energy efficiency for homes and community buildings
hosted by Transition Cambridge; more information
Wednesday, April 3: 7-9pm in the Lower Hall of the Stoneyard Centre (43 St. Andrews St., CB2 3AR)


INFORMATION SESSION: All About Cropshare
Transition Cambridge presents Cropshare, a local CSA (community supported agriculture) project
Thursday, April 4: 7:30-9pm at CB1 Cafe (Mill Road)


SYMPOSIUM: Deserts: a neglected ecosystem
part of the Wildlife Conservation series hosted by the Zoological Society of London
speakers include Masumi Gudka (Global Drylands Initiative, IUCN), John Newby (CEO of Sahara Conservation Fund), Jeremy Swift (Visiting Fellow at the International Institute of Environment and Development) and Tim Wacher (Zoological Society of London)
Tuesday, April 9: 6-7:45pm in the ZSL Meeting Rooms (Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY)


CONFERENCE: How will Synthetic Biology and Conservation Shape the Future of Nature?
registration and detailed information
Tuesday, April 9 through Thursday, April 11


SYMPOSIUM: CCI Collaborative Fund for Conservation Seminar Series
a set of talks about three CCI (Cambridge Conservation Initiative) funded projects:

• A framework for assessing livelihood impacts of forest conservation programmes, presented by Andreas Kontoleon (Department of Land Economy)
• Measuring and monitoring ecosystem services at the site scale: building practical tools for real-world conservation presented by Kelvin Peh (Department of Zoology and University of Southampton)
• Links in biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services and climate change: teaching material and building capacity presented by Kiragu Mwangi (BirdLife International)

Monday, April 15: 4:30-5:30pm in Room LT3 of Judge Business School (Trumptington St.)


WORKSHOP: Climate Friendly Homes - Surveyor Training Session
a training session for Cambridge Carbon Footprint’s Climate Friendly Homes project; to book a place, contact [email protected]
more information
Tuesday, April 16: 7:30-9pm at Cambridge Carbon Footprint, Future Business (Milton Rd., CB4 1UY)


LECTURE: Urban Resilience: addressing risk and uncertainty in rapidly growing cities in the developing world
a talk by Tony Lloyd Jones (Architect-planner, Development Practitioner, Reader and Course Director of Westminster’s International Planning and Sustainable Development Masters Programme; Director of Research and Consultancy at the Max Lock Centre)
part of the Annual Martin Centre Research Seminar Series
Wednesday, April 24: 1:15-2:15pm in the First-floor Classroom of the Department of Architecture


SEMINAR: Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Heritage and Planning
talks by Oliver Smith (Director of 5th Studio) and Kayla Friedman (Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Cambridge)
part of the GreenBRIDGE Seminar Series
Thursday, April 25: 1:30-3:30pm in Seminar Room 2 of CRASSH (7 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DP)


BOOK REVIEW PANEL -- Peter Newell’s “Globalization and the Environment: Capitalism, Ecology and Power”
author Peter Newell discusses his book with the reviewer, Professor Douglass Crawford-Brown (Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research)
part of the CRIA (Cambridge Review of International Affairs) Series
Friday, April 26: 2-3:30pm in Keynes Hall at King’s College


EVENT: Goods and Experiences Auction
a fundraiser for Cambridge Carbon Footprint
Saturday, April 27: 7:30-9:30pm at St. Andrew’s Hall (St. Andrew’s Road, Chesterton)

PANEL DEBATE -- Climate Change control strategies: Top-down or bottom-up?
chaired by Professor Howard Griffiths; speakers include Professor Steve Yearly, Bob Ward and more TBC
hosted by The Triple Helix
Friday, March 1: 6-7pm in the McCrum Lecture Theatre (Bene’t Street, next to the Eagle Pub)


WORKSHOP - Vegetarian Cooking Workshop: Super Salads
the second of an ongoing series of low-carbon cooking workshops hosted by Cambridge Carbon Footprint
Materials will be provided, but donations are appreciated to help cover costs (recommended £5/person); limited places are available -- please contact to register ([email protected] or 01223 301842)
Monday, March 4: 6:30-8:30pm at the CCF office on Milton Road


LECTURE -- Mitigating the effects of methane and manure: A small insight into reducing emissions in UK agriculture
a talk by Emily Scott (MPhil student in Land Economy)
hosted by the Cambridge Zero Carbon Society
Wednesday, March 6: 1-2pm in the Dirac Room of the Fisher Building, at St. John’s College


LECTURE -- Overcoming peak water: Moving to sustainability
a talk by Dr. Peter Gleick (President of the Pacific Institute)
part of the 11th Distinguished Lecture Series on Sustainable Development
Wednesday, March 6: 6-7:30pm in Lecture Theatre 0 of the Engineering Department


LECTURE -- From invasion to restoration: How enlightened are New Zealand’s conservation policies?
a talk by Dr. David Coomes (Department of Plant Sciences)
part of the Cambridge Conservation Seminars series hosted by the Department of Geography and Department of Zoology
Wednesday, March 6: 5-6pm in the Large Lecture Theatre of the Department of Geography


PANEL DISCUSSION: Global Warming & Equitable Development: Ethical and Political Priorities
chaired by Lord Williams of Oystermouth (Rowan Williams -- Master of Magdalene College, former Archbishop of Canterbury)
panel members include Professor Sir Brian Hoskins (Director of Grantham Institute of Climate Change), Professor Richard Lindzen (Professor of Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Professor Sir Colin Humphrey (Director of Research in the Department of Materials Science, Cambridge), Professor John Loughlin (L'Ordre des Palmes Academiques, Von Hugel Institute Director, Cambridge), Professor Christopher Whitty (Chief Scientific Advisor, Department for International Development), and Lord Deben (John Selwyn Gummer -- Chair of Committee on Climate Change).
hosted by The Fisher House and the Von Hugel Institute
Wednesday, March 6: 5pm in the Fisher House (Guildhall Street, Cambridge CB2 3NL)


FESTIVAL -- Eat Cambridge event!  Food and Drink Market
http://www.eat-cambridge.co.uk/guildhall-food-drink-market/
Saturday, March 9: 10:30am-4pm in the Guildhall (Cambridge city centre)


LECTURE -- Low Carbon Road Freight Transport
a talk by Professor David Cebon (Department of Engineering)
hosted by the Cambridge Philosophical Society
Monday, March 11: 5:30-6:30pm in the Bristol-Myers-Squibb Lecture Theatre of the Department of Chemistry


LECTURE -- Re-Thinking Development: Planning and Accountability at the Edges of Governance
a talk by Dr. Peter Houtzager (Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex)
hosted by CRASSH
Monday, March 11: 5-7pm in seminar room SG1 of the Alison Richard Building


PANEL DISCUSSION -- Science Festival event! The cost of conservation
festival event #6; pre-book at www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival
Monday, March 11: 8-9pm in Mill Lane Lecture Room 9 (Mill Lane, CB2 1RX)


LECTURE -- End use energy demand
a talk by Julian Allwood (Department of Engineering)
hosted by Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research (4CMR)
Tuesday, March 12: 11am in the conference room of 4CMR (top floor of 21 Silver Street)


PANEL DISCUSSION -- Can the food-security agenda and the conservation agenda be reconciled?
an event chaired by Nathalie Pettorelli (Institute of Zoology)
talks include:

• Food security: Is biodiversity doomed? -- Iain Gordon (Chief Executive of the James Hutton Institute)
  
• Sustainable Intensification, Food Security & Biodiversity Conservation -- Charles Godfray (Hope Professor and Director of the Oxford Martin programme for the Future of Food, Oxford University)
  
• Crop wild relatives: the biodiversity that underpins food security -- Nigel Maxted (Senior Lecturer in Genetic Conservation, University of Birmingham)
  
• Global food security, biodiversity conservation and the future of agricultural intensification -- Teja Tscharntke (Department of Crop Sciences, University of Gottingen, Germany)
  

hosted by the Zoological Society of London; free and open to the public
Tuesday, March 12: 6-7:45pm in the Meeting Rooms of the Zoological Society of London (Regent’s Park, London NW1 4RY)


PANEL DISCUSSION -- Science Festival event! The future of energy
chaired by Tim Radford (former Science Editor at The Guardian); speakers include Cambridge researchers Richard McMahon, Julian Allwood, Emily Shuckburgh and Tony Roulstone
festival event #25; pre-book at www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival
Wednesday, March 13: 7:30-8:45 in the Riley Auditorium of Clare College (Queen’s Road, CB3 9AJ)


LECTURE -- Re-wilding: Putting natural processes back on track
a talk by Dr. Frans Vera (Staatsbosbeheer, Netherlands)
part of the Cambridge Conservation Seminars series hosted by the Department of Geography and Department of Zoology
Wednesday, March 13: 5-6pm in the Large Lecture Theatre of the Department of Geography


CONFERENCE -- Cambridge Climate and Sustainability Forum 2013: Local Action, Global Change?
for more information and to buy tickets: www.cambridgeclimateforum.org
Friday, March 15: 9:30am-5:30pm (registration begins at 8:45am) in the Department of Engineering


EVENT -- Second-hand style: Wear it, love it, share it!
a fashion show and release of a new photo collection produced by Cambridge Carbon Footprint
Friday, March 15: 7-9:30pm at the Arbury Community Centre (Campkin Road, CB4 2LD)


LECTURE -- Economics for a Finite Planet
a talk by Professor Tim Jackson (Professor of Sustainable Development, University of Surrey)
part of the 11th Distinguished Lecture Series on Sustainable Development
Wednesday, March 20: 6-7:30pm in Lecture Theatre 0 of the Engineering Department


LECTURE -- Science Festival event! What’s in a footprint?
a taste of Cambridge Carbon Footprint’s six-session course, “Carbon Conversations”
festival event #115; pre-book at www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival
Wednesday, March 20: 7-9pm at the Friends Meeting House (Jesus Lane, CB5 8BA)


LECTURE -- Supply chain risk and resilience
a talk by Mukesh Kumar (Institute for Manufacturing)
hosted by Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research (4CMR)
Tuesday, March 26: 11am in the conference room of 4CMR (top floor of 21 Silver Street; enter through 19 Silver Street)

Rallying Community Support for Creating a Trans-national Park
a talk by Wim Verheugt (Mott MacDonald Ltd)
Monday, February 4: 4-5pm in the Small Lecture Theatre of the Geography Department (Downing Site)


Way Beyond Smart: The Case for Remarkable Cities
a talk by Jonathan Smales (Executive Chairman of Beyond Green; former MD; Greenpeace, UK; founder of the Urgent Remarkable)
     &
How Shall We Live?
a talk by Joanna Yarrow (Director of Beyond Green Living)
both talks are part of “The New City” lecture series hosted by the Faculty of Architecture
Monday, February 4: 4-6pm in Lecture Theatre 1 of the Faculty of Architecture (1-5 Scroope Terrace, Cambridge)


Conservation of migratory species: the importance of seasonal interactions
a talk by Dr. Jenny Gill (School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia)
part of the Cambridge Conservation Seminars series hosted by the Department of Geography and the Department of Zoology
Wednesday, February 6: 5-6pm in the Large Lecture Theatre of the Geography Department (Downing Site)


The Revolution of Capitalism
a talk by Peter Bakker (Chief Executive of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development; Ambassador Against Hunger of the World Food Program)
part of the 11th Annual Distinguished Lecture Series in Sustainable Development (hosted by the Department of Engineering’s Centre for Sustainable Development and the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership)
Wednesday, February 6: 5:30 for 6pm, in Lecture Room 0 of the Department of Engineering


Renewable Energy Solutions for the Developing World
a session of TED-style talks presented by Engineers Without Borders Cambridge, featuring three speakers: Dr Simon Bransfield-Garth (CEO of Azuri Technologies Ltd.), Richard Gomes (Global Policy and Advocacy Manager at Shell Foundation) and Rabih El Fadel (Managing Director of ZEP Concepts)
Thursday, February 7: 7-9pm in the Coleridge Room of Jesus College


A New Movement?
a talk by Neil Murphy (Director of Policy, Planning and Economics at Beyond Green) and Bruce McVean (Integrated Design Manager at Beyond Green)
part of “The New City” lecture series hosted by the Faculty of Architecture
Monday, February 11: 4-6pm in Lecture Theatre 1 of the Faculty of Architecture (1-5 Scroope Terrace, Cambridge)


GREEN WEEK event! Clare Vegetarian Formal
contact Ellie Adams (CUSU environment officer -- [email protected]) as soon as possible to book your place, and she'll send you details
Monday, February 11: 7pm at Clare College


Paxton Pits: A Community Nature Reserve
a talk by Ray Matthews MBE (Chairman of the Friends of Paxton Pits), hosted by Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
Monday, February 11: 7pm at St. John's Church (Blinco Grove, Cambridge)


Green Impact Project Assistant Training
an introduction to Green Impact and the skills you would need as a Project Assistant in your department; a training workshop run through Cambridge Hub and the National Union of Students
email green [email protected] to find out more or apply
Tuesday, February 12: 12:30-3:30pm at 74 Trumpington Street


GREEN WEEK event! Panel discussion: Careers in the environmental and conservation sectors
a Careers Service panel for students interested in environmentalconservation careers
panelists include Charlie Kitchin (RSPB, Nene Washes Nature Reserve), Ellie Crane (RSPB, Agriculture Policy Officer), Jamie Gibson (UNEP-WCMC Intern), Diana Mortimer (Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Head of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services) and Roger Mitchell (ARC Ecological Services, Managing Director of Environmental Consultancy)
Tuesday, February 12: 6:30-8pm in Mill Lane Lecture Room 9 (6 Mill Lane)


Food and biodiversity: Agriculture and its impacts on disease ecology
a talk by Professor Richard Kock (Pathology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Veterinary College, University of London), hosted by the Cambridge University Veterinary Zoological Society
Tuesday, February 12: 6:30-7:30pm in Lecture Theatre 2 of the Cambridge Vet School


GREEN WEEK event!  Darwin Green Film Night
film showing of 'Food, Inc', with refreshments (sustainable snacks, fair trade wine and organic ale)
Tuesday, February 12: 7:30pm at Darwin College


Rethinking the scope of REDD+: Carbon stocks or triple wins?
a talk by Dr. Heike Schroeder (School of International Development, University of East Anglia)
part of the Cambridge Conservation Seminars series hosted by the Department of Geography and the Department of Zoology
Wednesday, February 13: 5-6pm in the Large Lecture Theatre of the Geography Department (Downing Site)


Commercialising sustainability
a talk by Dr. Mike Biddle (Chief Executive and Founder of MBA Polymers)
part of the 11th Annual Distinguished Lecture Series in Sustainable Development (hosted by the Department of Engineering’s Centre for Sustainable Development and the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership)
Wednesday, February 13: 5:30 for 6pm, in Lecture Room 0 of the Department of Engineering


Panel Discussion: Volunteering and the Big Society
panel discussion led by Dr. Justin Davis Smith (Volunteering England, National Council of Voluntary Organisations) and Sophie Livingstone (Chief Executive of City Year)
hosted by Cambridge Hub
Wednesday, February 13: 7:30-9:30pm


GREEN WEEK event!  Emma Green Film Night
film showing of 'The End of the Line', hosted by the Emmanuel Green Ducks Society
Wednesday, February 13: 8pm in the Queens Building Lecture Theatre


Community Based Social Marketing and Environmentalism: Engagement with a new generation of green policies
a talk by Aaron Gillich (PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge)
part of the GreenBRIDGE Seminar Series
Thursday, February 14: 1:30-3:30pm in Seminar Room 2 of CRASSH (7 West Road, Cambridge)


GREEN WEEK event!  People and Planet workshop: How to build a campaign in Cambridge
a workshop on key ingredients and skills for planning a campaign on campus
Thursday, February 14: 1-3pm in the Ramsden Room of St. Catharine's College


GREEN WEEK event!  Discussion: Responsible Lovin' -- Transforming Cambridge's investments for a sustainable future
a conversation about raising awareness about issues surrounding some colleges' investments (including arms, environmentally degrading fossil fuels, and conflict zone politics) and transforming Cambridge's investment culture
Thursday, February 14: 5-6:30pm in the Harrods Room of Emmanuel College


Carbon Cycling and Climate Change in Fragmented Forestsa talk by Dr. Martha Crockatt (Climate Change Researcher at Earthwatch)
hosted by the Cambridge University Geographical Society; free for members (with card), or £2 for non-members
Friday, February 15: 4pm in the Large Lecture Theatre of the Geography Department (Downing Site, Cambridge)


GREEN WEEK event! Jobs-rich and low-carbon: Britain's Green economic future
a talk by Natalie Bennett (leader of the Green Party in England and Wales)
Friday, February 15: 7:30pm at Emmanuel URC (Trumpington Street)


Edible Garden Work Day
The first work day for the new Cambridge Edible Garden project for students, University staff and the local community.  All are welcome!  For more information, email [email protected]
Saturday, February 16: 11:30am in the garden at the edge of the Murray Edwards College car park


Urban Form for Remarkable Cities
a talk by Paul Murrain (urban designer and landscape architect, previously Senior Design Director of the Prince’s Foundation)
part of “The New City” lecture series hosted by the Faculty of Architecture
Monday, February 18: 4-6pm in Lecture Theatre 1 of the Faculty of Architecture (1-5 Scroope Terrace, Cambridge)


Translating knowledge about climate change into policy: Lessons from the use of climate science in biodiversity conservation policy in England
a talk by David Christian Rose (Geography PhD student)
Wednesday, February 20: 1-2pm in the Dirac Room of the Fisher Building, St. John's College 


Expert judgements, Delphi groups, prediction markets: forecasting the future for conservation and national security
a talk by Professor Mark Burgman (Adrienne Clarke Chair of Botany and Managing Director at the Australian Centre of Excellence for Risk Analysis, University of Melbourne)
part of the Cambridge Conservation Seminars Series hosted by the Department of Geography and Department of Zoology
Wednesday, February 20: 5-6pm in the Large Lecture Theatre of the Geography Department


Limits to adaptation in the Thames Estuary: sea-level rise and decision-making under uncertainty
a talk by Professor Jim Hall (Director of the Environmental Change Institute; Professor of Climate and Environmental risks in the School of Geography and the Environment at Oxford University)
part of the 11th Annual Distinguished Lecture Series in Sustainable Development (hosted by the Department of Engineering’s Centre for Sustainable Development and the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership)
Wednesday, February 20: 5:30 for 6pm, in Lecture Room 0 of the Department of Engineering


Film screening: Beyond the Brink
a viewing of 'Beyond the Brink', followed by a discussion on Climate Change and what we could and should do about it
Wednesday, February 20: 7:30-8:30pm in Riley Auditorium, Lerner Court of Clare College


The Open City
a talk by Richard Sennett, hosted by CRASSH
Thursday, February 21: 5:30pm at Lady Mitchell Hall


Film screening: Growing Change
a viewing of "Growing Change' documentary film, followed by a discussion about food sovereignty issues led by Ceri Galloway and Sue Woodsford
Thursday, February 21: 7:30-9pm at CB1 Cafe (32 Mill Road, Cambridge)


Cambridgeshire's herpetofauna and its conservation
a talk by Paul Furnborough (Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Amphibian and Reptile Group) and Jane Andrews-Gauvain (Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Environmental Records Centre)
hosted by the Cambridge Natural History Society; admission £1
Thursday, February 21: 7:30-9pm in Room 027 of the Lord Ashcroft Building at Anglia Ruskin University


The lost ark: Global amphibian declines -- can zoos really make a difference?
a talk by Ben Tapley (Zoological Society of London)
Friday, February 22: 1-2pm in the Part II Lecture Theatre of the Department of Zoology


Start of the Cambridge Carbon Footprint 'EAT Vegan Challenge'
A challenge by Cambridge Carbon Footprint to eat vegan for one week
to partake, contact [email protected]
Starts on Monday, February 25; more information


Civic Strategies: Extra-Ordinary Developments
a talk by Matt Dearlove (Group Architect and Richard Kendall Managing Director at Beyond Green)
     &
Remarkable Construction
a talk by Chris Whitehead (International Head of Sustainability at Balfour Beatty)
both talks are part of “The New City” lecture series hosted by the Faculty of Architecture
Monday, February 25: 4-6pm in Lecture theatre 1 of the Faculty of Architecture (1-5 Scroope Terrace, Cambridge)


Agricultural adaptation and crop diversity: How developing countries can adjust to climate change
a talk by Stella Nordhagen (Land Economy PhD student)
hosted by the Zero Carbon Society
Wednesday, February 27: 1-2pm in the Dirac Room of the Fisher Building, St. John's College


Making Poverty History: what role for biodiversity conservation?
a talk by Dr. Dilys Roe (Natural Resources Group, International Institute for Environment and Development)
part of the Cambridge Conservation Seminars series hosted by the Department of Geography and the Department of Zoology
Wednesday, February 27: 5-6pm in the Large Lecture Theatre of the Geography Department (Downing Site)

Seedy Sunday 2013
Sunday, January 20: 1:30-4pm at Trumpington Village Hall on High Street, Trumpington, Cambridge (postcode CB2 9HZ); entry fee £1.50 
as described by Transition Cambridge: "Come along to Seedy Sunday and swap or collect some new veg and flower seeds for the coming season. You can donate your own saved  or surplus packets of bought seed if you have any, but there's usually plenty of seeds for everyone. You can also buy heritage seed varieties or make donation to Heritage Seed Library for seeds they promote.  This popular annual event has something for eveyone; as well as talks and a film,  CamBake will be offering some of their delicious seed-inspired breads,   children can sow their own egg box seed garden, and there will be refreshments provided by Trumpington WI."  (more information)

• "Seeds of Freedom" film and discussion: 1:35-2:10pm (limited space; arrive early to secure seating), price included in entry fee
  
• "The rise of F1 Hybrid seeds: implications for growers and seedsavers" talk by Valerie Muir: 2:20-3:10pm (limited space; sign up on arrival at Seedy Sunday event)
  
• "Introducing GrowZones and the Permaculture approach in your garden" talk by Pippa Vine: 3:15-4:05pm (limited space; sign up on arrival at Seedy Sunday event)

Climate Science in the Media: could it be done better, and how much does it matter?
talk by Dr. Rosie Robinson (Research Fellow, Global Sustainability Institute at Anglia Ruskin University)
Tuesday, January 22: 7:30-9:30pm in room 109 of the Lord Ashcroft Building (Anglia Ruskin University)


Biofuels, indirect land use change and greenhouse gas emissions: A perfect storm of incomplete science and irresolvable politics?
talk by James Palmer (PhD student, Geography, Cambridge), followed by a Q&A/discussion
part of the Zero Carbon Society lecture series, "Food for Thought: how do we change climate change?"
Wednesday, January 23: 1-2pm in the Dirac Room of the Fisher Building, at St. John's college.


Molecular biology and sustainable agriculture
talk by Professor Sir David Baulcombe (Plant Sciences, Cambridge)
part of the Cambridge Conservation Seminar series presented by the Geography Department and Zoology Department
Wednesday, January 23: 5-6pm in the Large Lecture Theatre in the Geography Department (Downing Site)


2030 Vision Workshop: Energy, water and Waste
workshop led by Stephen Kay (Cambridge Water); introductory talks include "The national view" by Cameron Adam (Environment Agency), and "The local view" by Sheryl French (Cambridgeshire County Council) (must book in advance; more information)
Thursday, January 24: 6:30pm at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences on Wilberforce Rd, Cambridge (postcode CB3 0WA)


Oxford Climate Forum 2013
"The Oxford Climate Forum is the country's highest-profile student-led conference on climate change, bringing leading thinkers and doers under one roof to discuss the key environmental concerns facing the global community." (OCF website)Friday, January 25 - Saturday, January 26
For more information on the event and how to register, visit http://www.oxfordclimateforum.org


Why can't we be friends? Discussing the divide between the natural and social sciences
part of the 'Conversations about Conservation' weekly reading group and discussion series
Monday, January 28: 6-7pm in room 101 of Hardy Building (Geography department)
contact jcw63 or cf357 for more details and reading recommendations


Public debate: Smallholder farming and the future of food
chaired by Olivier de Schutter (UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food); participants include Sam Dryden (Director of Agricultural Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), Dr. Marion Guillou (President of Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, France) and Professor Judi Wakhungu (Executive Director of the African Centre for Technology Studies, Nairobi, Kenya).
part of a series of public debates organised by the University of Cambridge Strategic Initiative in Global Food Security
Monday, January 28: 7-9pm in Hall one of Kings Place (90 York Way), London (N1 9AG)
price £9.50 / £6.50 Students (ticket booking recommended; more information)


Earth 2.0: Geo-engineering a Dream Climate
a talk by Professor Andy Ridgwell (Bristol University), along with an open discussion
Clare's College's 2013 Climate Change event, run by the Whiston NatSci Society
Tuesday, January 29: 8pm in Clare College Cellars (Clare Bar)


The 'Eating Local' Challenge: Thinking about the contribution food makes to climate change
talk by Helen Karapandzic (Cambridge Carbon Footprint), followed by a Q&A/discussion
part of the Zero Carbon Society lecture series, "Food for Thought: how do we change climate change?"
Wednesday, January 30: 1-2pm in the Dirac Room of the Fisher Building, at St. John's college.


DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS
last day for article submissions for Issue 02 of GreenZine (visit the site or contact [email protected] for more information)
Wednesday, January 30


Strategic planning for contemporary urban regions: the case of Milan's “Città di Città” project
talk by Dr. Alessandro Balducci (Professor in Planning and Urban Policies, Politecnico di Milano)
Wednesday, January 30: 4-5pm in Mill Lane Lecture Room 7, 8 Mill Lane, Cambridge
more information


Conservation and Climate Change: how radical do we need to be?
talk by Professor Chris Thomas (Biology, University of York)
part of the Cambridge Conservation Seminar series presented by the Geography Department and Zoology Department
Wednesday, January 30: 5-6pm in the Large Lecture Theatre in the Geography Department (Downing Site)


Growing older in yesterday's world
talk by Professor Jared Diamond (Geography, UCLA)
part of the 11th Distinguished Lecture Series in Sustainable Development
Wednesday, January 30: 5:30 for 6pm in Lecture Room 0 of the Engineering Department