The Stubborn Optimist: A Quaker Climate Scientist
Internationally respected climate scientist and Quaker Emma Woolliams will talk at Kingston Quaker Centre about her work.
Despite her work at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington measuring the true scale of the climate emergency facing Earth - one of her current projects involves detailing the speed with which Greenland’s ice sheet is melting - Emma describes herself as a ‘stubborn optimist’.
"The oceans are rising, acidifying and warming, the ice is melting, weather patterns are changing. It can be quite frightening but I remain a stubborn optimist. I am - like most of us - fully aware of the scale of the challenge, but I believe humanity can rise to it.” Emma cites positive tipping points such as the recent closure of the UK’s last coal-fired power station as an encouraging example.
Emma’s talk - titled The Stubborn Optimist: A Quaker Climate Scientist - will detail her work which involves understanding the observations satellites make of the Earth’s climate system to obtain reliable long-term trends of different climate variables including sea ice thickness, land surface temperatures, sea level rise and the Earth’s energy imbalance.
Emma will also explain how her Quaker faith helps in her work, giving her a sense of perspective and hope alongside her understanding of the scale of the climate emergency facing the world.
“I believe that Quaker religious practices and stories, and our testimonies to simplicity, peace, equality and truth, provide an essential perspective as society undergoes necessary transitions to build a sustainable future”, comments Emma.
Doors open at 6.30
Free Entry and cake
Weybridge Heath Working Party
Weybridge Heath - Volunteering Heathland and Woodland Management Works
Weybridge Heath Working Party
Weybridge Heath - Volunteering Heathland and Woodland Management Works
Repair Café: Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames Repair Cafe runs the second Saturday of the month.
Half-term ‘Take the Jump’ Games and Family Workshop
A fun morning for adults and children to learn about sustainable living with Take the Jump! The morning will be filled with fun family games and you will come away with your own action plan to make an impact on your family’s sustainable living.
To book your place free place email: diana@oxshottnetzero.org.uk
Junk Modelling
As part of Green Libraries Week come along to Weybridge Library for some creative fun in an eco-friendly way.
Repair Café: Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames Repair Cafe runs the second Saturday of the month.
Green Elmbridge - Climate Cafe
Join us at the Thames Ditton and Weston Green Nture and Climate Festival
Nature and Climate Festival 2024
Thames Ditton and Weston Green Residents’ Association Nature and Climate Festival
Weybridge Heath Working Party
Weybridge Heath - Volunteering Heathland and Woodland Management Works
World Car Free Day 2024
Key Activities on World Car Free Day:
Community Bike Rides and Walks: Organised in various cities to encourage people to explore their local areas without the use of cars.
Educational Workshops: Sessions on the environmental impact of car emissions and the benefits of sustainable transport options.
Public Transport Promotions: Partnerships with transit agencies to offer free or discounted rides, making public transit more accessible and appealing.
Social Media Campaigns: Engaging content and challenges to raise awareness and inspire action, using hashtags like #WorldCarFreeDay and #GoGreenCommute.
Repair Café: Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames Repair Cafe runs the second Saturday of the month.
Weybridge Heath Working Party
Weybridge Heath - Volunteering Heathland and Woodland Management Works
Zero Waste Week
READY TO REDUCE YOUR WASTE?
#ZeroWasteWeek is an award-winning, grassroots annual awareness campaign that takes place online and on-the-ground.
It helps householders, businesses, organisations, schools, universities
and community groups reduce landfill waste so you can
save money, preserve resources and protect the environment.
Helping you save money, protect the environment and preserve resources since 2008.
Repair Café: Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames Repair Cafe runs the second Saturday of the month.
Repair Café: Walton-on-Thames
Bike special Repair Cafe - get your bike fit and ready for summer.
Plus other repairs as usual.
Sustainability Day - Food’s Footsteps
Sustainability Day - Stepping Lightly
Join us for this free event exploring ways to reduce the carbon footprint of the food we eat.
Sustainability Day - Fashion's Footsteps
Sustainability Day - Stepping Lightly
Join us for this free event exploring ways to reduce the carbon footprint of the clothes we wear.
Parents For Future - Surrey
Parents For Future - Surrey
Picnic for the Planet
Join local residents to connect, have fun and share ideas at our family-friendly picnic.
Tree Canopy Open Day
Come along to the Tree Canopy Open Day at Home Farm Allotment.
Teams from Walton Charity Green Spaces, Rewilding Forest School, Surrey Tree Wardens and Guided Wellbeing will be at eh events hosting various activities.
Repair Café: Walton-on-Thames
Drop in to the Wednesday Walton-on-Thames Repair Café or get in touch at repaircafeWOT@gmail.com
Summer Refresh at the Molesey Clothing Exchange
Summer Special at the Molesey Clothing Exchange Community Wardrobe.
What's Stopping Us Stop Climate Change – Next Stage
The Institute for Sustainability and the Surrey Climate Commission are working together to develop plans for the What’s Stopping Us Stopping Climate Change workshop at the University of Surrey on 12 June.
PLEASE HOLD THE DATE.
We are looking forward to hosting this event with the Institute and will share details with you nearer to the time. The workshop follows on from the very successful event in the autumn (see here for the highlights and full videos).
Bike Week: 10-16 June 2024
Bike Week 2023, celebrated workplace cycling, and the response was overwhelming. More than 220 businesses and organisations across the country took part, with events involving over 7,500.
Bike Week 2024 promises to be even bigger and better. The focus is on workplace cycling – See here for updates.