Event Type: Webinar & Talks

The transition to a zero carbon economy requires a transformation in jobs in the energy, construction and insulation sectors, and many more people skilled in sustainability issues. Already there are problems finding enough skilled people to start the transition. Three speakers will help you understand where Scotland is on the journey to train people for those jobs. Speakers are

Lorna Slater, MSP, Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity

Allison Carrington, Skills Development College

Greg Steel, Borders College.

Each will talk for about 15 minutes and then there will be chance for the audience to ask questions.

So please come along in person or online and find out more.

Are you curious about how you, as a student, can have a real impact on climate change?

Join Edinburgh Earth Initiative for an engaging panel discussion exploring the incredible student ventures emerging from the University of Edinburgh that are actively tackling the climate crisis.

Location

ECCI Training and Skills Room, Level 0

High School Yards

Edinburgh, EH1 1LZ

Agenda

3pm-4pm Panel Discussion

4pm-5pm Networking (free food and drink provided ☕🍰 )

Key Highlights

🚀 Student Entrepreneurship: Learn how students are turning their ideas into businesses focused on tackling climate change.

💡 Inspiring Insights: Hear from students about their inspiring entrepreneurial journeys.

💸 Funding and Business support: Find out about the support available to you from the student enterprise team to help start up your business.

🌿 Sustainable Solutions: Explore innovative approaches to sustainability and climate resilience.

🤝 Networking: Connect with like-minded individuals about creating a greener, more sustainable world over some food and drinks.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the conversation and hear from the incredible University of Edinburgh students who are combatting climate change.

Find out more about the Edinburgh Earth Initiative: https://earth.ed.ac.uk/

The first ever EMEN Environment Conference is coming to Glasgow!

The event takes place on Thursday 12th October 2023, at Trades Hall. The event will run from 10am to 5pm.

This is the first time we have hosted an autumn conference and will be delighted if you were able to attend. Our key themes for 2023 are energy (with a focus on heating buildings), transport (with a focus on cycling), and how we can mobilise community climate action. We view all of these themes through the lens of a Just Transition, and how we can create a fairer, greener and more prosperous Scotland for all.

Join us to hear from expert speakers, grassroots activists, academics, and politicians – and have your voice heard, as we seek to build a fairer, cleaner, greener Scotland.

EMEN – the Ethnic Minority Environmental Network – is facilitated by CEMVO Scotland, and funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.

Do you want to reduce your church building’s energy costs and carbon emissions?

Join this webinar from Eco-Congregation Scotland, where you’ll:

• find out about the funding available for retrofits and renewables
• find out about the energy audits available to support your funding applications
• learn about how Eco-Congregation Scotland can help your church

After a presentation, including examples of churches from across Scotland who have successfully installed energy efficiency measures and renewables, there will be an opportunity to put your questions to Eco Congregation Scotland’s Net Zero Coordinator.

This webinar is free to attend, but you must book your space in advance.

Join us for this event about climate and social justice activism.

Much of the global economy is based on exploiting cheap labour and the environment, benefitting the wealthy and corporations while perpetuating poverty in the global south. This systemic injustice is also evident in the way the climate crisis has been caused by the rich world and effects those in the global south worst. Our speakers will discuss the origins of this neo-colonial system, the rules which prop it up and how we can collectively change it!

We will hear from:

📣 Dorothy Guerrero, head of policy at Global Justice Now

📣 Mohammed Elnaiem, Decolonial Centre

📣 Liz Murray, Global Justice Now Scotland and Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

If you are interested in Global Justice Youth, you can join our local Edinburgh group! We meet regularly and always welcome new people. Please get in touch with leelou.go[email protected] if you would like to get involved.

What would make it easier for everyone to eat more veg in a Good Food Nation?

From Government to growers, caterers to communities – we all have a part to play in helping Scotland eat more veg.

Join us in celebrating the achievements of Peas Please which has been working to remove barriers and increase access to veg in the UK since 2017.

This interactive event will a include a mixture of discussions and input from cross-cutting speakers, featuring cookery demonstrations, competitions for best Scottish veg displays, exhibitions and much more… Not forgetting a seasonal, locally sourced and veg-centred lunch from Prue Leith’s award winning kitchens.

More details on how to enter the Best Scottish Veg competition and express interest in exhibiting are on the order form.

NOTE: We are asking for a deposit of £10 to reserve your ticket, refundable after the event . If this upfront cost would stop you attending, please contact us .

In partnership with the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society and gratefully supported by Compass Scotland and Food Standards Scotland.

Scotland’s traditional buildings must be carefully assessed and appropriately retrofitted to mitigate the potential damage of climate change to their historic fabric and cultural significance.

Join us as we delve into aspects of climate change policy, explore theoretical and practical solutions that are making a difference, and discuss how we can protect Scotland’s assets for the future.

A networking lunch will provide you with the opportunity to continue discussions and explore the Engine Shed.

Learning outcomes

You will:

1. Understand the emerging threats to Scotland’s historic built environment stemming from increased rainfall, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels.
2. Learn about how HES (and Scotland as a whole) aims to combat the immediate effects of climate change at both policy and practical levels.
3. Identify the most immediate and damaging ways Scotland’s traditional buildings are affected by a changing climate and the best measures to be taken to address this challenge.

Who should attend?

We encourage graduates, heritage professionals and building practitioners from all disciplines interested in developing their knowledge and practice in traditional buildings to consider attending. We welcome anyone responsible for a traditional building or with an interest in the broader aspects of building conservation in Scotland.

Additional Information

Historic Scotland Members can claim 10% discount using the promo code HSMember Please bring your membership card with you on the day.

Visit the Engine Shed website for more information about getting to the Engine Shed in Stirling. https://www.engineshed.scot/visit/

Feeling hopeless in the face of the gloomy headlines?

This is the Festival for you.

War has scarred the 21st Century and the world is careering towards an even more precarious position. The rising potential for nuclear calamity fuses with another existential threat: human-induced catastrophic climate change and ecocide.

These threaten the very habitat we rely on.

Instead of diverting efforts towards the green infrastructure required to sustain all life, yet more resources are thrown into the war machine. Today’s nuclear bombs are many times more destructive than those dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

They represent the end of all species and life itself.

All of the nuclear states including India and China are developing new weapons while the non-nuclear powers create new pressure towards disarmament through the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

The movement for nuclear disarmament is needed now more than at any time since the height of the Cold War. In Scotland, we have a special responsibility to rise to that challenge.

Removal of nuclear warheads from Faslane and Coulport would dismantle the British nuclear weapons system and prove that nuclear states can be disarmed. The world is watching.

The “Festival For Survival” will bring together international speakers, campaigners, creative artists and activists.

Let’s discuss how we can build a movement for nuclear disarmament, peace, the environment, and climate justice.

A mix of lectures, plenaries, workshops and cultural exhibits will bring hundreds of people together to discuss how we can make another world possible.

One Planet. Twin Threats.

Scotland Must Act.

Scotland’s ONLY consumer exhibition which helps to inform the public on the small, but meaningful changes they can make to their daily lives which will collectively make a big impact on the climate change emergency.

At the home of COP-26, GoGreen Scotland will welcome visitors from across Scotland to a family friendly day out which will entertain, inform and make a positive impact.

The aim is that every visitor leaves the exhibition pledging to make 1 or 2 changes, which will collectively make an infinitely greater impact!

Visit exhibitors from the following industries:

🏡 Home & Garden

🚲 Travel & Transport

⚡ Energy & Technology

🍽️ Food & Drink

☀️ Lifestyle & Leisure

💄 Health & Beauty

And take part in some of our exciting experience zones!

🎙️ Theatre with full programme of guest speakers

🔧 Regular workshops with practical demonstrations

🔌 Electric vehicle test drive circuit

👨‍🍳 Chefs’ corner with inspirational low carbon meals

💃 Catwalk with sustainable fashion & beauty advice

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Children’s education zone

A full schedule of the weekend will be available closer to the time.

Find out more at: www.gogreenscotland.co.uk