What if? Friday evening
What if we lived in a society which helped its citizens change from carbon to no-carbon systems; where trees were planted and not cut down; where we harvested energy from the sun and wind?
Form
Katie Graham accompanied by John Paul Stonard
6.15 Welcome by Team Rector, Reverend Dominic Doble
6.25 Welcome from Josiah Meldrum
6.35 Adrian Ramsay MP
What if Halesworth was a paradigm and government had a joined-up energy strategy?
6.50 Professor Peter Hobson Ecosystem thermodynamics. The relationship between the structure and function of ecosystems (forests, agricultural land, soils, grasslands), and natural energy (sunlight). What if we do not adapt, transition and ‘retrofit’ our living landscapes to meet the challenges of climate change?
7.10 John Collins
What if Halesworth had a community energy system like Chalesfield?
7.25 John Taylor, our progress over the last 10-20 years, and how to move out of this messy transition phase.
7.45 Josiah announces the questions
7.50 Break
8.00 A facilitated discussion
9.00 Summary by Josiah Meldrum
Adrian Ramsay MP, supported both our first and second Climate Action conferences. He is passionate about the environment, and achieving Net Zero: “When I heard Nigel Farage pledge to scrap net-zero, I could have torn my hair out. It’s astonishing that politicians who claim to support ‘working people’ would advocate for policies that keep our most vulnerable in poverty through sky-high energy bills.”
The fact is that the net-zero economy grew three times faster than the broader UK economy last year. The main reason energy bills remain high is our continued reliance on fossil fuels. The facts speak for themselves.
Reference: Politics Home
Professor Peter Hobson has also supported and inspired both our previous conferences.
Professor Peter Hobson was a research champion for the School of Sustainable Environments at Writtle University College. His research interests include proxy measures of ecosystem resilience and thermodynamic efficiency in forests and other semi-natural landscapes in order to mitigate against the impacts of climate change.
John Collins has been leading the village of Charsfield towards securing an ambitious community energy system. John will tell the story of setting up the community energy group, including what they have learned over the last three years of interaction with the Department of Net Zero and East Suffolk Council. This covers the positive aspects of renewable energy and where it might be
placed in our landscape.
Reference: Charsfield Community Energy