Check out our Facebook event here. Join Zero Carbon on Saturday the 30th of April at lunchtime as we march for Cambridge University to step up and play a positive role in our future by divesting from fossil fuels. Over the course of this campaign we have dropped banners, drawn red lines, popped carbon bubble…
Zero Carbon would like to announce that Tim Lornie has stepped down as campaigns officer, to be replaced by Alice Guillaume. Tim has been an exceptional campaigns officer, going above and beyond the call of duty time and time again. From co-launching our campaign, to leading our pre-Paris march, to his tireless efforts on research & lobbying…
One of the main challenges we face is convincing people that fossil fuel divestment is right. Isn’t divestment hypocritical? Doesn’t shareholder engagement make more sense? Won’t investors lose money? The simple answer to all these questions is: No. Financially, divestment makes sense and morally it is essential. For a more detailed explanation as to why…
February 3rd 7:30pm, Nihon Room at Pembroke College: https://www.facebook.com/events/1512997279004699/ What would a zero carbon Britain look like? How can we get there? And, is it possible? Dr Jane Fisher, (University lecturer, environmental scientist with a background in restoration ecology, and the Head of Education at the Centre for Alternative Technology) will be discussing some of…
Zero Carbon responds to the Paris agreement on climate change at COP21: “The Paris Agreement is yet another nail in the coffin of the fossil fuel industry, as the world moves towards a zero carbon future. This is a nail that civil society must hammer in. Cambridge University has an incredible opportunity to divest, and…
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cambridge-goes-to-the-peoples-climate-march-tickets-19558388667 HELLLO PEOPLE OF CAMBRIDGE We, Zero Carbon Cambridge, are trying to organise a coach to take us all to London on the 29th November so we can join thousands of other people in the PEOPLE’S CLIMATE MARCH! We are in the process of getting funding from the local council and Unions, but for this…
Cambridge University Students’ Union (CUSU) Support Following a meeting with Cambridge University Students’ Union (CUSU) on November 23rd, the Council almost unanimously voted to support divestment, to support our campaign and to support the right to protest! This is great news for our campaign – the University must listen to a student body speaking with…
November 17th at 7:30pm, Keynes Hall – Kings College. All welcome! https://www.facebook.com/events/1519194818404471/ A positive agreement at the COP21 conference in Paris this year is essential. As carbon emissions continue to rise, and we come closer to the 2 degree cut off, it is vital that our leaders come together to make real political change. But…