Events

This briefing explores how growth in consumption drives climate change. It seems obvious that the more people there are on the planet, the more the pressure on planetary resources and the larger the emissions of greenhouse gases. It therefore also seems obvious that population growth must be a major driver of global warming. Yet it is just as obvious that very poor households contribute very little to greenhouse gas emissions. So if most of the world’s population growth is among very poor households, population growth is not the culprit.

Growing world population will cause a "perfect storm" of food, energy and water shortages by 2030, the UK government chief scientist has warned.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7951838.stm

Wednesday 17th September, 19:30, Donations
Falmouth W.I. Hall, Webber Street, Falmouth
Presentation by Roberto Perez
Transition Falmouth is delighted to be able to host Roberto Perez, of “Power of Community” fame on a short tour of the UK All welcome.

Truro College, Friday 12 and Saturday 13 September 2008.  Fal building, 10.00am - 6.00pm
Inter-Link Cornwall, Community Energy Plus and Truro College
An event to show how saving money can help the planet as well.  For more information contact Douglas Polman at West Cornwall Inter-Link, 01209 614909 or www.cornwallinterlink.org.uk

Liskerritt Community Centre, Liskeard, 9 May 2008
 The new video 'Money as Debt', uncovers the many myths and concepts regarding money's history. Everybody loves money, wants it, needs it and depends upon it. What everybody doesn't understand is the basics of money. What is money and where does it really come from? How does the wheel of fortune really work and why don't you have enough of it? These are a few of the many hard realities, Mr.Grignon exposes in simple language

This report, by the International Trade Centre and the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, outlines the key findings of their research into the climate change mitigation and adaptation potential of organic agriculture, and considers the arguments for including organic agriculture in the Clean Development Mechanism or voluntary carbon dioxide emissions markets. The report suggests that organic agriculture has the potential both to reduce direct carbon emissions and to make a significant contribution to the sequestration of carbon dioxide in the soil.

Peninsula expert and Sustainable Development Commission member Prof Mike dePledge speaking on climate change and health.

31 January 2008, with livestock vet Geoff Johnson at Nescott Farm near Launceston.  For more information contact Jane Michell 01209 722155

For the transition movement, with Dr Liz Stckdale at Coswinsawin Farm, Camborne.  For more information contact Jane Michell 01209 722155

..in relation to dairy farms and slurry disposal, 29 January 2008, with Jay Abrahams at Higher Keigwin Farm, Morvah.  For more information contact Jane Michell 01209 722155..