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Wotton Area Climate Action Network
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Low carbon diet
  • Focus areas
    • Land use and trees
      • Tree survey
    • Plastics
      • Plastics reduction tips
    • Re-use and recycling
    • Transport
    • Home energy
      • Retrofit, PV and air source heat pumps
    • Biodiversity
  • Tools & links
  • Contact Us
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Tools & links

Catch up on our recent meetings

Considering our transport choices and carbon emissions including EVs, road and mountain eBikes

 

With guest speakers Dan (EDEMO, Nailsworth), Tim Porter (Cotswold Mountain Biking), Dawn (Wotton Area CAN) and Richard (EV owner and knowledgeable non expert)

 

(Original meeting: 7th April 2022)

 

 

Dawn from Wotton Area CAN covers how our transport choices can have a big impact on our carbon footprint...

 

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Download Dawn's transport PDF (3.5MB)

 

Tim from Cotswold Mountain Biking's slides illustrate what it's like to own and use eBikes, including those he uses with customers on his guided mountain biking days...

 

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Download Tim's eBike PDF (6.1MB)

Dan from EDEMO Nailsworth introduces his business and Riese & Müller electric bikes...

 

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Richard's slides discuss life as an EV owner and his understanding of the factors to think about when considering EVs in reducing our carbon emissions...

 

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Download Richard's EV slides
 

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Introducing retrofit, solar and air source heat pumps, and ways to reduce energy bills at home

 

Introducing many ways to reduce our energy bills and carbon emissions while keeping a warm, comfortable home. With guest speakers from Severn Wye Energy Agency talking about air source heat pumps and generating solar power, and local business Adapt Architects on an introduction to retrofit possibilities.
(Original meeting: 3rd Feb 2022)

 

We also have an article pulling out the key points about retrofit, solar and air source heat pumps from this talk.

 

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"The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group's role in linking thriving wildlife with sustainable food production"

 

With guest speaker Bel Whitwam (FWAG). Plus a case study from Matthew Riddle talking about flood management and sustainable farming on Kyneton Park Farm in South Gloucestershire.

(Original meeting: 10th May 2021)

https://www.sustainablethornbury.org/_resources/2021Meetings/fwag.mp4

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Nuclear's Role in Meeting Climate Targets - Dr. Kevin Howard

(Original meeting: 22nd April 2021)

 

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Plants for pollinators in public spaces, with guest speaker Catriona Bass (Eynsham Nature Recovery)

- a talk for councillors and local organisations in Wotton and surrounding parishes.

(Original meeting: 16th Apr 2021)

 

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Land Use Climate Projects in Wotton-under-Edge and surrounding areas, as well as overseas

(Original meeting: 22nd Oct 2020)

 

Meeting Recording:

https://zoom.us/rec/share/Yq52bAqxM7lBXL-O8rckk2xupUrPcga546xMhQD7CCUMH1xSxbCbCjewhTXFEu0.Tg3yk4Y7GOhH-X62

 

Access Passcode: Jq!iBs4H

 

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Professor David Waltham, The 100-tonne, low carbon diet

(Original meeting: 24th Sep 2020)

Meeting Recording:

https://wottonareacan.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a9829086a6214a81dafedc9e9&id=890f6192e0&e=5843df040b


Access Passcode: U0FF*a&K

 

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Recommended tools

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WWF Carbon footprint calculator

The World Wildlife Fund offer an easy-to-use carbon footprint calculator. Whilst not going in to granular detail, this calculator gives an idea of what your carbon footprint might be, how it compares to others and what you can do to reduce your carbon footprint.

 

Visit the WWF calculator

Home energy directory

Our team pulled together a Home energy directory, giving details of all the services available locally (some with funding) that can help you reduce energy use in your home. 

 

Download the Home energy directory (PDF)
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Five-minute online articles

 

"Good Energy's 5-minute read on how Climate Change and weather are connected, and how this affects us here in the UK. The article also includes a great video from the Met Office" - Sam and Nick

https://www.goodenergy.co.uk/blog/2020/08/28/why-weather-can-be-more-than-just-small-talk/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=non-customer

 

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Related groups & organisations

The following local groups may interest you…


Wotton Green Drinks meet once a month at The Star pub in Wotton to hear from a guest speaker. Contact wottongreendrinks@gmail.com to find out more.


Wotton Town Council climate working group work in collaboration with groups like ours. The group formed in July 2019 and set out to ascertain what the council can feasibly and practically do about climate change.


Wotton Community Parc hold regular tree planting events within the parc (the land around the skate park and community orchard).


Wotton, Charfield and Kingswood Greenway Group aim to create a safe walking, cycling and jogging route connecting the three locations, and potentially extending further in future. More information can be found at https://www.facebook.com/wckgreenwaygroup







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Stroud District Lucky Severn Community Lottery

Like to play Lucky Severn Community Lottery? Buy your tickets from our page and 50% of the lottery ticket price comes to us, plus 10% goes to other local good causes. If you enter before 26th June '21 you could also win 12 monthly fruit and veg boxes delivered to your door from Boxxfresh.

 

https://www.luckysevernlottery.co.uk/support/wotton-area-climate-action-network

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