Edinburgh Climate Festival 2022

The Edinburgh Climate Festival will take place at Leith Links on September 3rd 2022 from 12 -5 pm. 

The Festival, now in its 7th year, will offer a free, family-friendly & community-led marketplace event with workshops, performances and more. 

September 2022 sees the beginning of Scotland’s Climate Fringe Festival, with the Edinburgh Climate Festival marking Edinburgh’s first major event of the Climate Fringe!

The Festival aims to celebrate and inspire community climate action. Entry is free and open to all. There will be activities for all age groups from storytelling and arts and crafts, to free Yoga classes and upcycling activities.

Free e-tickets can be purchased here, with the option to give a donation.

Testimonials

“I absolutely loved the festival, the energy was brilliant! I was just sad that I didn’t have time to see all the stalls, but that’s because I spent too long in other motivating conversations, so on the whole it was pretty great for me!” – 2021 Volunteer

So many activities and workshops and education to inspire positive collective action. This kind of creativity as a community is what activism is all about and I loved to be apart of it!” – 2021 Participant

Many thanks again for inviting us to the Climate Festival yesterday – we had a great day. I hope there’ll be many Climate Festivals in the future!” – Chris Jardine, Greenpeace, 2019 Speaker

We had a great time and was fantastic to engage with so many interested people. We had some great conversations and was great to exchange skills and give advice on taking action. Loved teaching these inspirational teens new mending and making skills yesterday at the Edinburgh Climate Festival.” – Fashion Revolution, 2019 Stallholder

The Edinburgh Climate Festival 2022 will be brought to you by Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC)the Salisbury CentreNKSTransition EdinburghEarth in Common and Our Future Edinburgh

The festival is supported by the Climate Fringe and The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland.

Can Edinburgh Sustainability Strategy 2030 deliver Net Zero?

Preview Draft Net Zero 2030 Strategy. Can it deliver Carbon Neutral Edinburgh by 2030? Community views

Revised Date for the event: 4.00pm – 5.30pm MONDAY 7 JUNE 202
2nd Roundtable Discussion on Climate Action

A new draft Edinburgh Net Zero 2030 Strategy was launched on Friday 4 June – for discussion by City Councillors 10am Thursday 10 June.

Preview the proposed strategy and consider what might work / what needs earlier action.

Can Edinburgh achieve ambitious “Net Zero” target by 2030?

– How can citizens and community groups best be involved?
– How can Community Councils and other groups contribute?
– What role does the Edinburgh Partnership have in this?

Book: https://nzs7june.eventbrite.co.uk

This follows the August 2020 event hosted by civil society and the city council.

See the Report at https://bit.ly/climate12aug

This interactive session will:

1. Unpack the proposed actions in the draft Sustainability Strategy
2. Provide opportunity for community led response to draft plans
3. Discuss the main chapters of Draft Strategy in Breakout Groups
4. Draft a deputation for 1 June Policy & Sustainability Committee.

Transition Edinburgh www.transitionedinburgh.org.uk

Help to form Edinburgh’s Food Growing Strategy

Join first discussions about Edinburgh’s planned Food Growing Strategy at 6pm for 6.30-8.30pm Thursday 18 April at Paterson’s Land Room G43, Moray House School of Education, Holyrood Rd / St John’s St, Edinburgh EH8 8AQ.

Book at https://food18apr.eventbrite.co.uk
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