Author: Alison Wilmshurst

Cargill Lecture Theatre – 6.30pm, Wednesday 3rd December

The University’s Environment Team invites you to a screening of Human Scale a documentary film made by Architect and Professor Jan Gehl.

The film explores how our cities could encourage human interaction.

This is a FREE event open to all!

 

 

 

 

Cargill Lecture Theatre – Wednesday 19th November, 6.30pm

The Environment Team at the University of Lincoln are proud to announce the next film in the environmental film programme will be Growing Cities.  The film explores the lives of those who are rising to challenge of feeding themselves in an urban environment from urban farmers and activists to everyday city dwellers.

Following the film there will be a chance to put questions to a local Permaculture/ Regnerative Agriculture practitioner, Hannah Thorogood.

This is a FREE event.  Everyone is welcome.

 

You may have seen our lovely new Fairtrade cotton shopping bags at Freshers’ Fayre but did you know that we’ve got a target to reach with regards to reducing our carbon emissions?

In February 2011 the Board of Governors approved the University’s first Carbon Management Plan which set a target to reduce campus emissions by 43% by academic year 2020/21 against a 2005/06 baseline year.  This is a figure set by the Higher Education Funding Council for England for the HE sector.  We are currently on target to reach our first interim target of 29% reduction by 2017/18 BUT we will only achieve this if everyone makes an effort to reduce their energy consumption.

What can you do?

– very simply make sure you switch things off when you don’t need them anymore;

– challenge whether something needs to be left on (there are plenty of energy myths out there);

– could you put on a jumper/ open a window to increase your comfort rather than switching on a heater/ air con?

 

 

 

Want more information?

We’re in the process of updating the Carbon Management plan but it’ll be due in Spring 2015.  In the meantime if you have any questions please email environment@lincoln.ac.uk