What is a Climate Café?
Change Starts with conversations!
Change Starts with conversations!
It is called a Climate Café because it is an informal meeting that takes place on a monthly basis and is open to everyone of any age whether they are familiar with climate change or not but who are interested in its effects on the environment
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People are welcome to come along, have a coffee or tea and chat to others about any concerns they have regarding issues with climate change. They can also support in whatever way they are comfortable: some people want to act, others want to help through group discussions, advice and information gathering
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It is all about empowering and enabling people through the Climate Cafes to feel supported and encouraged to work together to make the changes needed to live more sustainable lifestyles. One person can make a difference - think of Greta Thunberg and the children and student's Climate Strikes - so imagine what we could achieve if lots of individuals came together to work on climate change issues
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There are a few Climate Cafés now, Dunkeld and Birnam, Blairgowrie, Aberfeldy, Aberdeen, and the network continues to expand, the next one could be Perth, There are even some established in Australia and the USA. The Climate Café groups come together regularly for meetings and presentations too
Jess Pepper - a climate advocate and Climate Reality Mentor who is actively involved in community action on climate change, and worked for environmental NGO's incIuding WWF Scotland - is founder of the Climate Café movement and organised the world's first Climate Café about 5 years ago in Dunkeld and Birnam which is still going strong today
Carol Aitken
Feeling overwhelmed by climate gloom and doom? Have a look at Positive News for encouraging updates
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Pitlochry Eco Business Badge
We now have a new scheme to reward hospitality businesses for their efforts to be environmentally friendly
Click here for more info |
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Fruit trees in the Delta Park
The first trees have been planted and we're hoping there will be more later in the year if we can get funding The trees are for everyone to pick from - this will save food miles and plastic and encourage people to enjoy their park |
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Earth Day - Global Clean-up Project, Big Sweep
As part of Earth Day, April 2022, a group of volunteers cleaned Atholl Road, the main street in Pitlochry - Read more
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Our Community Response to COP26 in Glasgow
COP26 is now finished but the effects of this event will be felt in the coming months and years. It has been a busy October and November in Pitlochry with so many events organised in response to it, including the Pitlochry Community Tattie Bogle and Tumshie Festival, and two craft workshops on stone painting and bunting making with the Pitlochry Community Support Group. At the bunting workshop Lindsey Gibb, a story Teller from Dunkeld and Birnam, came to the Atholl Centre and told a story about repairing and reusing
These events, along with our Climate Cafe Zero-waste Reuse Festival have been great successes and were focussed on reusing resources. We finished with another screening of the Australian Climate Solutions documentary film, 2040 by Damon Gameau. Thank you to everyone who took part in all these events as we could not have done it without you. Watch this space for news of more things happening in the new year
Here is a photo gallery of these events, click to enlarge the images:
COP26 is now finished but the effects of this event will be felt in the coming months and years. It has been a busy October and November in Pitlochry with so many events organised in response to it, including the Pitlochry Community Tattie Bogle and Tumshie Festival, and two craft workshops on stone painting and bunting making with the Pitlochry Community Support Group. At the bunting workshop Lindsey Gibb, a story Teller from Dunkeld and Birnam, came to the Atholl Centre and told a story about repairing and reusing
These events, along with our Climate Cafe Zero-waste Reuse Festival have been great successes and were focussed on reusing resources. We finished with another screening of the Australian Climate Solutions documentary film, 2040 by Damon Gameau. Thank you to everyone who took part in all these events as we could not have done it without you. Watch this space for news of more things happening in the new year
Here is a photo gallery of these events, click to enlarge the images:
Handam Refill Station
is now at 6 Bank Street, Aberfeldy
is now at 6 Bank Street, Aberfeldy
Are you looking for an allotment or a space to grow veggies? Perhaps you have a spare space in your own garden and would like to lend it out? Lend and Tend is putting people in touch with each other. Click here for details
Some of the Climate Cafe group helped out with recycling rubbish at the New year Street Party 2019 - Read More
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Looking for more information on Climate Change?
The Anthropocene website has interesting articles
Have a look at our Book Recommendations Check our A-Z of Climate Info Some useful podcasts |
We have organised presentations and chats with the presenters about different issues in regards to the four main areas that need to be addressed: Energy; Food, Waste and Transport
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We have invited speakers to talk about:
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Topics we have discussed amongst ourself include:
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You will find ideas for activities without a car on our Car Free Pitlochry page
Everyone is very welcome to come along and join us and to pick up and share ideas
