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The Minories
The Minories
74 High Street, Colchester, CO1UE
Admission: By Ticket Only
Doors Open: at 6:30pm for 7pm start
Capacity: is limited
Contact: Bob Kemp or John Ratford
We monitor air quality in order to reduce the spread of flu and other airborne infections. The café doesn't have air conditioning, so some windows and doors may need to be kept partially open to ensure a sufficient supply of fresh air.
9th December 2026
Green Light, Black Flight
Energy scenarios for the transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions. Zero emission electricity from renewables and nuclear can directly or indirectly meet all stationary demands and land and sea transport. But what about aviation?
• Overview of net zero energy scenarios.
• The impact of climate change on demand for heat and cool, and nuclear generation
• Comparison of supply options - renewables, nuclear, fossil
• How the system works with demand, renewables and storage
• Aviation – the fly in the ointment
Our speaker for this talk is Emeritus Professor Mark Barrett at the University College London who has fifty years’ experience of modelling energy and transport systems and atmospheric emissions, working as a civil servant, consultant and academic.
For tickets contact - Bob Kemp
email: rgkemp@btopenworld.com
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