Agenda  January 28th 2022

10.00 Coffee and biscuits

10.15 Introduction  -  Clive

Katherine Hayhoe TED Talk               17 mins

The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it | Katharine Hayhoe

Open discussion on Talking about Climate Change  -  Clive

10.45 Latest improvements on Heat Pumps  -  Roger and Julie

Discussion on Heat Pumps  - Roger

11.15 News Climate Change  -  Julie

11.35 Netflix Film ‘Don’t Look Up’ Alert    

11.40 Local film showing notices  -  Angela Shaw

11.45 Proposed Local Repair Café  -  Derek Prior

11.50 Next month Meeting 25th February    Led by our own Pam Forey

aided by the Chair of Odiham Parish Council Angela McFarlane on

Greening Initiatives in Odiham 

Looking for help with SPAN   Surrey CC Pensions Fund Divestment

Agenda  February 25th 2022

10.00 Coffee and biscuits

10.15 Introduction  -  Clive

Our Talk today - Pam Forey and Angela McFarlane Chair of Odiham Parish Council    

Angela will be representing the OPC and will be sharing their work on Environment and Climate Change. This will include work in progress and the ambitions in the Village Centre Action Plan. She will be giving some detail on her involvement with the Greening Campaign and Angela and Pam would like to get some input and ideas from members on how we can make this a success in Odiham.

10.20 Local Greening Initiatives  -  Pam Forey and Angela McFarlane Chair of Odiham Parish Council    - Vote of thanks - Julie

11.35 News Climate Change  -  Julie

11.45 Notices - Next Meeting 25th March Small Nuclear Reactors Andrew Wallace

Two speakers and Stable Salt Reactors Simon Johnson  

TAM Magazine Full of Climate Change items.

2 Odiham Climate Change articles Jim Osgerby and 9 CC related letters

Climate Change Workshops  -  National Office Staff and National Trustees next Wednesday in Milton Keynes. Trustu3a Countdown to COP

Agenda  March 25th  2022

10.15 Introduction    -    Clive

Today we are delighted to welcome two speakers on the important subject of Nuclear Power. Our second speaker is Simon Johnson who lives locally and is an Ex-Reactor Physicist and will be presenting on Stable Salt Reactors.

But first, thanks to our member Jo Grey, we have a presentation on The role of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and other key renewables in future electricity generation presented by  Andrew Wallace who is a Government Advisor and author of The Wallace Report on Renewable Energy and Carbon-Free Electricity Markets.

10.55 Stable Salt Reactors - Simon Johnson Video (30 mins) and then Simon will join us live on Zoom 

11.25 Discussion on both presentations - All

11.50 Thank you to our speakers and News   -   Julie

We now propose that our April meeting will be used to discuss how our Climate Change Group has evolved and how we would like to progress in the future. We will welcome any comments and ideas. 

Science and Technology Group closing in July    Can we help?

U3a National Office Climate Change Workshops   Completed, National Workshop to produce a Climate Change and Environmental Policy

Future talks?

22 April 2022    Air Travel and how to Reduce its Impact - Dr John Green Cancelled

Discussion on the Aims and Objectives of the CCG. Booked for April meeting

Peter Stott   IPCC Report co-author      Exeter – asked to present, awaiting reply

Seaweed and Cow Burps?   

FLIR Camera and upgrading local properties - Hugh Thomas  Needs consideration

Extreme Wind Conditions   -   Sarah Horton      Find out more

Ethical Investments  -  Surrey and Hampshire Speakers     Arrange

Agenda  April  22nd

10.15 ‘State of the Nation’  –  Hugh

10.25 IPCC Report Working Group III on Mitigation  -                   Roger

10.40 Report on u3a national Office Workshops  -  Clive

10.50 Odiham Greening Campaign  -  Pam Forey

11.00 Funding the u3a Tree Planting Scheme   Beverley/David Kirkpatrick

11.05 Repair Café  -  Derek Prior

11.15 u3a Science and Technology Group  Clive/Gill Harden/Mike Cowell

11.25 Climate Change Group's Aims and Objectives  -  general discussion

11.40 News  -  Julie

11.50 Future Meetings  -  member suggestions   -         Clive / Roger

Agenda 27th May

Introduction and Notices – Clive

10 June Climate Change Group event - Trying out e-bikes at County eBIKES Andover, now open to all Odiham u3a.

24 June 10am start  - speaker Mike Berners-Lee – ‘What will it really take to deal with climate change?’

17 Aug – u3a OPEN DAY At Robert May School. Great opportunity to attract new members and spread the climate change message. Ideas needed for our stand. 

Following the group discussion and suggestions from last month we are asking for volunteers to lead on individual actions such as promoting CC knowledge in the community, lobby government and councils to keep their carbon promises and investigating financial incentives to reduce our own carbon emissions. If you are interested in anything, please offer to help.

News – Julie 

Greening Campaign update - Pam Forey

Going Green is easier than you think – Jim Osgerby (TAM Article Feb 2022)

Video:  5 promising factors propelling climate action Gabriel Kra  (12 mins)

Industry Investment Initiatives? – Ian 

Nimbyism v Environmentalism – Roger  (10 mins talk + 10 mins discussion)

Repair Café Update – Derek Prior

Conclusion - Clive

Agenda 24th June

9.45 Introduction  -  Clive

10.00 What will it really take to deal with climate change?  -  Mike Berners-Lee

11.00 Discussion on talk   -  Ian

11.50 AOB

Agenda 22nd July

10.10 Coffee and Pastries

10.15 Climate News – Julie 10 mins

10.25 Andrew Marr's furious response to those dismissing the climate crisis | LBC

10.30 Review of this past year – Ian 10 mins

10.40 Members ideas for topics/speakers for next year – Ian  10mins

10.50 Greening Campaign update from Pam Forey  10 mins

11.00 Video: Marvin Rees - How is your city tackling the climate crisis? 14mins

11.15 Presentation by Jim Osgerby on Transition Towns 10 mins 

11.25 Presentation by Jim Osgerby on his TAM article + discussion 10 mins 

11.35 U3a Open Day 17 August - CC Group Stand. Members to help on the day. 5 mins

11.40 Video Yuval Noah Harari: The Actual Cost of Preventing Climate Breakdown  10 mins 

11.50 Conclusion  -  Clive

12.00 Finish

Agenda 23rd September

10.00 Coffee 

10.15 Introduction – Ian

10.30 Solar and Windpower from the Sahara – Ian Hawker on Zoom

Ian Hawker worked for BT in telecommunications research for 40 years. 

Since retirement he has taken a keen interest in climate change and heads up the U3A East Suffolk Climate Change group. Ian is also a member of the u3a Countdown to COP27.   – Clive to introduce

11.00 Questions - Roger

11.10 Climate News – Julie

11.20 Local initiatives - Clive

Pam/Clive to advertise the Odiham Parish  greening initiative SLIDE

The greening campaign launch will be on October 8th at Mayhill School from 11am to 2pm. It will be a drop in event, with eight stalls in the school hall, each championing one of the eight actions that have been chosen. Odiham U3A climate change group will be championing ‘Turn your thermostat down by one degree’ and we will have a stall with information on that. Roger and Ian know more about the stall. We hope the launch will be attended by lots of people.

There will also be three presentations. Angela introducing the event, us with a skit for turn your thermostat down, and the Beavers on ‘Go vegetarian one day a week. The demonstrations will take place at 11.30am, 12.30pm and 1.30pm.

The idea is to get as many people as possible to take part in the greening campaign, initially by putting one of the cards in their window for a week from October 31 to November 7th. These will be counted to see how much uptake there has been in Odiham and North Warnborough. 

This is a low tech operation aimed at raising awareness on how small actions can lower carbon footprints and save money. Come and support us. 

Alton Energy Advice Café   Now open at 16 Market Square Alton. 1 or 2 hours a day – check website for times as they vary.   www.alton.gov.uk  Easy ways to reduce your bills. Local initiative to Insulate lofts?

Ridley Hall now has solar panels installed – Roch    (other similar projects?)

Bev to announce the end of our 40th u3a anniversary tree planting.Planting trees in Madagascar by walking 5000 steps per day?  

11.40 Video How green hydrogen could end the fossil fuel era 10 mins TED

11.50 Conclusion  -  Clive

COP27 Egypt in November    6-18th November

Sample Policy for U3as on Environmental Issues

12.00 Finish

Agenda November

Introduction   Clive

https://youtu.be/O2byRxnYfHk Kids First at COP27    YouTube 5 mins

Post COP27 Review    Roger

COP27 Discussion     Ian

Greening Campaign Review      Pam

The Climate Book     Roger

Climate News     Julie

Video How to find the Joy in Climate Change  TED Talk 10mins

Agenda 16th December

Introduction      Clive

Climate News     Julie

COP15 Biodiversity Montreal   Ian (Angela and Pam)

Woodhouse Cumbrian Coal Mine   Roger and Clive

U3a Environmental / Climate Change Policy     Ian

Next meeting 16th January    Prof John Barry       Clive

Future talks are planned for next year but are there some from the members?

Drinks at the bar    All