Just to note that a key international driver for the UK week will be the launch of the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C – this has been a major assessment that is currently being finalised and we
can expect quite a lot of attention in GGBW and the previous week in the UK and internationally. 1.5 is the target set by the Paris agreement. There is not a lot available at the moment in draft, but will emerge later in the year from IPCC, BEIS, NERC, the
Met Office, Tyndall Centre and others. Obviously interesting potential for natural history collections.
John
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Subject: Green Great Britain Week 15-19 October
Hello- I had a call last week about Green Great Britain Week, and am writing to give you the heads up about this. Green Great Britain Week . The call was organised by the Dept for Business, Energy
and Industrial Strategy (which oversees both universities, and climate change management in the UK), with Natural England, National Trust, BBC, Womens’ Institute, sports networks, NERC, Community Energy England and Community Energy Scotland.
Green Great Britain Week will run from 15–19 October. The aim is to raise awareness of the connections between the environment and industry/tech in the UK, and connects with the Clean Growth Strategy.
There is a focus on climate change (causes, mitigation, adaptation) and air quality. Seeing as climate change touches on pretty much everything, and you can engage with the week in whatever way you want, this is a brilliant opportunity to be part of a national
event. Time is short, so badging up ‘what you might be doing already’ is also an option, and helps amplify your message. This is not a partisan event, but an exploration and hopefully two-way dialogue on challenges faced today and in the future, through the
entanglement of society, economy and environment.
Green Great Britain Week
There will be further information and logos coming out this week that I’ll send round.
Please do think about taking part somehow. It is a really good opportunity.
Yours,
Henry
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