Green Footsteps Guide Lunch & Learns
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Chapter 5: Food
In this 28 minute session, Kirstie welcomes Holly Whitelaw of Gleaning Cornwall and Cornwall Climate Action Network (CCAN) to discuss what sustainable food is, how land is used for food...Read more
Introduction to the Green Footsteps Guide
Watch this 17 minute online introduction to ‘The Green Footsteps Guide’ with Climate & Environment Alliance Engagement Manager, Kirstie Edwards.
Chapter 3: Energy
Watch this 29 minute session and listen to Kirstie Edwards and Charmian Larke of Atlantic Energy Ltd discuss energy usage, zero carbon energy, and how to make steps towards reducing consumption.
Chapter 5: Food
In this 28 minute session, Kirstie welcomes Holly Whitelaw of Gleaning Cornwall and Cornwall Climate Action Network (CCAN) to discuss what sustainable food is, how land is used for food production globally, and why the way we farm our food matters for both our planet and for our health.
Chapter 6: Waste
In this 26 minute session, Kirstie Edwards discusses circular economy and routes to redistributing used items in Cornwall. Chair of the Climate and Environment Alliance, and Climate Resilience Project Officer, Annette Eatock, joins Kirstie to discuss waste within the primary care network, simpler recycling, and Medicines Amnesty.
Chapter 9: Resilience
In this 16 minute session, Kirstie welcomes Manda Brookman from Volunteer Cornwall to discuss why resilience is important, how extreme weather events can impact our services, our health and how VCSE organisations can respond to the impacts of climate change.
Chapter 11: Working from Home
In this 57 minute session, Kirstie is joined by Wildanet's Health & Safety Officer, Andy, to discuss how by encouraging, supporting and potentially monitoring energy efficiencies by those working from home, an organisation can spread sustainable practices further, aid energy and associated financial savings and even improve staff wellbeing.
Chapter 12: Money
In this 46 minute session, Kirstie is joined by the CEO of MotherTree, Dan, to discuss how where we bank, get a mortgage, buy insurance, invest our pensions and save our money can impact the environment.
Carbon literacy
In this 58 minute session, Kirstie Edwards is joined by Simon Evans from Truro & Penwith College to talk about climate literacy, green skills, and applying these skills at an individual and an organisational level.