COP26 activities and events at the university

Calculate your environmental footprint. You may be surprised which areas of your life have the biggest environmental impact. And what’s more there might be some easy things you can do to make a change and make a difference.

Read our sustainable living guide. To help, we’ve pulled together this handy guide to get you started with what you can do to take action to live more sustainably every day.

Log the changes you make on Green Rewards. Doing so could earn you prizes and donations to charity. Throughout November you’ll also be able to find out more about COP26 and make your own sustainable pledge.

Join the COP26 Global Day for Climate Action on Saturday 6 November. Nottingham is joining cities across the world in taking to the streets for climate justice. Make your voice heard and march for climate action.

Read our blog to find out more about why these actions are so important and how we can all take action for the climate.

19 November 

Clothes swap hosted by the student Sustainability Society and Dopple. More details to follow.

COP26 & Carbon Workshop, how can we cut our carbon emissions at the university?

Tuesday 9 November, 12pm – 1pm

To meet the challenge of the climate crisis we need to reduce our contribution to the problem by lowering our carbon emissions. The university has a target to do this by 63% by 2030. It’s going to require policy changes, behaviour change and investment in our infrastructure.

We are going to need to the help of everyone to get there.

Staff are invited to learn more about the challenges, issues and opportunities we face to be able to cut carbon and save energy. Share your thoughts and ideas with us during this online workshop.

Register here.

Go! Switch Off

From 22 November

Join in with our energy saving campaign go! Switch Off. Wherever you live, work or study you’ll be able to take part in activities to help you save energy, save water and to recycle better.

For students in university catered halls there will be a competition and a prize for the hall that performs the best over a two-week period. We’re currently recruiting halls residents to become go! switch off champions.

Find out more

How to Travel to the University Sustainably

Thursday 11 November 10am – 2pm

Visit the quad outside George Green Library on University Park to find out how easy it is travel to the university sustainably with Sustrans and Wind. Learn about safe cycling through the winter and pick up some freebies. You’ll also be able to get your bike serviced for free, no booking needed, with our regular Dr Bike mechanics from Nottingham Bikeworks.

Open to all staff and students.

Dr Bike Events

Throughout November

To encourage cycling to campus, the university offers a free Dr Bike maintenance service. Sessions take place at each campus every month and you can find out more and book onto the November sessions here.

The University Getaway: A Sustainable Tourism Space

Friday 12 – Sunday 14 November 11am – 4pm

A holiday without leaving campus? Come visit the university getaway! This is a place to relax, recharge, and explore ways that tourists can help to make tourism more sustainable. It is a place to share ideas and gain knowledge. Visitors will become more sustainable tourists themselves, taking only photos (at our selfie stations!), and leaving only footprints (on our departure board!).

Everyone welcome. Drop in to A26 Business School South Building, Jubilee Campus.

This event is part of the Festival of Scoial Sciences.

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