Curious about climate change? What's the opportunity you see now? Take part, with a young person, in this new competition organised by Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institutes and Oxfordshire ClimateXchange

Entrants: One W.I. member plus one young person (16 years or under, a family member or friend) will be asked to discuss the ompacts and opportunities relating to climate change and together express their views visually by producing a piece of art.

Prizes

We will be offering cash prizes of £75 to winners in each category, plus runner up prizes kindly donated by  Blackwell Bookshop (vouchers), and Creation theatre (tickets), and more to be announced.

Resources and materials from the Introductory day on Sat Nov 3rd

Presentations 

George Marshall's presentation - background to climate change

Link to www.ecovation.org.uk and www.theyellowhouse.org.uk

Helen Hanlon's presentation - Attribution of Extreme Weather events to climate change

Climateprediction.net link

 Jacqui Yeate's presentation - climate impacts and adaptations

You can also download an annotated version of Jacqui's presentation here

Link to UK Climate Impacts programme  

Posters

Science of Climate Change poster

Oxfordshire Impacts Poster

Want to check out the science behind An Inconvenient Truth? Check out  the links here.

Want to read the latest Fourth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change? Click here

Free launch event details

Sat 3rd November, 11am - 1pm

10.30 - Doors open for tea and coffee

11am - Introductory event starts

An introduction to the Science and Impacts of Climate Change, and how people are rising to the challenge across Oxfordshire.

12.30 - lunch

1.30 - Screening of 'An Inconvenient Truth' plus discussion after the film

3.30 - event ends

Location - Oxford University Centre for the Environment, Dyson Perrins Building, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY .

10 - 15 min walk from Broad Street.

Parking: pay and display parking is available on Mansfield Road, max stay 3  hours, £3.

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