World Circular Textiles Day 2024

8 October 5-6.30pm

Kicking off tomorrow join World Circular Textiles Day 2024 online for WCTD2024.

‘This year's theme is celebrating the NOW! - showcasing global innovations from the shop floor.’

Reserve your free ticket (here)

Fabric of the Land film screening and Q&A at Museum of the Home

Sunday 20 October, 2pm to 3.30pm

Join Ella Doran in conversation with Paul Wyatt and Ewa Socha at The Museum of the Home as they host an exclusive screening of the Fabric of the Land, a short documentary about Ella Doran by filmmaker Paul Wyatt.

The film documents Doran as she uncovers the processes behind creating a range of interior products using the wool from sheep that graze on the 500 acres of historic Yorkshire Sculpture Park and the wood from a naturally felled oak tree. Following the screening, they’ll be a discussion and Q&A on climate action and shaping the future of design with Ewa Socha from the Museum of the Home.

🔗 Tickets are free (donations welcome) - sign up (here)

Museum of the Home, 136 Kingsland Road, E2 8EA

image © PA Media

Good News for the Climate!

The UK's last coal plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station near Nottingham, ended operations last week. The UK has now become the first major G7 country to end its reliance on coal as a means of producing electricity. 142 years after the first one opened in the UK in 1882.

However, as Architects Declare point out this is merely the beginning of a long road of change - In their Building Blocks manifesto, they detail specific policies and actions for the built environment which, if implemented, would have a marked impact on the reduction of carbon emissions in the UK and restoring our relationship with nature.

They are actively urging policy makers and parliamentarians to support and share these suggestions - visit their linktree (here) for all of their resources.

Blue Earth Summit 16th - 18th October

Reconnecting the working world

Blue Earth Summit is a transformative 3-day impact event bringing together 7,000 passionate innovators, startups, investors, corporations, politicians, adventurers, academics, media, and campaigners. Our mission is to find and fund solutions that regenerate our natural world.

book tickets (here)

Will carbon capture help the UK tackle climate change?

The UK government aims to position the country as a leader in carbon capture, building on its geology and oil and gas expertise. A £21.7bn government investment, bolstered by £8bn from the private sector, is intended to jump-start the industry with three key projects across Merseyside and Teeside.

But how much will this help the UK’s efforts to tackle climate change – and is it worth the huge price tag?

Mark Poynting and Justin Rowlatt from BBC Climate & Science discuss it here (here)

Jon Alexander (author of Citizens) argues that Kier Starmer missed a huge opportunity to emphasise the importance of involving citizens in achieving Britains clean energy goals by 2030, he references Ambition Lawrence Weston a community organisation who commissioned and owns the largest wind turbine in the UK, generating power and sparking local pride and community revitalization, in North West Bristol.

He warns that top down government initiatives focus on scale and big numbers rather than empowering communities to participate ... read his LinkedIn post (here).

Design for Planet 2024 6th November 2024

The Design Council's Design for Planet Festival is back for the fourth year they will be streaming live from Manchester School of Art, part of Manchester Metropolitan University.

Join their brilliant online programme of businesses, government leaders and design experts to discover how design can achieve both economic and environmental good.

URGE Collectives Sophie Thomas will joined by Dr. Adam Read of SUEZ, as the key note conversation of the day, to delve into why embracing circular design skills is not just environmentally crucial but also economically advantageous.

Register for free for your place at the table (here)

Design Declares announce their next in person event in London this November.

After their first successful Design Declares event back in June, their next afternoon of talks and workshops, looking to the future of materials, technologies and design practices has been announced.

Join them at Sustainable Ventures, London on 22nd November 2024, at 2 PM.

2.30 - 3.30 - Panel + Q&A chaired by URGE Collectives Alexie Sommer with speakers: Tobias Revell, design futures lead at ARUP Foresight
Sophie Thomas, designer, campaigner and founding partner of circular economy venture studio etsaW Ventures. Afreen Saulat, digital anthropologist and founder of research studio100kicks

4:00 - 5:30 - Speculative design workshop, facilitated by:
Tara Hanrahan, sustainable communication designer and educator
& Jo Barnard, founder of industrial design agency Morrama

Get your tickets (here)

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