We are bringing together the three branches of the Science Oxford family to explore one of the most pressing problems to face us as a society: how we might all have a clean and green future. With events at Science Oxford Live and elsewhere, this is one season where there really is something for everyone.

CLEAN AND GREEN EVENTS



Thursday, 22 April 2010 7:30pm

Studying the Climate

Climate change and carbon dioxide are rarely out of the news, but what is the evidence that we are not simply going through a warm period in the Earth’s naturally varying climate?



Thursday, 29 April 2010 7:30pm

Tidal Power: The UK Picture

Offshore wind power already contributes to the UK’s electricity supply, but there are other sources of renewable power off our coasts. Join Prof Guy Houlsby as he explores how the UK’s tides might help generate the nation’s electricity.



Thursday, 6 May 2010 7:30pm

An ABC of the Climate

What on earth is the climate? Why is our planet the temperature that it is? And why do scientists think things might be changing?



Thursday, 13 May 2010 7:30pm

Earth’s Changing Climate

Science Oxford is delighted to welcome Prof Gideon Henderson from Oxford University. He will explain how we can use what we know about the Earth’s climate over…



Thursday, 20 May 2010 4:00pm

Building a Greener City

Teams of architecture students from Oxford Brookes University have been working on plans to make some of Oxford’s most iconic buildings more environmentally friendly. Can it be done?



Thursday, 20 May 2010 7:30pm

Climate Change and the Developing World

The impacts of climate change will be felt across the whole world, but it is the poorest countries who will find it hardest to respond. Carlton Wood from the Open University will explain…



Thursday, 27 May 2010 7:30pm

The Future of Farming

As climate change starts to have an impact, local farmers are having to be increasingly creative in the ways that they use their land…



Saturday, 5 June 2010 11:00am

Green Fair

Come and find out some of the simple things you can do to reduce your carbon footprint. Chat to the experts and discover ways that local companies are making it possible for us all to be green!

Visit our parent site Science Oxford for more information of the Clean & Green Festival.

We are grateful to our supporters for their generous contributions to the festival.
The Science Oxford Clean and Green Festival is sponsored by:
Blake Lapthorn and James Cowper
And supported by Hunts