http://www.britishcouncil.org/zerocarboncity ZeroCarbonCity is a global campaign to raise awareness about climate change and the energy challenges facing the world’s cities. WHY ZEROCARBONCITY? An increasing majority of the world’s population are living in cities. A significant part of climate change is affected by the actions of people in these cities. That is why we we're running a campaign that concentrates on the relationship between climate change and cities. WHAT IS CLIMATE CHANGE? Climate change is caused by gases that limit the heat radiated in to outer space, by creating a blanket of greenhouse gases (the greenhouse effect) in the Earth's atmosphere. This trapped heat then increases the Earth's temperature. Water vapour has some part in the greenhouse effect; however, it's the increase in carbon dioxide, methane, ozone and halocarbons that has been the greatest cause of climate change. All of these four gases have increased over the past 300 years as a direct result of human industry and population growth. WHY WORK IN CITIES? As major energy consumers of energy, cities occupy an important position in the climate change debate. They are centres of innovation, where action is most likely to happen. Cities also have great potential to make a difference; change in cities can have a siginificant effect on the global situation. HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED? ZeroCarbonCity will visit over 60 countries around the world with a wide variety of interactive events, including city debates, a touring photography exhibition, workshops, school projects, and experiments. Visit our events and activities page for more details on what's happening near you. You can also join the online debate, featuring opinion from scientists, technologists, city planners and policy makers. Or why not find out more from our selection of related articles, books and websites.

North Country Futures Event Urbis Manchester 7th April

All welcome £10 / £5 11-5 + meal after if up for a bit of transpennine exchange....

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Two more sessions of this year's 4x4 lectures...