Power to the People

Film screening and Q&A
Solar panels and wind turbines 

  • Cinema, Plymouth Arts Cinema, Inside Arts University Plymouth, Tavistock Place, Plymouth PL4 8AT

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With fantastic resources of wind, sun, tides, geothermal heat and critical minerals, Cornwall could drive the whole country's clean energy revolution.
However, the UK's 100-year-old grid infrastructure means this potential can't be harnessed – while huge numbers of local people are living in poorly insulated homes they can't afford to heat.
Power to the People explores the exciting opportunities and huge challenges facing us as we wean ourselves off fossil fuels – from a farmer who's found a novel way to combine food production with solar panels, opportunities to use our historic heritage to power the future, and projects to harness the amazing untapped heat 5km down in the Earth's crust.
Directed by Bryony Stokes, UK, 2004 (U cert) with a running time of 41 minutes, Power to the People is the latest documentary produced by Cornwall Climate Care as part of Cornwall's Climate Stories series highlighting the impacts of climate change already being felt across Cornwall – and the fantastic businesses, researchers, community groups and individuals working hard to prepare us for the challenges coming our way.
The event starts at 18:00 with an introduction to the film screening. This will be followed by a Q&A panel hosted by Climate Action Plymouth. Tickets are £5 (£4 concessions). 

Q&A panel

• Hosted by Ricky Lowes, Climate Action Plymouth
• Didier Cavrot, Energy Adviser, Plymouth Energy Community
• Dr Tim Daley , Associate Professor of Climate Science and Sustainability, University of Plymouth
• Claire Wallerstein, Film Producer, Cornwall Climate Care

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Watch the trailer on the Cornwall Climate Care website.
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Climate Action Plymouth

Climate Action Plymouth is a grass-roots local group affiliated to Friends of the Earth. We exist to bring together people and organisations to promote positive change in this time of global climate crisis. Our focus is on actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions locally and nationally to achieve true net zero by 2030. We meet fortnightly. Time is running out to make the necessary changes to save our planet! Everyone is welcome and everyone is needed!

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