The Dyfi Biosphere

CAT is part of the Dyfi Biosphere – an area recognised by UNESCO as being particularly environmentally conscious, whilst also encouraging sustainable economic development.

ZCBlog: Winds of Change

Electricity production from wind power in the UK has increased dramatically over the last few years, as a graph from the new ZCB report shows.

Compost Toilets: a Grand Design or a Space of Waste?

Reflections on CAT’s presence at Grand Designs Live this year.

ZCBlog: Educating for a zero carbon future

Sarah Everitt, a long-term volunteer at CAT, describes her work linking between different parts of the CAT team: Education, and Zero Carbon Britain.

ZCBlog: Catalysing the shift we need

What are Tradable Energy Quotas, and can they help solve our current climate and energy crises?

CAT pioneers reunite for BBC Radio 4 broadcast

Five early pioneers of the Centre for Alternative Technology will be reunited on Sunday 28th April for BBC Radio 4’s The Reunion. Hosted by Sue MacGregor, The Reunion takes a weekly look at significant events and moments in history by reuniting the people who made them happen.

Carbon Omissions: why we need to start talking about consumption

If our carbon emissions are falling, it means we’re on the right track, right? And we’ve done it without needing to drastically change our economics (or even our lifestyles). But what if our accounting systems are wrong?

How to make the most of longer days in the woods

If you manage woodlands you’ll know that spring heralds the time to reduce your timber harvesting. Richard and the CAT woodland team look at what opportunities late spring and early summer offer sustainable woodlands.

Why Sustainable Architecture is the Future

Sustainable architecture holds the key to an environmentally positive future. Only by living more economically with our resources can we hope to protect our environment and climate. So what better way to live more sustainably than by making sure the very structure of our built environment is greener? The philosophy behind sustainable architecture is all about reducing waste. This not only means physical waste but minimising energy loss as well. By keeping the energy we consume within our buildings... Read More ››

Lewin on the biomass module

This month was the start of our first double practical module. There were two modules running in parallel this month, biomass heating and wind farms. I’d chosen biomass as it’s something I’d never studied before, and doesn’t require spending as much time on wet Welsh hilltops. (Although the worst of the snow seemed to have passed CAT by, torrential rain caused some fairly serious flooding towards the end of the week and kept us on our toes). The week... Read More ››

ZCBlog: Discussing a zero carbon future

The new ZCB report will layout a scenario for an emissions free 2030 but one of the wider project aims is to raise awareness for a more carbon responsible society. Because of this, the new report will include a series of discussion papers about how ZCB relates to wider topics. The third ZCB report will focus on a number of specific areas for a 2030 scenario. However, the team would like to discuss how ZCB could relate to other subjects. The ZCB... Read More ››

How can we overcome political and environmental barriers for change?

  The Centre for Alternative Technology hosted it’s first environmental question time earlier this month. The subject for discussion was politics. A whole host of questions were put forward by CAT’s postgraduate students and also by the general public online via twitter. The event was part of the politics module for the MSc Architecture: Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies course and gave postgraduate students the opportunity to discuss the subjects they have been studying. On the panel were Paul Allen,... Read More ››

Volunteers get a taste of CAT

  This week CAT welcomed some volunteers for a taster session to show them what it’s like to volunteer at the Centre for Alternative Technology near Machynlleth. Josh from Liverpool studied business management at university, and after travelling in Australia fancied a change of direction. “I wanted to try something different and unusual, so I’ve come to CAT to learn about gardening.” The taster session gives volunteers an insight into life at CAT before they decide to stay for a... Read More ››

AEES student Howard Miller on the recent politics module

Part of the Msc in Architecture, Advanced Environmental and Energy studies at CAT is the politics module. It is a week crammed full of lectures, debates and workshops designed to give a broad perspective of ‘environmentalism’ and enable students to delve a little deeper into the politics. In this blog post Howard Miller, a student who took part in the module reflects on his learning experience. As a long time subscriber to ‘The Economist’, the module awakened me to... Read More ››

Podcast: where is society going?

In this talk to students on our MSc Architecture: Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies course, External Relations Officer and Zero Carbon Britain 2030 Director Paul Allen puts our current environmental challenges into an historical context. Paul tells the story of human beings and energy – beginning with the sun, and tracing our industrial history through the discovery of coal, to our learned dependence on oil, and ultimately, to where we are today. You can stream the podcast here, or... Read More ››

ZCBlog: Communicating a positive future

  As research progresses towards the release of a new report, the Zero Carbon Britain team are fully committed to communicating our findings. Not only have we been communicating with our supporters, we have also appointed an artist in residence. The team are working with interested parties that are keen to promote the ZCB scenario, which will launch in the summer. The London College of Communication visited the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales last year to learn about the... Read More ››

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