Low Carbon Diary

I’ve just got back from running a workshop at the CPRW Youth Conference (Campaign to Protect Rural Wales). The annual conference brings young people together for 3 / 4 days to discuss current issues. This year’s theme was Peak Oil.

The participants were a group of very articulate and interested young people and had lots of questions about the science and impacts of climate change. They had spent the day listening to talks about biofuels, rural sustainable development and the need for energy conservation from  the Energy Saving Trust.

Lucky I’d taken some Fairtrade chocolate with me - by the time they got to me they were more than ready for a break- climate change and peak oil are two very tricky issues to debate and the need for everyone to consider how to mitigate and adapt to the consequences of climate change  is a huge area to cover in such a short time - all the more reason to fortify them with a feel good sugar rush!

Oh - and thanks to the staff at Ffynon Wen Youth Hostel for a huge plate of spag bol to fortify me on my journey back to Chester.

Thanks everyone for a great day.