COP Events

COP 29 March and talks Nov 16 2024

COP 28 Event Dec 9th 2023 March & Talks

9th December: Rally and programme of talks in St. Nicholas Church.

In spite of torrential rain, over 200 people turned up with banners and placards for a procession from the Market Place, through Saddler St, and Silver St. to St. Nicholas Church, for talks starting at 11am. A team of local volunteers provided bread and soup, and cakes at lunchtime.
The talks included ‘Regenerative Farming at Home and World Food Production’ and an open discussion with a panel of three speakers responding to the question:

‘How can we ensure a viable future for our children?’

The event was well supported and provided an opportunity for a number of people to meet together and share ideas about climate change. The banners were colourful and arresting. The event was recorded on the Climate Justice website.

COP 26 Event 2021 Rally talks and stalls

On Saturday 6th November 2021 Climate Action Durham organised an event enabling all residents of Durham to add their voices to calls for world leaders at the climate summit in Glasgow to take the actions needed to hold the rise in global temperatures to 1.5C. The event, attended by approx 500 people comprised a demonstration and speeches on the market place, panel discussions by experts and 6th Form students and a climate action fair.

Hundreds gathered in the Market Place for a festival of drumming, dancing, singing and speeches to make the point to world leaders at COP 26 that people demand climate action now. Speakers included Durham city MP Mary Foy and Durham County Councillor Jonathan Elmer, amongst others.

Climate scientists from Durham University and the Durham Energy Institute discussed a wide range of issues including changes to the Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere and responses such as decarbonising , up cycling and low carbon energy systems.

St Nicholas' church hosted the Climate Action Fair which enabled local businesses, Charities and activists to showcase their work and enable them to network amongst each other. Over 400 visitors learned about these concrete opportunities to actively contribute to climate action.

The event surpassed our expectations in all respects as we reached and inspired more people than we'd dare to hope, offering them more ways to join the climate action movement and inspiring them to make their lifestyles more sustainable!