EnCaf's Full Response
We're facing a climate emergency
The world is seeing record-breaking extreme weather and as each year goes by it will get worse.
And the UK is not immune from these extremes with some predicting that within the next 20 years, we will have extreme heat of over 40%C for days in a row.
Extreme heat in the UK and globally will affect our food supplies and endanger food security for many. The heat will cause fatality for many especially those who are older and living alone.
We have an emergency that we must address now. The longer we delay the worse it will get and the more it will cost. It is time to act and act now.
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Taking Action Locally
We are an action group created to confront the emergency climate change imposes on us all.
In the Paris Agreement, almost all the nations of the Earth agreed to hold "the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels". We are heading for a 3 to 4% rise in temperature by the end of this century. This increase will be a global catastrophe.
Tackling this has to be a community-wide effort. Encaf is a network to build partnerships, form working groups, exchange information and good practice.
More than 140 groups in the Borough are keen to come together to try and make a difference. Our Forum meets regularly to exchange information, network and decide on critical action points. Please join us!
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Our Themes
EnCaf has been developing a number of themes that they aim to focus on in the next twelve months through online Forums, project activity and knowledge exchange
Climate Justice
The most vulnerable are worst affected by climate change. EnCaf is working to set up a local vulnerability index in cooperation with the University of Birmingham and bringing agencies together to ensure climate justice
Webinar & Forum Development
EnCaf hold monthly online Forums to discuss some of the issues that face us as we confront a growing climate emergency. These are always well attended with much discussion and ideas generated.
School Climate Action Plans
EnCaf has set up a Partnership to work with local schools to help them create school climate action plans .We have recruited volunteer climate ambassadors to help. We are working with these schools also on air pollution and community energy
Food Security & National Security.
Food security will become more serious as each year goes by, and extreme weather hits our food supply. How can we become more self sufficient and what can we do locally to help achieve this.
Heat Excess
With temperatures averaging 40% in July in two decades are we prepared to adapt to this. EnCaf has been holding a series of workshops around heat excess and will be planning more in the coming year.
Neighbourhood Democracy & Climate Change
EnCaf is working to see how we can increase local community engagement in addressing climate change and what action can be taken. We are particularly interested in the doughnut economics model
Carbon Literacy
We will be planning in the coming year a series of postings and workshops around carbon literacy. How can we reduce our carbon footprint and what action can we take ourselves and with others to make a difference
Repair Cafe
After EnCaf introduced Enfield to the The Restart Project, a roving Repair Cafe has been set up and one of our Core members is active in promoting and developing it. You can find more about the Enfield Repair Cafe here.
Power Up North London
We have worked with Power Up North London (PUNL) and attended a joint event with them at the North Middlesex Hospital. PUNL has also joined our school action plan project and are now offering advice to three schools on installing solar panels on the roof of those schools. We have now involved four schools i working with PUNL.
LocalMotion Enfield
LocalMotion is a pilot project set up in five areas of the UK to get groups to work together to effect systemic change. They are backed by some major funders. We have a representative on their core committee and we have worked with them in developing community hubs
Energy Champions
We have collaborated with Enfield Voluntary Action (EVA) in their Energy Champions project where they train volunteers to give advice to groups about energy saving. One of our members regularly attends their meetings. EVA has taken the lead on this and we are pleased to support them in all they do.
Events
We have attended several events this year including the Broomfield Autumn Fair and the Enfield Voluntary Action Volunteer Fair where we recruited additional volunteers for our school action plans
EnCaf Working Groups
EnCaf also has a number of working groups that have been active over several years and who work in partnership with many of the groups in the wider EnCaf network.
Air Pollution
Encaf has an active air pollution working group that has done a great deal of research and has also taken the lead in providing some schools with air pollution monitors
Land Use
Encaf has a Land Use Group that works in partnership with Enfield Roadwatch, Enfield Society and Better Streets to help protect Enfield’s greenspace, provide better and affordable housing and lobby on the Local Plan.
Waste & Sustainability
EnCaf’s Waste & Sustainability Group is active at many local events in Enfield promoting better recycling in Enfield and a more sustainable approach to waste. It is also active in tackling the problem of food waste.
Thanks For Your Interest
We would welcome you as part of our network and also at our regular online Forums where we learn from each other.