Cambridge Zero’s Community Day is back! Join us on Saturday, 28 June 2025, for a day of inspiration, collaboration, and climate action. Our programme is now ready!
You can access the Programme by clicking on the link or you can see below for a more accessible format.
We also have a fantastic closing of the day with Inter Alios Choir. You need a separate registration for this closing event. Please register here: https://bit.ly/3F6Vttf
Note, the events from 10-5pm are located at the Student Services Centre, Benet's Street, CB2 3PT. The closing event 7:00-8:30pm will take place at Great St Mary's Church, Senate House Hill, Cambridge CB2 3PQ.
PROGRAMME
10AM-5PM
STUDENT SERVICES CENTRE
Bene't Street, CB2 3PT
Cambridgeshire Libraries
A selection of library resources promoting ways in which the library supports climate action. You can also register for library membership!
Broad'n Mind
Join us for an interactive stall to learn more about broad beans and how to nourish our minds naturally! We’ll be sharing info cards on broad beans, sustainability, and mental wellness. We will also have a public talk. Please see Film & Talks Sessions for timings.
The Resilience Web
Discover your local environmental and social justice groups with the Resilience Web. Whether you're curious or committed, we’ll help you find the right path to get involved and make a genuine difference. Also helpful if you just want to see what's out there!
Diocese of Ely
In 2020, the Church of England pledged to reach Net Zero Carbon by 2030. In the Diocese of Ely, we’re working with churches, schools, and communities to share progress and inspire wider engagement. Join us for an interactive conversation and more!
Who should be responsible?
The Centre for Climate Engagement will be asking the question “Who should be responsible for leading climate action—government, businesses, or local communities?” We will also have a Citizen’s Jury in the afternoon (4:15 – 5:00pm). Please see Film & Talks Sessions for more details.
Show & Tell-Live Podcast
An interactive show-and-tell by highlighting Wolfson College’s environmental efforts through its Sustainability and Conservation Hub, Green Impact Team interventions, and Green Officer initiatives. There will also be a presentation. See Film & Talks Sessions for timings.
Immersive Technology Lab
Multi-award-winning project using virtual reality to visualise emissions data and highlight impactful climate solutions. Experience it first-hand and explore opportunities for positive collaboration. All equipment will be provided.
Hands-On Batteries!
Take part in hands-on activities like building a penny battery and testing electrolytes. Discover battery science and why rechargeable batteries are essential for everyday life and a sustainable future. Organised by the Grey Group (Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry
In & Around Cambridge
Learn about the work Cambridge Friends of the Earth and how they are forging a future for our planet.
Snakes & Ladders
Play our giant Net Zero Snakes and Ladders game! Climb ladders with policy wins and tech breakthroughs, but watch out for snakes representing setbacks and barriers on the journey to net zero. Organised by Mothers CAN Cambridge.
CHaOS
Join us for hands-on experiments exploring climate change and renewable energy! Discover the greenhouse effect, ocean carbonation, and how we can harness wind and solar power for a sustainable future. Organised by Cambridge Hands-On Science (CHaOS).
The Cambridge Room
Learn about our past and future activities, alongside a “mapathon” where visitors can pin places they value in their neighbourhood and share what makes them special.
Centre for Landscape Regeneration
Come and discover the Fens and explore our environmental research into this remarkable landscape through engaging, hands-on creative activities for all ages! We will be joined by our friends from the Museum of Zoology, Cambridge Science Centre, Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination and the McDonald Institute.
Transition Cambridge
Demonstration of their current projects using various objects and also interacting with the public.
Reflecting on Cities
Exhibition of photographs, moving images and other forms of creative artwork showcasing the relationship between urbanization and natural landscape in cities across the globe. Organised by Xiangshu Li, MSt Student at Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, University of Cambridge.
Social Action - Parkside
Welcome aboard Parkside's Social Action Group Service – ‘Destination: Restoration’. Join us on our journey to a Flourishing World, inspiring people to make a difference along the way. Our train leads you through 5 student-run stations to restore our once-thriving planet.
ActNow Film
The film weaves together the insights of global climate experts with the narratives and actions of young people from across the world. The project is run by the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and Cambridge Zero. See Film & Talks Sessions for timings
Art Exhibit
Art work by students of the Art Club at Trumpington Community College. The theme is on how Youth voices are forging future for our planet.
The Stephen Perse Foundation
We’ve taken steps to cut CO2e, boost carbon literacy, and embed sustainability—using energy data to guide investments, cut costs, and decarbonise. Learn more and explore our impact by visiting our stall and speaking with us.
Inter-Alios Choir
Closing event - Music & Words on the theme of Humans and Nature. See Music Performance Session for timings. *Booking required
FILMS & TALKS at Lecture Theatre A, Student Services Centre
Broad'n Mind: Public talk on sustainable protein crop and mental health benefits of it. 11:00-11:45am
Sustainability & Conservation Hub, Wolfson College: The presentation explores climate resilience, biodiversity, resource efficiency, and waste management driven by a systems-thinking approach. 12.15-1pm
ActNow Film: The film weaves together the insights of global climate experts with the narratives and actions of young people from across the world. 1:15-2pm
Anxiety to Action: Experience powerful short films - Plan Z, Climate Anxiety and Bats, Bottles and Butterflies – revealing different aspects of our fight for our future. Join XR scientists and youth voices in an open, vital, discussion. Think about actions you can take to make a difference. Organised by Parkside's Social Action Group Service. 2:30-4pm
Centre for Climate Engagement at Hughes Hall: Open-access event (Citizen's Jury) with representatives from government and business to discuss the question “Who should be responsible for leading climate action—government, businesses, or local communities?” with all attendees. 4:15-5pm
MUSIC PERFOMANCE at Great St Mary’s Church
Inter Alios: Music & Words on the theme of Humans and Nature. 7:00-8:30pm
Location: Great St Mary’s the University Church: Senate House Hill, Cambridge CB2 3PQ
Booking Required: https://bit.ly/3F6Vttf
Thank You to All Our Contributors & Supporters!
Broad’n mind
Cambridge City Council
Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination
Cambridge Film & Screen
Cambridge Friends of the Earth
Cambridge Independent
Cambridge Science Centre
Cambridgeshire Libraries
Centre for Climate Engagement at Hughes Hall
Centre for Landscape Regeneration
Chaos Science Roadshow
Diocesy of Ely
Great St Mary’s Church
Immersive Technology, Lucy Cavendish College
InterAlios Joint Choir of Churchill College and Murray Edwards College
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Mother’s Can
Museum of Zoology
Net Zero Carbon 2030
Resilience Web
Social Action Group, Parkside Community College
Stephen Perse Foundation
The Cambridge Room
The Grey Group
Transition Cambridge
Trumpington Community College
Wolfson College Sustainability & Conservation Research Hub