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Climate Cafe® Network celebrates 10 years!
On Saturday 14th June 2025 Coordinators, friends and partners from across Scotland and the world will gather to celebrate 10 years of Climate Cafe® chat and action. With contributions from across the Climate Café® Network, creative activities, networking, short films, cake and live connections to…
Climate Café® returns to changeNOW Summit in Paris
It is very exciting to announce that Climate Café® has been selected as one of the most promising solutions for the planet for ChangeNOW 2025! ChangeNOW is returning to the Grand Palais in Paris, the iconic venue of the 1900 World Expo, on April 24-26th…
TEDX inspiration from Climate Café® Oulu
Blog from Climate Café® Oulu Co-ordinator, Petr Stepanek Photo credit: Maarit Pasanen / Valokuvaajatar. Our Climate Café® Oulu, the northernmost Climate Café® in the world, has just turned one year. How did it happen that there is a Climate Café® just a stone’s throw away…
From changeNOW to Climate Café® Paris La Défense
In November 2024, the launch of Climate Café® Paris La Défense created a pop up space for the local community, living and working in Paris La Défense to connect on climate. A welcoming space to come together informally at The Nest MGallery, Paris La Défense.…
Climate Café® Paris La Défense lancement
Lancement du nouveau Climate Café® à Paris La Défense C’est un espace informel et communautaire pour boire un verre, discuter et agir pour le climat. Paris La Défense rejoint un réseau mondial d’espaces Climate Café® qui inspirent l’action dans le monde entier. Aujourd’hui, le NEST…
Climate Café® features in the Festival of Politics in the Scottish Parliament
Festival of Politics During the Festival of Politics in 2024, the Scottish Parliament hosted welcoming, open and free Climate Café® spaces in the Parliament for everyone. A Climate Café® Network team supported delivery, including a launch presentation from 3 young Climate Reality Leaders, Coordinators from…
Climate Café® in Rome, Climate Reality Training
In June 2024, the Climate Café® Network team travelled to Rome to support The Climate Reality Training Programme, with Former US Vice President Al Gore. Four of our team trained as Climate Reality Leaders, including Fiona, our Chair, Lindsey, Ruby and Dougie – age 12. Through…
Climate Café®on National Determined Contributions, Indonesia
Amanda Katili Niode, PH.D, Climate Reality Indonesia Pertama kali dipublikasikan di sini: https://gbn.top/index.php/berpikir-merdeka/climate-cafe-r-ubud (scroll down for English translation) Climate Café® adalah ruang pop-up informal di komunitas – atau di tempat kerja, kampus, dan sekolah – untuk berkumpul, berbincang, dan berbuat tentang perubahan iklim. Adalah Jess…
Climate Café® at Scotland’s Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh
The Climate Café® Network team were delighted to work with our friends across Scottish Rural Network and Scottish Communities Alliance to host visitors to the Scottish Government Stand over 22nd-23rd June 2024. Over the weekend of the Royal Highland Show, this shared space was a place…
Climate Café® pops up in Scottish Government
This week sees the start of new #ClimateCafe spaces popping up in the Scottish Government, to bring people together to #DrinkChatAct on #climate. The first Climate Café® at Victoria Quay, will create a welcoming space for staff to drop into, to share information, ideas and…
Climate Café® supports Former US Vice President Al Gore’s Climate Reality Training in Rome
Since 2015, community led Climate Cafés have created space to drink, chat and act on climate. Prompted by a need to create a regular space to get together, connect and take action – these spaces have become valued spaces to inspire, inform and involve more…
Climate Café® Kirkcaldy launches!
On a beautiful sunny evening in Fife, Scotland – the first #ClimateCafé in Kirkcaldy got started. Supported by @ClimateReality Leader, Bill from Dunfermline with an insight into the very latest science, impacts and solutions around the world – the community chat kicked in right away…
World Environment Day 2024: Global chat and action
In 2024, the World Environment Day campaign focuses on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience under the slogan “Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration.” To celebrate World Environment Day, The Climate Reality Project Indonesia are creating space to #DrinkChatAct for communities with a…
Sustaining Hope with Eco-Congregations
The Climate Café® movement already involves many churches in creating a welcoming, informal pop up space, bringing people together to chat and act on climate change. In May 2024, Climate Café® Director, Jess was delighted to join the Eco-Congregations Scotland AGM as keynote speaker, to share insights into the…
1000 Solutions for Our Planet @changeNOW in Paris
Wow, what a positive, hopeful, inspiring experience at ChangeNOW in Paris in March 2024! This global Summit brought together 35,000 change makers to share ideas, showcase thousands of solutions and inspirational talks. All generating vibrant and creative chats with vast opportunities for positive connections and…
Creative Collaboration in London, for changeNOW!
Sustainable fashion is a hot topic in #ClimateCafé spaces, for good reasons – as communities consider why and how they can reduce the impacts of the clothing industry on our planet. On their way to changeNOW, in Paris, the youth team from the #ClimateCafe Hub,…
Climate Café® team heads to changeNOW Summit in Paris
Climate Café® has been selected, as one of one of only 200 projects, to exhibit at the changeNOW Exhibition of solutions for the planet in the Grand Palais Éphémère in Paris from March 25th to 27th. Climate Café® features as one of the Seeds of…
Climate Café® Multifaith & partners host Bill McKibben
In March 2024, Climate Café® Multifaith, in collaboration with the United Methodist Movement Café and Fossil Free United Methodist Church, hosted Bill McKibben (www.350.org and www.thirdact.org) for a motivating conversation about divestment; and upcoming opportunities for action. Thank you to Coordinator Richenda and colleagues for…
Hello from Climate Café® Dundee, Scotland
Hi there, Climate Café® Dundee has been going since August 2023, we meet on the last Wednesday of every month at 10.30am – 12 noon at the Dundee Rep and Scottish dance Theatre. Everyone gets free refreshments and pastries. Our demographic is from early twenties…
#BBC100Women Broadcast, Nairobi during COP28
This special programme, from BBC World and the #BBC100Women team, was broadcast from the UN’s COP28 in Dubai and from Nairobi. It brought grassroots climate pioneers together to provide a space to share their thoughts and deeply personal experiences of living life right on the…
Climate Café® at Scottish Rural & Islands Parliament
In a new collaboration, the Highlands & Islands Climate Hub, one of the pathway Climate Action Hubs in Scotland, and the Climate Café® Network co-curated a session at the Scottish Rural and Islands Parliament in Fort William, November 2023. During development of the session, we…
#LoveYourPlanet, University College London
“Love Your Planet” was a groundbreaking collaboration between University College London, Climate Reality Project, and Climate Café® . The event discuss the outcomes of COP28 and why we have to transition faster than the international consensus. The day focused on what businesses, policymakers, academics, and…
Climate Café® Book Club: Review
“Year of No Garbage” by Eve O. Schaub. This is definitely the book to encourage a bit of environmental action from all of us! Eve, a well respected American author and journalist, challenges us to live for a year with nothing going into the “landfill” bin.…
BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year?
In 2023, #BBC100Women highlighted women from across the world who have been working to help their communities tackle climate change and mitigate its effects, including Jess Pepper, Founder of Climate Café® and Director of Climate Café® CIC – which supports the global Network. Among them are attorney…
Common factor: See Climate Café® article from Finland
The Climate Café® network is expanding to Oulu, as two residents of Oulu want to create a safe and open community for everyone. In the meetings, topics such as climate change as well as other environmental and preoccupying issues are discussed. Read the full story…
The Climate Café movement started in Dunkeld and Birnam – do they have what it takes to save the world?
From Dunkeld to Mexico, the climate café has spread across the globe. So what is it that makes these community events so invaluable? Read the full story on The Courier website.
Members Business Debate about Climate Cafés® in the Scottish Parliament
John Swinney MSP has tabled a motion in The Scottish Parliament in support of Climate Cafés® and welcoming their impact. This motion has received cross party support and will be debated in the Chamber in a Members’ Business Debate on Thursday 5th October after First Minister’s Questions. …
Community update in Birnam & Dunkeld
Ahead of the debate in Parliament on Thursday 5th October, John Swinney MSP joined a large gathering of the local community in Birnam & Dunkeld, to share the story so far of Climate Café from the beginnings in Birnam Arts in 2015 to today. With…
Cross Party Support for Motion to Welcome the Impact of Climate Cafés in Parliament
Climate Café® CIC was delighted to share the news with Climate Café Coordinators that the Motion tabled in the Scottish Parliament, by John Swinney MSP, Welcoming the impact of Climate Cafés had achieved cross party support.
Announcement: Collaboration with the Highlands & Islands Climate Action Hub at the Scottish Rural & Islands Parliament
Exciting News! We are thrilled to announce that we are co-curators for the Scottish Rural & Islands Parliament 2023 event in Fort William! As a co-curator, we’ll be shaping a climate session with Highlands & Islands Climate Action Hub and designing an interactive session that…
New Climate Cafés joining across the Highlands of Scotland
Following an inspiring discussion in Inverness earlier this year, Climate Café Inverness, Climate Cafe Black Isle and Climate Café Lairg have all launched across the Highlands of Scotland.
Climate Café® Coordinators Network Calls
Coordinators from around the world start a fresh programme of Network Calls next week to share ideas, support and information. These monthly sessions aim to connect, support and inform Coordinators, and enshrine the community led ethos of the community led Climate Café® model.
Scottish Parliament Podcast ahead of COP26
Scotland’s policies on climate change came under global scrutiny at COP26 in Glasgow. In this podcast Dean Lockhart MSP – Convener of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee – spoke with Professor Dave Reay, Executive Director of the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, and Jess Pepper, Founding Director of…
Climate Café® partnership with The Climate Reality Project
At COP26 in Glasgow, the Climate Café® team were glad to work with The Climate Reality Project to host and inspire climate chat and action. Climate Reality Leaders, trained by former US Vice President Al Gore, came together with those involved in Climate Café to…
Climate Café® at the New York Times Hub at COP26
https://climatehub.nytimes.com/speaker/365538/jess-pepper
Sustaining North Berwick – Public Feedback on Climate Change
Sustaining North Berwick asked the public their views on Climate Change. Read the feedback.
Climate Café® in the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament meeting, 22nd September 2020 https://www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/environment-climate-change-and-land-reform-committee-september-22-2020
Climate Cafés® Across Perthshire join up to contribute to Scotland’s national #BigClimateConversation
20th August 2019
Between 2-300 people attended a lively event, hosted at Birnam Arts to share their ideas for change, at the local, regional and national level – to reach a Net Zero Scotland.
Short talks and hands on practical fun were provided all through the day, to bring people together to chat and act on climate.
Media coverage
How to tackle Scotland’s ‘climate emergency’, BBC News, 12th August 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49207097
Climate Café® and Climate Reality
In 2016, over a year after Climate Café Dunkeld & Birnam was established, Jess featured as one of the UK Climate Reality Leaders and talked about Climate Café in the 24 Hours of Reality broadcast.