One Planet Festival Speakers

George Marshall (Carbon Detox Show)

"The world's first stand-up climate change routine!"

George Marshall (Carbon Detox Show) headlined the Saturday night show at the Dukes with a highly entertaining one man show challenging assumptions and helping to find fresh ways to deal with climate change.


Kate Rawles (Carbon Cycle) and Steve Conner – Creative Concern & NWDA CCAP’s NW Climate Change Fund - were part of the panel after the showing of the Thursday night film, Manufactured Landscapes along with leading environmental academic Robert Poole.

Other guest speakers presented brief talks during the Sustainability Exposition on Sat. 11th at Lancaster Town Hall:

Ian Mechlenburgh, Alian Energy
Solar Thermal Water
Types of Collectors, Types of Systems, Hot water storage, Systems Installed, Linking Solar Hot Water to Stoves with back boilers, Surveys-information required

Tim Hamilton Cox
'Fossilised thinking: the impact of Britain's own version of peak energy.'
Tim showed how quickly Britain's own oil and gas resources - principally from the North Sea - are depleting; how this will adversely affect living standards if we do not take effective action to curb our usage; and what form that action should take.

Andy Mason, Sundog Energy
Solar Electricity (photovoltaics-PV)
Systems for homes, farms, schools, community halls, office buildings etc - covering technology basics, pros & cons, costs and benefits, and grants.

Jane Haythorne, with Liz Horn, Segen (School & Community)
Quernmore School's Wind Turbine Project
Jane outlined the process of obtaining their turbine and talked about the advantages of having a turbine in school.

Andrew Brennard
Tilting at Windmills - the Trials of Urban Microgeneration
How to go about getting a small wind turbine installed in an urban environment and whether it is worth it.

Andy Mason, Sundog Energy
Small wind turbines -
Systems for homes, farms, schools, community halls, office buildings etc - covering technology basics, pros and cons, costs and benefits, and grants.

Chris Hart discussed local TT initiative (training session planned for Nov.)

George Marshall (Carbon Detox Show)

Kate Rawles
(Carbon Cycle)





Steve Conner – Creative Concern and NWDA CCAP’s NW
Climate Change Fund