Dois Graus (Two Degrees) – Conference and workshops
Dois Graus / Two Degrees
Conference and workshops
May 6th and 7th
In English without translation
Teatro Maria Matos, Lisboa
The United Nations Development Program puts forward a limit for global warming of 2ºC; surpassing this limit would have irreversible consequences for the conditions of life on Earth. Still, neither the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen, nor the Cancun Summit, managed to provide a workable agreement. If greenhouse gases emissions continue to grow at the actual rhythm, all scientific models predict a raise in temperature of up to 4ºC until the end of the century.
Climate change is not only a global issue, but also a transversal one. All areas of human activity cause the emission of greenhouse gases and it is clear that a significant reduction in carbon emissions can only be achieved through joint efforts. What could be the role of the cultural sector? Do the arts have the capacity to raise public awareness about climate change? Can they warn the public for possible consequences? Should they incite people to reduce their ecological footprint? And shouldn’t art institutions and artists also develop ecological working methods to produce, present and distribute art?
Mark Deputter
Curator
May 6th
Conference
General audience event
Main Auditorium
Free entrance
10am > 10:30am
Introduction
Mark Deputter (BE)
Maria Matos Teatro Municipal, Lisboa
Delgado Domingos (PT)
Lisboa E-Nova, Agência Municipal de Energia — Ambiente de Lisboa
10:30am > 1pm
Climate change, ecology and sustainable development. Where do we stand and what can we do?
The transition to a sustainable society: a systemic approach
Peter Tom Jones (BE)
University of Leuven, BE
Respecting the ecological limits of earth’s ecosystem is a non-negotiable basis for our social and economic development. The Rockström diagram illustrates that we have already crossed the safety operational margin of several global environmental issues, including climate change. In order to return to ecological sustainability, the use of natural resources by industrialised countries needs to be reduced by 90%. A transition towards sustainability is mandatory.
Peter Tom Jones (BE) _ Research Manager Industrial Ecology, University of Leuven, Belgium. Apart from his academic work at the University of Leuven, Peter Tom Jones is active in transition management. He is co-founder of Plan C, the Flemish transition arena for Sustainable Materials Management, and Terra Reversa, a think tank for ecological economics. He is the author of several books and articles concerning ecology, ecological economics, climate change and transition management.
Towards Carbon Zero Emissions
Julie Bromilow (UK)
Centre for Alternative Technologies, Wales, UK
The zerocarbonbritain2030 report is a positive, realistic vision for a society free from fossil fuels. It provides political, economic and technological solutions to the urgent challenges raised by climate science. It explores the synergies between sectors to create a fully integrated solution to climate change. The report explores how we can Power Down demand in the built environment, transport, land use and behavioural change, then Power Up the energy system with renewable.
Julie Bromilow (UK) _ Education Officer, Centre for Alternative Technology, Wales, United Kingdom. Julie Bromilow has a BA in Art and Art History. She then qualified as a teacher and taught in primary schools in England and Ghana. She worked as an Environmental Education Officer at Pestalozzi International Development Education Centre in the UK, then won a Japanese Government scholarship to research the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. She has worked as an education officer at CAT since 2007, running sustainability education programmes for all subjects and ages.
Debate open to the public
2:30pm > 4pm
Art, Climate Change and Sustainable Development
The Arts Sector in Transition to Sustainable Development
Helen Heathfield (UK)
Julie’s Bicycle, UK
Reporting on the success we’re enjoying and the lessons we’re learning from arts organisations, networks and partnerships in the UK. Covering theatres and touring, music venues, festivals, record labels, visual arts and dance. Sharing a vision for a low carbon future with a flourishing arts sector and inspiring organisations to get on with it!
Helen Heathfield (UK) _ Director of Energy and Environment, Julie’s Bicycle, United Kingdom. Helen Heathfield trained as an environmental economist and has been applying it to buildings, energy, climate change and our behaviour ever since. As Director of Energy and Environment at Julie’s Bicycle, Helen has undertaken nearly 100 carbon audits and Industry Green assessments, providing advice to hundreds of arts organizations. Helen is passionate about transforming our relationship with ourselves and with our planet.
Working with Artists on Climate Change: Commissioning, Presenting, Touring
Judith Knight (UK)
Artsadmin, UK
How should the arts respond to climate change? Should we be commissioning work to draw attention to the subject? Should we continue to tour internationally? Judith Knight will talk about Artsadmin’s engagement with the issue of climate change: the Imagine 2020 Network, commissioning artists’ work and finding ways of making international touring ‘greener’.
Judith Knight (UK) _ Director Artsadmin, United Kingdom. Judith Knight is co-director and founder of Artsadmin, a unique organisation producing contemporary theatre, dance, live art, visual arts and interdisciplinary projects, which, over the last thirty years, has supported many of the most innovative artists in the UK. Artsadmin is a member of the Imagine 2020 Network and has, in recent years, focussed much of its work on issues of climate change.
Debate open to the public
4:30pm > 6pm
Practices of Sustainable Development in the Arts
Is it Worth a Party? — The Sustainability Experience of Boom Festival
André Soares (BR)
Boom Festival, PT; Ecocentro IPEC, BR
Since 2006, André Soares and Boom Festival have embarked on a journey to make a large arts and music festival sustainable, meeting the challenge on many fronts, from the development of sustainable practices to the invention of new technologies. Today, the festival is perceived as an example and has received various awards, including the Green Festival and the Green and Clean Festival Award of Europe.
André Soares (BR) _ Environmental Designer and Consultant. Sustainability Director of Boom Festival, Portugal and Ecocentro IPEC, Brasil. André Soares is environmental designer and consultant. He has founded several NGOs, including the largest sustainability demonstration and education centre in South America, Ecocentro IPEC in Pirenópolis, Brazil. For the last 20 years he has done consultancies in the area of transition to sustainability in North and South America, Australia, Europe and Africa.
www.boomfestival.org | www.ecocentro.org
INDEX: Award & Design to Improve Life
Adam von Haffner Paulsen (DK)
INDEX Awards, DK
INDEX: is a non-profit organization established in 2002, focussing on “Design to Improve Life”. INDEX: is widely recognized for the global biennial design award, the largest monetary Design Prize in the world, worth €500,000. INDEX: dreams of a world that is designed to suit the needs and aspirations of mankind, and nine years of experience have shown that design can be a decisive factor of a better world.
Adam von Haffner Paulsen (DK) _ News Director INDEX Awards, Denmark. Adam von Heffner Paulson is in charge of the newly formed INDEX: News Department, managing the ever-increasing Design to Improve Life news gallery. He has worked for INDEX since 2005. As a graduate of the Graphic Arts Institute of Denmark, he holds a diploma in Creative Basics.
Debate open to the public
May 7th
Workshops
For artists, students and performing arts professionals.
Free entrance. Mandatory enrollment until May 4th. Send email to: bilheteira.teatromariamatos@egeac.pt
Maximum 20 participants in each workshop
The workshops happen simultaneously, in English. Duration 3 hours
10am > 1pm
Sustainable Venues and Theatres
Helen Heathfield (UK)
Julie’s Bicycle, UK
Helen Heathfield will share the experience of theatres across the UK who are improving their environmental impact, including Arcola Theatre, National Theatre, Sage Gateshead and Wembley Arena. From technical insights, to how best to manage an eco-team and communicate with incoming productions and audiences, this presentation will be interactive to ensure all your questions are answered.
Helen Heathfield (UK) _ Director of Energy and Environment, Julie’s Bicycle, United Kingdom. Helen Heathfield trained as an environmental economist and has been applying it to buildings, energy, climate change and our behaviour ever since. As Director of Energy and Environment at Julie’s Bicycle, Helen has undertaken nearly 100 carbon audits and Industry Green assessments, providing advice to hundreds of arts organizations. Helen is passionate about transforming our relationship with ourselves and with our planet.
A more sensible Production Household for the Performing Arts
Johan Penson (BE)
ROSAS, BE
What can the performing arts do for climate change on a practical day-to-day basis? How can we make good theatre and dance productions and still sleep well overnight because of the carbon footprint we have left behind? This is a practical guide to sustainable management of creative processes in the performing arts and an example of a performance with a low level of power consumption.
Johan Penson (BE) _ Technical director of dance company Rosas and President of Bastt, Belgium. Trained as a sound engineer, Johan Penson is technical director of Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker’s dance company Rosas and president of Bastt (Belgian association of scenographers and theatre technicians), an organization with sustainability high on the agenda. He is also member of Cultuurforum eco-atelier, a think-tank created by the minister of culture of Flanders to investigate the role of culture in the transition towards a durable society.
Teaching Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship
Julie Bromilow (UK)
Centre for Alternative Technologies, Wales, UK
This workshop allows teachers and educators to find out more about sustainability issues and how to apply them in an educational setting. Participants will acquire inspiration, increase their own knowledge, and gain ideas for bringing global issues to children, students and adults. The wide range of learning covers climate change, global equity and biodiversity through subjects such as food, building and energy.
Julie Bromilow (UK) _ Education Officer, Centre for Alternative Technology, Wales, United Kingdom. Julie Bromilow has a BA in Art and Art History. She then qualified as a teacher and taught in primary schools in England and Ghana. She worked as an Environmental Education Officer at Pestalozzi International Development Education Centre in the UK, then won a Japanese Government scholarship to research the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. She has worked as an education officer at CAT since 2007, running sustainability education programmes for all subjects and ages.
3pm > 6pm
Sustainable Festivals
André Soares (BR)
BOOM Festival, PT; Ecocentro IPEC, BR
Cultural events represent windows of opportunity to present the viability of sustainable lifestyles. Sustainability is achieved with strategic and operational plans: understanding the limitations of water, energy, materials, time and people is crucial in order to make progress. In this workshop we will use Permaculture as a design tool to discuss the strategies for a sustainable event.
André Soares (BR) _ Environmental Designer and Consultant. Sustainability Director of Boom Festival, Portugal and Ecocentro IPEC, Brasil. André Soares is environmental designer and consultant. He has founded several NGOs, including the largest sustainability demonstration and education centre in South America, Ecocentro IPEC in Pirenópolis, Brazil. For the last 20 years he has done consultancies in the area of transition to sustainability in North and South America, Australia, Europe and Africa.
www.boomfestival.org | www.ecocentro.org
Working with Artists, Audiences and Stakeholders
Judith Knight (UK)
Artsadmin, UK
Having made a decision to make the arts ‘greener’, where do we begin? Is it with the artists, the audiences, the funders, the venues? How can each influence the other? How do we join up the dots?
Judith Knight (UK) _ Director Artsadmin, United Kingdom. Judith Knight is co-director and founder of Artsadmin, a unique organisation producing contemporary theatre, dance, live art, visual arts and interdisciplinary projects, which, over the last thirty years, has supported many of the most innovative artists in the UK. Artsadmin is a member of the Imagine 2020 Network and has, in recent years, focussed much of its work on issues of climate change.
Lower Carbon Touring?
Helen Heathfield (UK)
Julie’s Bicycle, UK
Helen will present a recent research on theatre, orchestra and band touring and explore how arts organisations are putting its recommendations into practice. The Industry Green Tool for Touring can help with tour planning and reporting: good supply chain partners, options for set design, tour routing, gaining support from crew and artists and ways of talking about your efforts with your audiences.
Helen Heathfield (UK) _ Director of Energy and Environment, Julie’s Bicycle, United Kingdom. Helen Heathfield trained as an environmental economist and has been applying it to buildings, energy, climate change and our behaviour ever since. As Director of Energy and Environment at Julie’s Bicycle, Helen has undertaken nearly 100 carbon audits and Industry Green assessments, providing advice to hundreds of arts organizations. Helen is passionate about transforming our relationship with ourselves and with our planet.
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