ENVIRONMENT GROUP AT U3AC
Film screening: People's Emergency Briefing
The People’s Emergency Briefing is a documentary film of the National Emergency Briefing presented by a group of experts to MPs in November 2025. The U3AC Environment Group organised an online showing on 28 April 2026, chaired by Alistair Breward and Cameron Adams.

Past Seminars and Events
Young People and the Environmental Crisis - Wednesday 4 March 2026
A screening of Climate Anxiety and Bats, Bottles & Butterflies, two short documentaries made by Cambridge Moviemakers on the theme of environment and climate, followed by a panel discussion with questions from the audience. On the panel were: Simon Lacey of Cambridge Climate Therapists and young people from Parkside Community College’s Social Action Group with their teacher Denbigh Cowley. The event was chaired by Anne Miller of Carbon Neutral Cambridge.
Screening Pure Clean Water Tuesday 2nd December 2025 10.00 am followed by a Q&A session with an expert panel.
Trip to Denver Sluice - Tuesday 14 October 2025
The visit looked at how the water levels and flows across the Fens are managed in order to protect the environment, prevent flooding and provide water. Three expert speakers gave an overview of water management across East Anglia, how this is being impacted by climate change, and the potential impacts of the melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS).
Monthly Discussion Group September 24 to June 2025
Do We Really Have Enough Water? March 2025
Cambridge, Climate Change and Nature April 2024
Our Changing Water Environment – Challenges and Opportunities November 2024
Into the Doughnut November 2023 Home - Cambridge Doughnut