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Info: We offer solutions to some of the most
serious challenges facing our planet and the human race,
such as climate change, pollution and the waste of
precious resources. We demonstrate practical ways of
addressing these problems. Leading by example, we aim to
show that living more sustainably is not only easy to
attain but can provide a better quality of life.
Averting a massive environmental disaster is not out of
our reach, although if we continue to treat the early
signs with apathy, it soon will be. We address every
aspect of the average lifestyle - the key areas we work
in are renewable energy, environmental building, energy
efficiency, organic growing and alternative sewage
systems.
We promote our ideas in a variety of ways:
Our Visitor Centre is open seven days a week.
Interactive displays show global issues such as energy
generation and transport, and practical, everyday
solutions for everyone.
CAT also runs a free information service, answering
enquiries on a massive range of topics by phone, letter
or email, five days a week. For bigger projects, there
is also a consultancy service.
CAT is a great place to learn new things, for all ages.
We run a range of residential courses - from weekends to
a yearlong MSc. Our dedicated Education Department
arranges school trips to CAT, which can be tied in with
the National Curriculum.
We publish books on various 'green' topics, and sell
eco-books and products through a shop and mail order
service.
The Media Department is available for all kinds of press
enquiries.
There is a small community living at our Centre,
experimenting with different ways of living, putting
cooperative and environmental ideas into action. We take
the same approach with our work, looking at the
environmental impact of everything we do from start to
finish. We hope that through our positive example and
promotion of effective solutions, people will be
inspired to lessen their impact on the world in the same
ways we have for more than 30 years. To do all this and
more, we rely on people's support, both financial and
practical. There are many benefits to becoming a CAT
member, including a quarterly magazine, which features
news from the Centre and the wider world of
sustainability. Our fundraising team receives donations
from members of the public and businesses.
Volunteers have always played a very important role at
CAT. If you would like to support us in this way, there
are many different placements, from one week to six
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