How do some local climate initiatives achieve remarkable impact?
New local climate action research
Carbon Copy commissioned sustainability consultancy Eunomia to conduct UK-wide research and find out what makes some place-based climate and nature projects so successful. The results were released in March 2026. What makes the research findings so exciting is their relevance to so many people and different organisations.
The information and insights are useful to all kinds of change makers, from project owners and community leaders to decision makers in organisations across public, private and third sectors who want to create a bigger Changeprint.
Key findings
Success is possible everywhere.
Success factors can be copied.
Three core characteristics underpin success.
One size does not fit all.
The report’s findings are based on both desk research and wide-ranging interviews with highly successful projects across the UK to give a 360-degree perspective across diverse case studies, combined with thematic analysis and synthesis of meta-data in order to make robust recommendations.
Titled ‘From Footprint to Changeprint’, the report identifies three core characteristics and twelve success factors for high-impact local climate action, as well as offering top tips for practitioners in a way that achieves real results.
