UK Climate Emergency Blog

The Audacity Of Action

1000 Climate Action Stories

We’re working on an ambitious drive to start 2022 with over 1,000 inspiring stories about collective climate action hosted on Carbon Copy. Since we launched in May 2020, our primary aim has been to s...

National Tree Week: The Carbon Community

Nov 30

Recorded for National Tree Week 2021, Charles Nicholls of charity The Carbon Community, explains more about his organisation's fantastic science-focused project based in the Glandwr Forest in Wales.

Hope Is Alive… And Kicking!

Nov 17

It would be easy to feel disheartened by the final watered-down statement, the Glasgow Climate Pact (GCP), signed off by 197 countries at COP 26. Although tougher than previous COP agreements, it doe...

Hannah Garcia: Green Squirrel

Nov 16

Hannah Garcia, of Welsh social enterprise Green Squirrel, tells us about the huge and exciting range of climate and nature-saving intiatives her organisation is working on.

Reflections On Walking To COP26

Nov 09

It has been easy to get wrapped up in the latest announcements from the global climate summit in Glasgow. To be overexcited or hugely disappointed by the headlines of countries that are – or are not...

Crichton Carbon Centre: Why Peatlands?

Oct 26

Back in March, the Crichton Carbon Centre published a blog about why peatlands needed to be on the COP26 agenda. We’ve teamed up with them to give another 5 reasons why these important habitats need...

#ClimateConversations: Cumbria Wildlife Trust

Oct 22

Karl Bartlett, of Cumbria Wildlife Trust's Get Cumbria Buzzing project tells us about the organisation's work to protect and reinstate habitats for bees and other pollinators in the county. Record...

#ClimateConversations: Spenbeck

Oct 14

Becky Valentine of Nottingham eco-office company Spenbeck talks about the challenges of meeting zero carbon in Grade II Listed buildings - and about the exciting climate action happening in her home...

Corporate Offsetting Is Never Enough

Oct 12

In the race to zero, companies are racing to invest in carbon offsetting schemes to mitigate their greenhouse gas emissions. More progressive organisations, however, are heading in a different direct...

On The Road, With Carbon Copy

Oct 06

Six Walk2COP26 walkers are setting off from London tomorrow morning – on the start of their incredible 510 mile journey to Glasgow ahead of the much-anticipated COP26 summit. Along the way, they w...

Jemimah Shaw: Our Future Is Now

Sep 28

We, the young, are deeply concerned about our future. A recent survey investigating eco-anxiety in young people found that 59% feel very or extremely worried; over 50% feel sad, anxious,...

Friends of Carbon Copy: Planet Mark

Sep 20

We are delighted to have the support of Planet Mark as Carbon Copy shares the same belief that all of us must work together – councils, communities and companies – to halt the climate crisis and embr...

Lisa Ashford: Five Innovative Funding Tips

Sep 14

Here are five innovative ways to raise flexible and affordable finance from the community to enable groundbreaking initiatives to scale and grow. As the UK prepares for the COP26 Climate Summit in...

Sam Baker: Climate Action Needs Company

Sep 02

I’ve been working on a project called the Goal 13 Impact Platform for over a year. It’s an initiative formed by the CBI, A4S, Chapter Zero, the Met Office, Dell, and Deloitte to create a free and ope...

Becky Baines: Back To School

Sep 01

Imagine you are eight years old again. Imagine seeing photos of burning forests and words such as "CODE RED for humanity". Imagine living in fear of the Earth ending. Now reflect upon the fact that...

Climate Avengers, Time To End Your Games

Aug 25

Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Endgame’ is the biggest grossing film of the 21st century, ending the long story of several main characters in a climactic battle to save the universe from destruction. Superheroe...

Where Ambition Leads To More Action

Aug 10

As the UN's IPCC report on climate change sounds 'code red' for the planet, we can see that local authorities with more ambitious climate action targets and plans in place have also been more effecti...

Walk2COP26 London To Glasgow

Aug 03

I have bought a decent waterproof jacket. And I have bought an extra battery pack for my old iPhone. Both objects say a lot about the long-distance walk that I will be attempting with the rest of the...

July 29: An Unwanted Date

Jul 29

The idea of ‘overshoot’ is simple enough. When we don’t pay enough attention and go past an intended stopping point, that’s overshoot. Taking this concept further, there’s such a thing as an ‘Earth O...

Luca Tiratelli: Why We’re Looking For Local Solutions

Jul 27

Thinking of climate change through a local lens can help us find practical solutions and stop searching for silver bullets. Climate change is the defining issue of the 21st century. It will impact...

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