UK Climate Emergency Blog

The Audacity Of Action

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UNLESS

And all that the Lorax left here in this mess Was a small pile of rocks, with one word... UNLESS. Whatever that meant, well, I just couldn't guess. A lot of remarkable things happene...

This week we have launched submissions for our first ever online photography exhibition. Picture This: will showcase images of collective action from across the country, covering a broad range of app...

How to... raise funds for your community initiative

Mar 30

Funding is a key element required to launch a successful community initiative. In this bitesize interactive session, we get top tips on securing the financial support you need, from Richard Tynen, Di...

Chris Coonick: Leaving No One Behind In The Energy Transition

Mar 30

The Government has set some very ambitious targets for the UK to reach net zero carbon by 2050. It is inevitable that in order to meet these targets there will be a significant increase in elec...

Copying The Future

Mar 29

The future is already here, it’s just not very evenly distributed. So said fiction author, William Gibson. What he alluded to is the fact that the things that will be normal in the future already...

Finlay Drummond: Fuel Poor, Energy Rich

Mar 26

The west coast of Scotland has long been identified as having boundless potential for renewable energy generation. Stand on the shorefront of any village in the western isles and this becomes all too...

Halima Doski: Buildings That Shape Us

Mar 26

I don’t know about you, but the image of a sustainable building is a skyscraper covered in plants that runs on some obscure new technology and somehow produces zero waste. Anything in comparison seem...

Rachel Fraser: A Fork In The Road

Mar 26

As the climate continues to change and the urgent need for innovative solutions grows ever greater, attitudes towards what counts as ‘productive’ land use are changing too. Conservationists are now e...

Lumi Westerlund: Climate Mitigation As An Added Benefit

Mar 26

There is no denying that there is a pressing need for an active and immediate response to the changing global climate, but joining the efforts to tackle environmental issues is understood by many to...

Finding Common Ground

Mar 23

One of the most powerful ways that local people are working on climate action is by creating community-owned, low-carbon assets, according to a recent study entitled The Climate Commons by the IPPR t...

Ed Fage: Going Round in Circles

Mar 19

What actually is the ‘circular economy’? Some people end up going round in circles trying to understand it. Here is one definition from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation: A circular economy is based...

Esme Glen: Making Your Ideas for Local Change a Reality

Mar 19

So, you want to start a local initiative to help tackle the climate crisis. Carbon Copy can help you find the information you need to successfully build more momentum behind local climate action....

Lucas Lyko: A to B, Carbon Free

Mar 19

Making transport work for us and the planet starts with changes at home. With transport continuing to make up a third of the UK’s carbon emissions, our sustained demand for hypermobility and goods ma...

Terry McTernan: Darkwood Crew

Mar 18

Terry McTernan, Project Lead and Secretary of Darkwood Crew, tells us about the work he and his team in Ferguslie Park, Renfrewshire, have been doing to reduce waste, tackle fuel poverty and improve...

Eleanor Newton: Recycling Is Great, But Reusing Is Better!

Mar 18

Today is Global Recycling Day and while recycling still has a major part to play in ending the climate crisis, we at Ground Delivery think reusing is the future. We support our local community around...

To Immunity And Beyond

Mar 16

We’re well on the way to immunity thanks to the development of covid vaccines and the huge public uptake of this initiative. To date, tens of millions of people in the UK have received at least one d...

Collaboration is key to reaching net-zero

Mar 11

At Carbon Copy, we are passionate about the power of collective local action to help reduce emissions and speed up progress to carbon zero. As we launch the newly updated UK Carbon Zero Explorer, we...

How to... run a community share offer

Mar 10

Communities all over the UK are taking control of their energy and heating needs. But how do you raise money to fund solar panels, ground source heat pumps or hydro-electric turbines? In this int...

Kyle Baldock: Growing Home With Energy Garden

Mar 02

We are Energy Garden, a London-wide community benefit society made up of 30 gardens and 300 volunteers. Our aim is to support communities to cultivate resilience, cohesion, innovation and hope in a t...

Marking The End Of The Pandemic

Feb 26

How will we mark the end of this pandemic? How will we pay tribute to so many lives lost? Walking through town on my daily exercise I pass a blue plaque, a war memorial, a fountain, and statues an...

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UK Climate Emergency Blog

The Audacity Of Action

Explore our categories:

UNLESS

Picture A Carbon Zero Future

How to... raise funds for your community initiative

Chris Coonick: Leaving No One Behind In The Energy Transition

Copying The Future

Finlay Drummond: Fuel Poor, Energy Rich

Halima Doski: Buildings That Shape Us

Rachel Fraser: A Fork In The Road

Lumi Westerlund: Climate Mitigation As An Added Benefit

Finding Common Ground

Ed Fage: Going Round in Circles

Esme Glen: Making Your Ideas for Local Change a Reality

Lucas Lyko: A to B, Carbon Free

Terry McTernan: Darkwood Crew

Eleanor Newton: Recycling Is Great, But Reusing Is Better!

To Immunity And Beyond

Collaboration is key to reaching net-zero

How to... run a community share offer

Kyle Baldock: Growing Home With Energy Garden

Marking The End Of The Pandemic