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Spring To Action

Apr 27

Spring is when you feel like whistling, even when you get caught in the rain. It’s no coincidence that we have a bounce in our step this season: the arrival of Spring reminds us how much our menta...

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...

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...

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...

Local Leaders Are The Key

Feb 17 · 10 mins

In the last year, as national governments have largely focused on managing the pandemic, it has fallen to local communities, councils and businesses, despite repeated lockdowns, to lead the drive to...

Creating A Coalition

Feb 10

This is part of our Unlocking Local Action series of events. Community is the lens so often left out of the environmental discussion, but it’s vital in implementing lasting solutions. Rather than...

Energising Your Community

Feb 08

Amy Reid: Pioneering the community heat pump revolution with CREW Energy

Jan 14

We’re CREW Energy – a Wandsworth- and Merton-based community energy co-operative delivering low-carbon solutions, energy advice and community outreach to south-west London. It was formed in 2014 by a...

Carbon Copy & Community Pioneers

Dec 01

“Everyone must learn to love change,” according to management guru Tom Peters. One reason he could make a career out of pushing this idea is because, let’s be honest, most of us really don’t. A...

Exploring Cornwall: Sustainability At The Centre Of Healthcare

Nov 26 · 4 mins

Last month, the NHS in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly officially declared a climate emergency, joining forces with Cornwall Council in their commitment to become net-zero carbon emissions by 2030....

Get to know... Sharon Lashley

Nov 18

Carbon Copy Communications Manager Isabelle Sparrow speaks to Sharon Lashley, an environmentalist specialising in renewable energy and waste management, and Managing Director of Climate Action North,...

Melisa Gooding: Bringing Power To The People With North Kensington Community Energy

Oct 22

Repowering London’s aim is to empower communities to take greater control of their energy generation and use. We install solar panels that are community-owned, literally bringing power to the people....

Sat Kaur: Timeless Principles For Eco Homes

Oct 15

The Government’s new Green Home Grants scheme is now live. Low-income households and private homeowners are being offered vouchers of up to £10,000 and £5,000 respectively to ‘wrap up [their homes] f...

Toolkit: 31 Actions

Oct 01 · 2 mins

Ashden's mission is to accelerate transformative climate solutions and build a more just world. Our focus is where the need is urgent and the potential for impact great: creating liveable cities and...

Adam Tranter: It’s Time To Choose Our Future!

Sep 24 · 6 mins

Just 6% of people want to go back to the way things were, cites a recent YouGov poll. It’s an incredible but believable stat given what we’ve all learned about ourselves and our communities during lo...

Matt White: Norfolk Car-Free Day 2020

Sep 22

2019 saw the inaugural Norwich Car-Free Day. Our plan to expand and grow seemed so simple back then, but - of course - COVID has thrown some gigantic spanners in all the works. COVID cast a shadow...

The People’s Path To Net Zero

Sep 15 · 7 mins

“We’re up for it!” is the inspiring (and perhaps to some, a bit surprising) message from the UK Climate Assembly, a carefully selected group of 108 ordinary citizens from every part of UK society who...

Avril Rowley: Towards A 'Natural Curriculum'

Sep 08

How the use of Outdoor Learning and Forest School approaches is impacting Initial Teacher Education students at Liverpool John Moores University and local schools It has become widely accepted tha...

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