All That Nature Holds Mar 20, 2023 In Zen Buddhism, a 'koan' is a surprising and often perplexing phrase that makes us think twice. One of the most familiar koans is the simple question, “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is ar...
CC Impact Report 2022: Glimmer Of Hope Dec 21, 2022 Political and economic turmoil in the UK overshadowed a more disturbing theme running through our seasonal statistics this year. During winter storms, record-breaking winds caused major travel chaos...
Biodiversity Is Not An Afterthought Dec 02, 2022 We never lost our dependency on nature; we just forgot to think about it. Our entire way of life is built on a foundation of natural resources and sustained by essential ecosystems. Biodiversity – th...
Betsy Gorman: Bring Back The Wild Apr 21, 2022 Almost every town has a patch of green: garden, road verge, park, or even the odd tree. Even in our most urban environments people, as a general rule, enjoy this connection to nature and flock to the...
Chris Baines: Urban Wildlife Apr 18, 2022 Chris Baines, one of the UK's leading independent environmentalists, talks to Carbon Copy about our changing attitudes towards urban wildlife and the opportunity for greater connectivity....
John Blowes: Halton Lune Hydro Mar 30, 2022 John is the Director, Project Manager and Chairman of Halton Lune Hydro – a community owned hydro-electric project generating around 750MWh of electricity per year – situated on the River Lune, just...
Jacinta Challinor: Wrexham Green Infrastructure Project Mar 07, 2022 We hear from Jacinta about the amazing work she and her team have been doing in Wrexham, Wales, to improve and expand green spaces for the local community. Recorded for International Women's Day...
National Tree Week: The Carbon Community Nov 30, 2021 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.
#ClimateConversations: Cumbria Wildlife Trust Oct 22, 2021 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...
Becky Baines: Back To School Sep 01, 2021 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...
Picture This: Conversations Jul 06, 2021 Biodiversity & Nature Recorded as part of the launch event for our Picture This: exhibition. The fourth photograph selected by our guest host Atul Kumar was by The Mersey Forest. In this p...
Pictures to warm your heart (not the planet!) Jun 23, 2021 Writing this on a ridiculously wet Monday morning in June, I can think of nothing more uplifting than to wander through the newly-opened online gallery of Carbon Copy’s Picture This: photographic exh...
Spring To Action Apr 27, 2021 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...
Picture A Carbon Zero Future Apr 12, 2021 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, 2021 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...
Kyle Baldock: Growing Home With Energy Garden Mar 02, 2021 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, 2021 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...
Our Advisory Board Feb 16, 2021 We are delighted to announce the first four expert members of our Advisory Board. A warm welcome to: Zarina Ahmad, Sonya Bedford MBE, Zunaira Malik and Professor Ian Thomson. Zarina Ahmad campaign...