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Browse a thousand climate action stories

Leicester
Leicestershire LED Street Lighting

Replacing traditional street lights with more responsive and energy efficient LED lights.
Buildings & Places
Vale of White Horse
Springfield Meadows

Building an exemplar project of 25 climate-positive homes, following the One Planet framework.
Buildings & Places
Newark and Sherwood
Thoresby Vale Community

Transforming a former colliery into a new community providing homes, jobs and green space.
Buildings & Places
Nottingham
Trent Basin Community Energy

Demonstrating a subsidy-free business model for integrating renewables in new housing developments.
Renewable Energy
Nottingham
Solutions for Aircraft Electrification Leadership (SAEL)

Driving net-zero carbon aviation through an open technology framework.
Transport
Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Green Entrepreneurs Fund

Providing grants to help local businesses develop and invest in green energy and carbon reduction.
Buildings & Places
Ards and North Down
Walled Garden

Providing fresh local produce to local food banks to support the community.
Food & Agriculture
Ards and North Down
Rewilding Ards & North Down

Rewilding to create more natural spaces, increase biodiversity and reduce carbon footprint.
Nature
Ards and North Down
Ards & North Down In Bloom

Encouraging everyone in the borough to increase their civic pride by enhancing green spaces.
Buildings & Places
Ards and North Down
RCV Solar Panels

Reducing emissions of council refuse collection vehicles by retrofitting on-board solar panels.
Transport
Antrim and Newtownabbey
School Uniform Re-Use

Providing quality pre-loved school uniforms to reduce waste and environmental impact.
Circular Economy
East Midlands
Sherwood Forest Trust

Connecting heathlands and woodlands with people, on a landscape scale.
Nature
East Midlands
Notts Green Rewards

Helping Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City residents take action to reduce their carbon footprint.
Renewable Energy
Rushcliffe
Rushcliffe Oaks Crematorium

Providing an environmentally friendly, contemporary space to remember loved ones and celebrate life.
Buildings & Places
Newark and Sherwood
Carbon Neutral Newark & Sherwood

Reducing the carbon footprint of the Council and preserving the local environment.
Buildings & Places
Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales Retrofit

Demonstrating an innovative, local approach to retrofit in hard-to-treat housing stock.
Buildings & Places

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