A Thousand Climate Action Stories

Discover a high-impact, low-carbon initiative

Circular Yorkshire

Creating a green, circular economy through a Local Enterprise Partnership.

Ryedale
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy

Zero Waste Derry & Strabane

Reducing waste by implementing a Zero Waste circular economy strategy.

Derry City and Strabane
  • Food security & supply
  • Greater fairness
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture

Hackney Council Green Spaces

Boosting access to green spaces for less wealthy residents.

Hackney
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Greater fairness
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Biodiversity & Nature

Wirral Tree Strategy

Safeguarding existing trees and planting hundreds of thousands more.

Wirral
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Carbon emissions
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Biodiversity & Nature

Waltham Forest Active Travel Revolution

Boosting walking and cycling dramatically in the area.

Waltham Forest
  • Air pollution
  • Carbon emissions
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Transport

Three Rivers Record Level Recycling

Improving recycling rates as part of the move towards a local circular economy.

Three Rivers
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy

Stroud Settlement Hierarchy For Sustainable Transport

Reducing car journeys with help from a settlement hierarchy planning tool.

Stroud
  • Air pollution
  • Carbon emissions
  • Transport
  • Built Environment

Pembrokeshire Share, Repair, Reuse Network

Reducing waste and promoting a culture of reuse and repair.

Pembrokeshire
  • Excessive consumption
  • Greater fairness
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy

Warmer Privately-Rented Properties

Improving energy efficiency standards for rented properties.

Liverpool
  • Carbon emissions
  • Greater fairness
  • Built Environment
  • Energy

Blaenau Gwent Citizen’s Assembly

Engaging communities on the climate crisis and co-creating solutions.

Blaenau Gwent
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Carbon emissions
  • Greater fairness
  • Circular Economy
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Built Environment

Burnley's Bee-Boosting Volunteers

Implementing alternative approaches to managing parks that boost biodiversity and financial savings.

Burnley
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Carbon emissions
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Biodiversity & Nature
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture

CIL Green Plan Funding

Using the Community Infrastructure Levy to fund green plans.

South Gloucestershire
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Carbon emissions
  • Finance
  • Transport

Warrington Community Municipal Bonds

Using community municipal bonds to fund renewable energy projects.

Warrington
  • Carbon emissions
  • Finance
  • Energy

Brighton Electric Cargo Bikes

Building the business case for electric cargo bikes for urban deliveries.

Brighton and Hove
  • Air pollution
  • Carbon emissions
  • Transport

Durham's Plastics Pledge

Eliminating all unnecessary single-use plastics.

County Durham
  • Carbon emissions
  • Waste
  • Circular Economy
  • Built Environment

Leeds Greener School Meals

Reducing carbon emissions with greener school meals.

Leeds
  • Food security & supply
  • Greater fairness
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Land Use, Food & Agriculture