Stories
Browse a thousand climate action stories
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CherwellEco Perch Business Centre
Buildings & PlacesCreating a truly zero-carbon co-working building.
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ReadingCity Farm Systems
Food & AgricultureRepurposing unused spaces to hydroponically grow food to meet in-season demands.
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West BerkshireNewbury College Renewables Centre
Renewable EnergyReducing carbon with Iain Wolloff from Newbury College on the Zero Carbon Tour.
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East LothianCastle Moffat Water Treatment Works
Renewable EnergyGenerating hydro energy through pumped water to power a water treatment site.
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Vale of White HorseWestmill Wind & Solar Co-op
Renewable EnergyOperating Westmill Solar, the first community-owned solar park in the UK.
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Tower HamletsTower Hamlets SME Energy Improvement Grants
Buildings & PlacesProviding grants to SMEs to carry out energy retrofits and install renewables.
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Tower HamletsTower Hamlets Schools Energy Retrofit Programme
Buildings & PlacesProviding grants up to support energy retrofitting projects in local schools.
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BuckinghamshireWestcott Venture Park Solar Park
Renewable EnergyProviding renewable energy to local businesses across a 650 acre site.
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WinchesterMarwell Zoo
Renewable EnergyGenerating renewable energy, reducing carbon, and embracing new green solutions.
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LambethLambeth’s Future Fit Schools
Buildings & PlacesHelping Lambeth schools to reduce their carbon footprint through sustainable upgrades.
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LeedsClimate Action Leeds
Buildings & PlacesCreating a zero carbon, nature friendly, socially just Leeds by the 2030s.
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Northern IrelandGlas-na-Bradan Woodland Creation
NatureTransforming the Belfast Hills into new native woodland with help from the local community.
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NottinghamEnergiesprong
Buildings & PlacesRetrofitting housing to reduce fuel poverty and meet climate change responsibilities.
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HerefordshireHerefordshire Natural Flood Management
Buildings & PlacesWorking with communities and landowners to reduce flood risk and deliver multiple benefits.
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LancasterLancaster District Car Club
TransportProviding electric cars for both the council and the public, increasing utilisation.
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NW EnglandHomes As Energy Systems
Buildings & PlacesDemonstrating how homes can play an active role in managing a low carbon electricity grid in GM.