High-impact, low-carbon initiatives
Total published on Carbon Copy across the UK: 985 See all Initiatives
There are some amazing collaborations between local councils, communities and companies. Some examples in/around Cornwall:
Eden Project
Inspiring citizenship over consumption through education, in order to care for this planet.
Cornwall
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Tech & Innovation
Biodiversity & Nature
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Cornwall Council Social Housing Retrofit Accelerator
Accelerating the decarbonisation of Cornwall Council's social housing.
Cornwall
Chyan Community Field
A stunning 26-acre permaculture project & community farm in rural Cornwall.
Cornwall
Excessive consumption
Food security & supply
Greater fairness
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Circular Economy
Geothermal Eden
Decarbonising Eden Project’s heat supply by replacing gas with heat from a deep geothermal well.
Cornwall
Air pollution
Carbon emissions
United Downs Deep Geothermal Power
Generating renewable electricity and heat from water heated within the earth’s crust.
Cornwall
Future Farm
Cornwall’s pioneering agricultural research and education facility at Duchy College.
Cornwall
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Circular Economy
Farm Net Zero
Showing what the farming community in Cornwall can contribute to net zero.
Cornwall
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Ventonteague Wind Turbine
Installing new renewables to work towards 100% clean energy for Cornwall.
Cornwall
Cornwall Decision Wheel
Embedding climate change and social justice based on Doughnut Economics principles.
Cornwall
Excessive consumption
Greater fairness
Cornish Lithium
Providing raw materials for the Green Industrial Revolution.
Cornwall
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Transport
Circular Economy
Energy
ABCD
Reducing the carbon footprint of the dairy industry.
Cornwall
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Gridserve
Constructing the world's first electric forecourt run.
Cornwall
Upstream Thinking (UST)
Reducing and mitigating pressures impacting on water quality of Westcountry rivers at the source.
Cornwall
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Flooding & drought
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Tamar Catchment Partnership
Improving farming practices in the River Tamar for a more resilient catchment ecosystem.
Cornwall
Carbon emissions
Flooding & drought
Food security & supply
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Wadebridge Renewable Energy Network (WREN)
Transforming the energy economy in the local area.
Cornwall
Air pollution
Carbon emissions
Greater fairness