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 Lancaster:
Cosy Homes in Lancashire
Installing low carbon measures to save energy and reduce fuel bills.
Blackburn with Darwen
Carbon emissions
Health & wellbeing
Tech & Innovation
Advanced Bacterial Sciences
Boosting efficiency, remediate pollution and regenerate natural systems using bacterial solutions.
Bolton
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Waste
Biodiversity & Nature
Built Environment
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Bowland Priority Peat
Restoring peatland habitat in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Lancaster
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Flooding & drought
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Green Lancaster
Engaging students & staff in practical responses to the climate and ecological emergencies.
Lancaster
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Health & wellbeing
Biodiversity & Nature
Circular Economy
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Lancaster City Council
Range of actions Lancaster City Council is taking to decarbonise
Lancaster
Air pollution
Carbon emissions
Tech & Innovation
Morecambe Bay Curriculum
Developing a green curriculum to educate and inspire the next generation about the environment.
Lancaster
Air pollution
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Circular Economy
Biodiversity & Nature
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Lune Valley Community Land Trust
Developing 20 affordable Passivhaus homes in partnership with South Lakes Housing
Lancaster
Carbon emissions
Greater fairness
Health & wellbeing
Lancaster Cohousing
Creating a showcase of sustainable living.
Lancaster
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Tech & Innovation
Built Environment
Energy
Transport
Salt Ayre Leisure Centre Decarbonisation Project
Cutting carbon emissions from Lancaster City Council's highest CO2-emitting building.
Lancaster
Air pollution
Carbon emissions
Tech & Innovation
Energy
Built Environment
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Lancaster District Car Club
Providing electric cars for both the council and the public.
Lancaster
Air pollution
Carbon emissions
Tech & Innovation
Reuse360 Hub
Diverting quality items out of the waste stream and into the homes of people in need in Lancashire.
Burnley
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Waste
The Winmarleigh Carbon Farm
Restoring the carbon storage capacity of peatlands.
Lancaster
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Charge My Street
Installing and operating community electric vehicle chargepoints.
Lancaster
Carbon emissions
Greater fairness
Tech & Innovation