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 Sunderland:
Northumbria University Energy Futures Programme
Aiming for net-zero with the launch of forward-thinking Energy Futures to tackle climate change.
Gateshead
Air pollution
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Energy
Biodiversity & Nature
Built Environment
Stronger Shores
Quantifying how nature-based solutions reduce erosion and flood risk.
County Durham
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Flooding & drought
Northern Gas Networks Sunderland
Reducing carbon with Melanie Taylor from Northern Gas Networks on the Zero Carbon Tour.
Sunderland
Carbon emissions
Greater fairness
Tech & Innovation
Electric Vehicle Mobility Hub
Encouraging the use of sustainable transport through a new 'one-stop' mobility hub.
Sunderland
Air pollution
Carbon emissions
Tech & Innovation
Common Ground
Bringing people from all backgrounds together through gardening to improve the environment.
Sunderland
Biodiversity loss
Greater fairness
Health & wellbeing
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Biodiversity & Nature
Circular Economy
Sunderland Street Lighting
Increasing energy efficiency and reducing electricity consumption through LED street lighting.
Sunderland
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Tech & Innovation
Energy
Built Environment
Transport
Pallion HWRC
Facilitating better, more efficient opportunities to recycle.
Sunderland
Carbon emissions
Excessive consumption
Waste
Neuron E-Scooters
Increasing access to sustainable mobility in Sunderland.
Sunderland
Air pollution
Carbon emissions
Health & wellbeing
Electric RCV Trial
Testing a new low-emission RCV with a view to decarbonise the waste sector in the future.
Sunderland
Air pollution
Carbon emissions
Waste
Transport
Circular Economy
North East Community Forest
Planting trees and woodlands to enhance our tree stock and woodlands.
Sunderland
Biodiversity loss
Carbon emissions
Health & wellbeing
Biodiversity & Nature
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Wild Oysters
Restoring native oysters to UK waters.
Northumberland
Biodiversity & Nature
Land Use, Food & Agriculture
Core 364
Reducing carbon emissions through a pioneering climate change retrofit project in Sunderland.
Sunderland
Carbon emissions
Health & wellbeing
Tech & Innovation
Pollinator Parks
Rewilding business and retail parks throughout the North of England.
Sunderland
Biodiversity & Nature
Land Use, Food & Agriculture