Sheffield Climate Alliance welcomes ‘milestone’ in city’s zero carbon journey
Sheffield Climate Alliance welcomed Sheffield Council’s first climate summit, saying the level of interest in the event showed a hunger for progress. Council leaders, experts and members of the public joined together for the fully booked event was the first in a...
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List of Councils who have declared a Climate Emergency
Full list of 282 1st & 2nd Tier Councils.
SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE declare an ecological emergency
An Ecological Emergency has been declared by South Oxfordshire District Council. The declaration reflects the council’s commitment to protect and restore the natural world – a key priority set out in the South Oxfordshire Corporate Plan. The council agreed to declare...
Maldon
Maldon district councillors have agreed to adopt a Climate Emergency Statement. At a meeting of the full council tonight (Thursday, 4 February) the “statement of intent” was agreed by assent (by all councillors). The move is not unusual – many other local authorities...
Climate Change Policy Intern
Summary With the intensifying climate crisis and lacklustre international agreements and national government responses, Local Authorities are ideally placed to be leaders in responding to the climate emergency. Climate Emergency UK exists to support local...
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The Greening Campaign
The Greening Campaign believes that local Councils such as Town and Parish/Wards and Associations, are the most important link to tackling Climate Change! You know your communities and you are in a legitimate position to be able to guide change. You are also...
New Tools to Develop Action Plans
The launch two new tools to help local authorities develop the best possible Climate Emergency Action Plans. Susanna Dart and Kevin Frea from Climate Emergency UK have been working with Friends of the Earth, the Centre for Alternative Technology and Ashden on a...
The Transformative potential of urban greening and food growing
Speakers: Dr Lingxuan Liu, Lancaster University. Facilitators:Dr Bethan Mead, Liverpool UniversityDr Sofia Kourmpetli, Cranfield UniversityDr Natalia Falagán, Cranfield University Session agenda 11:45-11:55: Short presentation by Dr Lingxuan Liu 11:55-12:15: The...
Carbon Literacy Training
Phil Brennan from APSE and Rachel Coxcoon from the Centre for Sustainable Energy look at the value and practicalities of delivering Carbon Literacy Training for Councillors, staff and residents. The Carbon Literacy Project offers everyone a day’s worth of Carbon...
Retrofit & Green Homes Grant
The speakers include Jonathan Aitkinson from the Carbon Coop and James Sommerville from Agility Eco (based in Morecambe) Carbon Co-op is an energy services and advocacy co-operative that helps people and communities to make the radical reductions in home carbon...
Community Led Housing
Community led housing is a growing movement of ordinary people taking action and managing housing projects that build the decent and affordable homes that the country so desperately needs. Anyone can start, volunteer and deliver a community led housing project. You...
The Role of Planning
Diane Neville, Senior Planning Policy Officer from Lancaster City Council talked about their current Local Plan Review to address the climate emergency. Diane works as a Principal Planning Policy Officer at Lancaster City Council within the Planning Policy and Housing...
Travel & Emissions
Elliott Grimshaw & Robert Boschi from Lancaster City Council talked about purchasing electric vehicles to decarbonise staff travel and making them available to residents via Co-wheels car club out of hours. Andrew Simms from Rapid Transition Alliance talked about Low...
Tackling global food issues through local action: 12th November 10.30-12 noon.
Register for free here. Join N8 AgriFood Knowledge Exchange Fellow Dr Rachel Marshall from Lancaster University to explore the health, environmental, social and economic impacts of local food systems. As part of the launch of N8 AgriFood's Food Systems Policy Hub,...
Making the most of the green recovery: 14 November
Where are we on building a sustainable, resilient and healthy post COVID-19 world for people and nature? About this Event With calls for ‘Build Back Better’ and the release of the World Wildlife Fund’s latest ‘Living Planet’ report in September, highlighting the...
Taking Action Together: Conference 13th November
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Scottish Borders
The Council have delared a Climate Emergency. This Report from the Chief Executive was adpoted. The following was agreed: It is recommended that Council:(a) Recognises and declares a Climate Emergency; and(b) Agrees:i. as soon as possible, to set a target for...
Blaenau Gwent
Extract from Council Minutes: "DECARBONISATION PLAN 2020-2030Members considered the report of the Managing Director.The Executive Member – Regeneration & Economic Developmentproposed that Option 1 be endorsed with addendum that theCouncil declare a climate...
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Anglesey
Motion unanimously passed at Council Meeting: "In April, 2019, the Welsh Government Minister for the Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, AM, declared a climate emergency in Wales.Gwynedd County Council have already followed WAG and declared along...
Council’s Response to the Climate Emergency – a community perspective
What are community responses to Climate Emergency declarations?
1pm 13th July 2020
This fourth session will include contributions from::
Rowan McLaughlin, XR
Shana Tufail, SDGs for Camden
Geoff Barnard, South East Climate Alliance
Youth representatives & others tbc.
Followed by a discussion.
Citizen’s Assemblies/Jurys
https://www.facebook.com/climateemergency/videos/629893401068204/ There’s now a fair bit of experience with citizens assemblies or juries, in a range of formats, nationally and more locally based. What have we learned? Here’s one recent summary of how to do it from...
Climate Emergency – online Community Engagement
1pm July 6th 2020. What tools and strategies are the most effective in engaging with citizens on issues especially relating to climate change?
The Covid-19 crisis has moved meetings and conversations online. The future is likely to include a mix of in person and online communication. What tools and strategies are the most effective in engaging with citizens?
Speakers: Lora Botev, CitizenLab A citizen engagement platform for local governments.
Louise Crow, My Society Digital Tools for democratic participation
Other speakers tbc
Climate Change Citizen Assemblies & Juries
1pm 29th June
A number of Councils, and the UK Parliament, have held Citizen Assemblies or Juries to address the Climate Emergency.
Speakers: Peter Bryant, Director Shared Future Citizen Juries & Climate Change Peter has led Citizen Juries at Leeds and Lancaster.
Professor Rebecca Willis, Expert Lead Climate Assembly UK The Democratic Challenge of Climate Change
Louise Crow, My Society ‘Our experience supporting the recent UK Climate Assembly for Parliament, and wider research into the use of digital tools for supporting citizen assemblies.’
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Councils & Communities: Creating Partnerships for Climate Action
https://www.facebook.com/climateemergency/videos/2693174384339969 As Councils are directly responsible for a tiny fraction of carbon emissions, it's vital for the success of getting to zero carbon that they work together with their local communities. This was the...
Re-allocating Road Space for Cycling and Walking
https://www.facebook.com/climateemergency/videos/259061768519374
Action Plan ideas
The government must support a resilient recovery and a just transition to Net Zero emissions as the UK emerges from Covid19. Chris Stark CEO of the government Committee for Climate Change in an online event organised by the Green Alliance said that lower fossil fuel...
Climate Emergency Action Plans for Unitary and Metropolitan Local Authorities
https://www.facebook.com/climateemergency/videos/532244067443942
Climate Emergency Action Plans for 2 -Tier Local Authorities
https://www.facebook.com/kevin.frea/videos/10156956306777175 Notes from this meeting Local government structures in the UK can cut across the many domains where climate action is needed. This web meetings, discussed how to co-ordinate action in 2-tier local...
Thriving Cities Initiative
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VfEmILp4Wo The Amsterdam City Doughnut - A Tool for Transformative Action Thriving Cities Our zoom meet-up back on May 11 heard from Julia Lipton of C40 Cities, all the way from lockdown in Australia, on how doughnut economics relates...
Climate Change Communications in time of Crisis
https://www.facebook.com/climateemergency/videos/532263860723371/
IT’S TIME TO BUILD – Andreessen Horowitz
https://a16z.com/2020/04/18/its-time-to-build/
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Ceredigion
Ceredigion County Council has declared a global climate emergency in a Council meeting on 05 March 2020. The Council has already committed to making Ceredigion a net zero carbon local authority by 2030, and to develop a clear plan for a pathway that will lead to a net...
How to declare Climate Emergency: New webinar series offers practical support for Parish Clerks
Town and parish councils have a vital role to play in addressing the climate emergency. Operating at the closest level to communities, they are uniquely placed to inspire grassroots action, set a leadership example and provide a focal point for practical, local action...
Warwick District Council gives green light for ‘Climate Emergency’ Referendum
At Warwick District Council’s Full Council meeting held on Wednesday 26 February, Councillors unanimously voted to reset the district’s Council Tax contribution in order to fund a Climate Emergency Action Programme, therefore requiring a referendum to be held. At the...
Tameside
TAMESIDE COUNCIL agrees to, Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’ that requires urgent action. To continue to build on the work of the Tameside 2018 Green Summit. Make the Council’s operations net-zero carbon in line with the GM commitment to do so by 2038.— Tameside...