Zero Carbon Britain online course

Being at home provides an opportunity to skill up for the climate challenge. Paul Allen invites you to join our first ever online Zero Carbon Britain course to learn how we can transform our communities and rise to the climate emergency. the Zero Carbon Britain...

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Long Lands Common community owned woodland!

We are so excited to announce that the first ever community owned woodlands project for Harrogate and Knaresborough is underway!As Nidd Gorge Community Action we have secured initial funding and received professional advice to establish a Community Benefit Society...

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State of the Sector Survey 2020 – Deadline Extended

The 2020 State of the Sector Survey is now live. Community Energy England and Community Energy Wales invite community organisations working on low carbon energy projects to respond to this survey so we can investigate the number, nature, and...

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Beeston Community Tree Planting Day

Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 11:30 AM – 1 PM. Event link HERE Help us plant over 4,400 trees and shrubs to support local wildlife and reduce the city’s carbon footprint. Planting trees is a great way to get active and do your bit for the planet. All you need to do is...

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Community Climate Action Networking Event – Chesterfield

Sat, 28 March 2020 at 12-4pm. Link to EVENTBRITE Back by popular demand! The Community Climate Action Network is organising this Networking Event for climate change-focused community groups based in Nottingham, Derby, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. This is a chance...

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Welcome our new board member

We are pleased to welcome Jon Hall onto the Zero Carbon Yorkshire board. Jon Hall has recently become a volunteer director of Zero Carbon Yorkshire. He currently works at Community Energy England, a not for profit promoting the growth of the community energy movement....

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33 ways for local councils to tackle climate change

With climate emergencies being declared across the county, Friends of the Earth's new report identifies 33 of the most effective things that local councils can do to tackle climate change. From setting ambitious targets for greenhouse gas emissions, developing robust...

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“The pace of global warming is accelerating and the scale of the impact is devastating. The time for action is limited – we are approaching a tipping point beyond which the opportunity to reverse the damage of CO2 emissions will disappear.”

– Eliot Spitzer