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Green spaces are greatly beneficial to our wellbeing, and as suggested by
@DrAmirKhanGP
even 30 minutes in green spaces can have a huge impact on your mental wellbeing. How do you feel in green spaces? Have you noticed a difference in your mental health?
#WorldMentalHealthDay
We're excited to announce that
@lucysiegle
will be joining our
#CircularEconomy
roundtable on Wednesday.
A respected journalist, author and broadcaster, Lucy was recently appointed chair of
@RealCircularity
.
We're delighted to announce
@DrAmirKhanGP
as one the panelists for our
#Greening
event.
Amir is a GP, medical expert and nature ambassador for the Wildlife Trusts. He believes that nature is essential to good personal health 🌿
Sign up here:
Richmond Council has declared a climate emergency and the goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030. The council "rejects the idea that this declaration is a symbolic gesture" and has resolved to become recognised as the greenest London borough.
@LBRUT
#Accelerate408
🔥 🌎 Are you concerned about the impacts of climate change where you live? 🌎 🔥
Climate Scientist
@ed_hawkins
from the
@UniofReading
has now created 'Warming Stripes' for every county in the UK. Download your local area stripes on our website!
👉
It's the very last push for the
@Walk2Cop26
team! The team are setting off from Rutherglen to Glasgow, equating to 510miles of walking in total! 👏 👏 👏 👏
Check out the very last
@SlowWaysUK
route, thank you for putting together all the scenic routes:
Read our latest blog, 'Walk2COP26 London To Glasgow'
👣How did we come up with a new, 500-mile walking route across the UK?
This is where
@SlowWaysUK
and Guerrilla Geographer &
@NatGeo
Explorer
@DanRavenEllison
came in.
Read on:👉
#Walk2COP26
🌎Check out our new 23 Community Actions Guide!🐝
This week we're sharing local initiatives focusing on energy efficiency and saving on energy costs. 💰
💫Get inspired and make a difference in your local community: 👉
#23CommunityActions
⚡️We've seen how successful community-owned renewable energy projects can be in reducing emissions and energy costs.
Thinking of joining a renewable energy project in your local area? Then take a read:
Islington’s first
@libraryofthings
launched in Finsbury Park on Seven Sisters Road
@IslingtonBC
.
LOT's helps local people save money and reduce waste by affordably renting household items, has opened.
#circulareconomy
Our third
#RunningOutofTime
special episode comes from Edinburgh.
We speak with Cllr Scott Arthur of the city council, relay crew members Harry Hughes and Roisin McDonough and
@TheGreenRunnerz
members Kenny Alexander and
@JasminKParis
(who also happens to be one of the UK's
👣 Check out
@Walk2Cop26
’s journey so far; they're now halfway to
@COP26
! 250miles walked from London to Bradford. Thank you to
@SlowWaysUK
for the wonderful scenic routes along the way:
#walk2cop26
☀️ The sun's shining and It's day 3 for the
@walk2cop26
team who are currently walking from Dunstable to Milton Keynes! Follow a snippet of the route created by
@SlowWaysUK
here:
#walk2cop26
Have you listened to the latest episode of 'Rethink Climate' on
@BBCSounds
discussing what's stopping us from taking action on the
#climatecrisis
?
🎙️An essential listen to understand how we can change our mindset:
Today the
@Climate_Relay
passes through Liverpool!
We spoke to 16-year-old Khan, the founder of Liverpool-based community action group
@MSAGL8
, to learn more about setting up a derelict fly-tipping hot spot turned green space.
Urban Scape is a place for local residents to enjoy
📣 Our co-founder
@RicRewrites
is joining five others to walk 500 miles from London to Glasgow. 6 walkers. 26 days on the road this October, arriving in time for the start of the global climate summit. Read on: .
@Walk2Cop26
#COP26Glasgow
It's a long scenic walk from Lazonby to Carlisle today! The
@Walk2Cop26
team will be walking 20 miles to the next point! Check out the route put together by
@SlowWaysUK
here:
#walk2cop26
We've arrived in Scotland! 🙌 We wanted to say how much the
@Walk2COP26
team appreciates all the kind messages of support we've received along the route, like this one, from legendary Scottish band
@The_Proclaimers
! Thanks for your support guys! We WILL walk 500 miles!
🌞Good News Story🌞
🌳It's amazing to see local communities come together to protect nature. Brockley & Lewisham residents raised £100,000 to save a patch of ancient London woodland
@FourthReserve
.
🎉📰Read our latest newsletter for a snapshot of the
#UK27
handovers and participants' reactions during the nine days the
@Climate_Relay
travelled through Scotland, England and Wales.
Read more▶️:
#RunningOutofTime
Did you know there are around 300 community energy organisations across England?
@RdgHydro
is a great example of a community hydropower plant, generating income and funding new community projects with surplus funds.
Take a read
#23CommunityActions
On International Women's Day, we wanted to celebrate the inspiring female voices who have contributed blogs to Carbon Copy and have helped inspire local action in their communities.
#IWD2021
Brilliant incentive to help encourage the local community to reduce waste!
'We bought a 1970s milk float on eBay for £2,000 and turned it into a mobile zero-waste shop that travels around London'
#LocalAction
👣It's day 8 for the
@walk2cop26
team. With over 160 miles under their belt, they're now heading to Derby!
🗾Check out the
@SlowWaysUK
route to see if they'll be walking through your town or village.
#walk2cop26
#COP26
Congrats to
@Didara
for making it onto the
@Forbes
100 leading environmentalists list, we love the work you’re doing locally and especially love the community garden! Well done!
Hamiltonhill
@ClaypitsLnr
: From industrial past to breathtaking green space! 🌱Once a clay source for the Forth & Clyde Canal, now a thriving local nature reserve!
Explore:
🌼 Rich biodiversity
🌿 Stunning landscapes
🦋 A piece of Glasgow’s history
📣 It's finally arrived!!!
Carbon Copy's Co-founder Ric Casale will be setting off from Camden this morning along with six 6 other walkers on a 500-mile route to
@COP26
planned with help from
@SlowWaysUK
. Check out the route:
#walk2cop26
We need more retailers to follow in the footsteps of
@coopuk
Group who are launching £3m carbon innovation fund with Co-op Foundation.
The retailer is also channelling money through its Local Community Fund to help organisations tackle
#climatechange
.
👏 Congratulations to Ric and the
@Walk2Cop26
team, who have walked a whopping 250 miles so far!
Walking from London along the
@SlowWaysUK
route to their half halfway point to
@COP26
, Bradford! 👏
Only another 250miles to go....👣
#walk2cop26
#cop26
🚗This is incredible! Nearly 1000 people go car-free in July!🚗
The new annual challenge from climate charity
@_wearepossible
had close to 1000 people give up their car either for key journeys or completely for the entirety of July.
1/5 🎉We've reached 1000 climate action stories. 🎉
Here's an example of some of the local climate action stories we now have published across Carbon Copy!
🎉And that's a wrap for this year's
#RunningOutofTime
climate relay!
#CarbonCopyPod
has been on the road for the last four weeks following Britain’s biggest climate relay through Scotland, England, and Wales. We've had incredible conversations about
#climateaction
with many
This is a brilliant article by
@Bankfieldbecky
Community ownership is key. Locals in British seaside towns could revolutionise green energy – if the government lets them.
Take a read;
Bromley charity hopes to launch a first-of-a-kind Community Green Hub -
@libraryofthings
at The Glades Shopping Centre.
Enabling Bromley residents to borrow useful things for their homes at affordable prices, promoting a sustainable economy:
#wastefree
Joining
@Walk2Cop26
today, we have Kate Wallace Lockhart from
@SSE
, who gave a fantastic talk last night about Clyde Wind Farm. One of Europe’s biggest operational Wind farms, which the team will be visiting later this afternoon!
#walk2cop26
On the 28th we’ll be going live with Fiona Bell from
@CropDropBanes
where she’ll share her experience on building partnerships to benefit local communities, in our new ‘How to…’ series
Reply to this tweet with your questions, or email us hello
@carboncopy
.eco
#ThinkBigLocal
The
@Walk2Cop26
team are off!!! A fantastic send-off thanks to all of those who came along! And a big thanks to
@ThinkDoCamden
for the lovely surplus food breakfast using
@ktvegbox
, highlighting what can be achieved with food waste!
#walk2cop26
Meet Taz, the founder of
@LondonsCKitchen
, a charity that runs a number of projects helping to reduce hunger and food waste in
@harrow_council
.
Their main project includes disrupting 2 tonnes of surplus food daily, which gets sorted and sent to organisations and individuals
Transition Town Bridport (now Sustainable Bridport) negotiated bulk buying discounts with local PV panel installers, resulting in 60 households requesting a quote for a solar panel installation.
Find out how they did it:
🗣️🌎🌿Read our latest guest blog, 'Lessons Learnt From Liverpool’s Green Regeneration ' by Dr Juliet Staples, Senior Project Manager for
@urbangreenUP
in Liverpool.
👇
Join the FINALE of the
@Climate_Relay
tomorrow at 20:10!
We're gathering at Parliament Square to celebrate the finale of the relay and cheer in the runners, walkers and wheelers.
Sign up here to get involved:
#RunningOutofTime
We're excited to showcase such a great range of
#lowcarbon
initiatives. Are you working on something you'd like to share? Sign-up and post your initiative here:
📣
#CopyThisPod
Episode 1 is out NOW! 📣
🗣️Listen to hear how the small community of Langholm in southern Scotland fundraised millions to buy 5,000 acres of local land to create
@TarrasValleyNR
.
Subscribe and listen here: 👉
#Podcast
🏡We need more homes built to a more
#energyefficient
standard like
@PassivhausTrust
The study of the 14 homes built in 2011 by Hastoe Housing Association in Wimbish, Essex, revealed that some residents still only pay £30 per quarter for their heating
Net-zero carbon is an equilibrium between the amount of CO2 produced and the amount of CO2 absorbed. We can't leave out big emitters such as waste incinerators from our measurements.
We need a
#circulareconomy
that designs out
#waste
.
@UKWIN_Network
Listen to our latest
@Climate_Relay
#CarbonCopyPod
episode with Laura Briggs from
@VeganRunnersUK
, who talks about Running On Plants, alongside guests Climate Friendly BoA from member Rowena Quantrill.
🎉New Climate Action Story!🎉
@CynonOrganic
adventures is a social enterprise community garden in
#Abercynon
that welcomes the local community, including doctors referrals to learn about food growing, nature and wellbeing.
➡️
#OrganicSeptember
Ric and the
@walk2cop26
team are on route to Chesterfield, having walked over 190 miles so far! Give them a shout out if they're passing through your local area.
Check out the
@SlowWaysUK
route here ➡️
#walk2cop26
Shrewsbury Food Hub has grown exponentially. As of January 2021, over 100 volunteers collect ambient food from 20 supermarkets 7 days a week and share with groups inc. schools, local homelessness charity, women's refuge.
@ShrewsFoodHub
Don't forget we're going live tomorrow with Fiona Bell from
@CropDropBanes
! Where she’ll share her experience on building partnerships to benefit local communities, in our new ‘How to…’ series
Feel free to reply with any questions you have and Fiona will answer them live!
‘The response blew us away’: mass relay takes the baton from Glasgow to Cop27
Great coverage of
#RunningOutofTime
@Climate_Relay
from
@guardiannews
! the baton has finally arrived at
#COP27
over the weekend after running through 18 countries!!
Read on:
If you're looking to start or join a community energy project but don't know where to start, take a look at
@Comm1nrg
's national map of project locations that include low-carbon heating schemes.
#23CommunityActionas
Carbon Copy and
@Walk2Cop26
are passing so many inspiring local initiatives this afternoon on their way through Leicester!
It's brilliant seeing zero waste shops around the city like
@zerowasteleics
.
Coming to Carbon Copy soon!
#walk2cop26
The UK Carbon Zero Explorer lets you explore different local areas across the UK and discover more about plans to tackle the climate crisis locally.
Take look through your area and let us know what you think!
#ThinkBigLocal
#UKCarbonZeroExplorer
The UK Carbon Zero Explorer is an interactive map that lets you explore different local areas across the UK and discover more about the Climate Action Plans that are in place as well as the current level and source of carbon emissions.
Check it out here:
Is your local community looking to start a
@libraryofthings
?
Take a read and learn about the steps to setting up a community-led library of things, to help reduce clutter in your home!
Initiative Spotlight 🔦Tackling the rise of "anti-homeless benches"
@NewyddHousing
and
@YepsRCT
created the Digital Bench as a safe space providing shelter, accurate local information & provide free
#solarpowered
mobile charging facilities.
We’re super excited to be hosting our event in ☀️sunny Edinburgh today alongside
@ScotCCAN
and guest speaker
@ConvenerHeather
.
Even more exciting the
@Climate_Relay
baton will be passing by the Life Church Hall at 5 pm, come on down and learn about the
#RunningOutofTime
climate
📍🏴 This is where it's getting started!
On September 30
#RunningOutOfTime
non-stop relay will start off in Glasgow!
🗣️If your local initiative working to tackle the climate crisis come down and cheer the relay runners at the first stage!
#ThinkBigLocal
Joined by Silvio Dulinsky
@wef
on a wet walking day to Moffat. We’re looking forward to a warm reception at tonight’s event!
#walk2cop26
#thinkbiglocal
Our friends at
@Ashden_org
report a shortage of 200,000 skilled workers to ensure all UK households meet an acceptable energy efficiency standard by 2035. Courses like this one at Moulton College, are vital to filling the green jobs skills gap:
@BrianMcHugh2011
Have you downloaded North Yorkshire's warming stripes yet, Brian?
Ed Hawkins 'Warming Stripes' graphics are now available for every county in the UK. Available to download on our website. We hope you find this tool useful!