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== Campaigns ==


[http://www.campaigncc.org/ Campaign against Climate Change], UK-based pressure group that aims to raise public awareness of anthropogenic climate change through mobilizing mass demonstrations. {{W|Campaign against Climate Change}}
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[http://moveyourmoney.org.uk/campaigns/divest/ Divestment Campaign], Move Your Money
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[http://gofossilfree.org/uk/ Fossil Free UK]
{{Read more|UK Climate news}}


[http://peopleandplanet.org/fossil-free Fossil Free campaign], People and Planet
This page is the beginnings of a portal for UK community action in response to [[Climate emergency]]. The majority of our information about this is collated via our place pages...[[Community action for sustainability UK#Near you|Near you]]. See [[Climate action]] for a topic overview.


[http://risingtide.org.uk/ Rising Tide UK] is the United Kingdom part of the International Rising Tide Network, both of which were created in 2000 to carry out direct action against the root causes of climate change, and to work towards a fossil fuel free future. RTUK takes a no-compromise position and believes that only the complete dismantling of the fossil fuel industry and a shift to low consumption lifestyles will be sufficient to halt climate change. Rising Tide UK is formed of regional and local groups in the UK, and supports networks of similar groups around the country. Actions carried out by Rising Tide UK groups range from protests and street-theatre style events, to mass occupations of petrol stations, and blockades of key fossil fuel industrial sites. {{W|Rising Tide UK}}
== Events ==


[http://www.timetoact2015.org/ Time To Act]
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== Resources ==
== Community action projects ==
*[http://2050-calculator-tool.decc.gov.uk/pathways/1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111/primary_energy_chart 2050 Calculator], user-friendly model that lets you create your own UK emissions reduction pathway, and see the impact using real UK data
*A guidebook to low carbon neighbourhood planning, Author: Centre for Sustainable Energy [http://mycommunity.org.uk/resources/centre-for-sustainable-energy/ My Community]
*[https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/climate-change-adaptation Adapting to climate change], policy information from gov.uk
*Can you hear me? Citizens, Climate Change & Open Local Governmen, [http://www.involve.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Involve_Climate-Change-and-Open-Local-Government.pdf Involve], June 2014
*[http://climatejust.org.uk/ Climate Just], information tool designed to help with the delivery of equitable responses to climate change at the local level.
*[https://www.wearedonation.com/ Do Nation], pledge platform helping people take action on climate change
*[http://www.ukcarbonreporting.org/ UK Carbon Reporting Framework], acts as a matchmaker between carbon reduction projects, such as community owned renewable energy installations or the energy efficient refurbishment of social housing and organisations wishing to support such projects in the UK
*[http://ukclimateprojections.metoffice.gov.uk/ UK climate projections], information on how the UK’s climate is likely to change in the 21st century, as it responds to rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere


=== Maps ===
=== Climate emergency centres ===


[http://climatejust.org.uk/map Map], Climate Just
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[http://fortheloveof.org.uk/paris-cop-events-uk/ For the love of], Paris climate talks, what's happening in the UK
=== Climate assemblies ===


=== Personal options ===
{{Excerpt|List of climate assemblies}}


An unapologetically rough guide to your carbon footprint, [http://www.1010uk.org/articles/very-rough-guide-your-carbon-footprint 1010]
== Networks ==


=== Research ===
=== Climate justice ===


Milne, S., “Consuming Carbon: RESOLVE Scenarios to 2030 for UK Household Consumption”, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK, ISBN 978-1-84469-023-7, November 2011. [http://resolve.sustainablelifestyles.ac.uk/consumingcarbon Resolve]
* [https://cop26coalition.org/ Cop26 coalition], Climate Justice Movement at COP26, ''added 10:59, 7 October 2021 (UTC)''


[http://www.tyndall.ac.uk/ Tyndall Centre] for Climate Change Research is an organisation based in the United Kingdom that brings together scientists, economists, engineers and social scientists to 'research, assess and communicate from a distinct trans-disciplinary perspective, the options to mitigate, and the necessities to adapt to current climate change and continuing global Warming, and to integrate these into the global, UK and local contexts of sustainable development'. {{W|Tyndall Centre}}
=== Place-based Climate Action Network ===


[http://www.ukcip.org.uk/ UK Climate Impacts Programme], established in 1997 to help co-ordinate scientific research into the impacts of climate change, and to help organisations adapt to those unavoidable impacts
[https://pcancities.org.uk/ Place-based Climate Action Network] (PCAN), an ESRC-supported Network bringing together the research community and decision-makers in the public, private and third sectors.


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Find your place, [https://pcancities.org.uk/find-your-place pcancities.org.uk], opportunities for cities, LEPs, local authorities, country or regions. Opportunities to reduce energy use and carbon footprints while cutting energy bills, creating jobs and creating a wide range of other benefits.


[http://zerocarbonbritain.com/ Zero Carbon Britain]
=== UK Youth Climate Coalition ===


=== Video ===
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* [https://www.ukycc.com/ UK Youth Climate Coalition]


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=== Other networks ===


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* [https://www.mothers-can.org/ Mothers CAN], UK-based network of mothers set up at the beginning of 2020, bringing local groups of mothers together, facilitating discussion of the climate crisis, and supporting groups to identify where they can best direct their energy to cause positive change in their communities. ''added 18:49, 24 November 2021 (UTC)''
* [https://championsforearth.com/ Champions for Earth], [https://championsforearth.com/green-recovery-letter/ Green Recovery Letter], September 2020, open letter to the Prime Minister and UK Government, calling on them to prioritise the environment in their recovery from the COVID pandemic, supported by over 310 GB Olympians and Paralympians, including over 40 Olympic and Paralympic Champions ''added 14:19, 24 September 2020 (UTC)''
* UK Students Climate Network on [https://www.facebook.com/UKSCN/ facebook]


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== Visions ==


== News and comment ==
* Dreams of a Low Carbon Future, downloadable pdf's via [https://lowcarbon.leeds.ac.uk/dreams-of-a-low-carbon-future/ lowcarbon.leeds.ac.uk], ''added 16:09, 28 August 2020 (UTC)''


'''2018'''
== Community resources ==


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''see separate article:'' [[Climate emergency centres]]
Edinburgh University divests from all fossil fuels, Feb 6 <re>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/06/edinburgh-university-divests-from-all-fossil-fuels The Guardian]</ref><br clear=left>


Transport is UK's most polluting sector as greenhouse gas emissions fall, Feb 6 <ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/air-pollution-uk-transport-most-polluting-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-drop-carbon-dioxide-a8196866.html independent.co.uk]</ref>
== Organisations supporting community action ==


Theresa May, charging us for plastic won't make up for those awful Tory environmental policies you're keeping quiet about, Jan 11 <ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/theresa-may-plastic-pollution-environment-speech-tory-conservative-policy-michael-gove-a8153696.html independent.co.uk]</ref>
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'''2017'''
* [https://climatemajorityproject.com/ Climate Majority Project], "...provide funding and expertise to initiatives working to bring serious climate action into the mainstream. The Incubator gathers funding from visionary ‘investors’, to support entrepreneurs of citizen climate action with essential finance, strategic and practical input, and access to a network." ''added 10:20, 2 August 2023 (UTC)''
* [https://rightscommunityaction.co.uk/ Rights Community Action], "coalition of campaigners, lawyers, planners, facilitators, writers and scientists, united by a shared commitment to tackle the Climate Emergency – with people and for people, and the environment." ''added 16:47, 5 November 2021 (UTC)''


Boost for fossil fuel divestment as UK eases pension rules, Dec 18 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/18/boost-for-fossil-fuel-divestment-as-uk-eases-pension-rules The Guardian]</ref>
'''Arts, sport and culture'''


UK climate change masterplan – the grownups have finally won, Oct 12 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/12/uk-climate-change-masterplan-grownups-finally-won-clean-growth-strategy The Guardian]</ref>
* [https://www.lettersfromtheglobalsouth.org/ Letters from the Global South], "Educational workshops on climate change for community-led environmental action", "...committed to amplifying the voices of communities that are underrepresented in the environmental movement through the promotion of these environmental initiatives at the local and national level.", ''added 10:36, 2 August 2023 (UTC)''


In-depth: How the ‘Clean Growth Strategy’ hopes to deliver UK climate goals, Oct 12 <ref>[https://www.carbonbrief.org/in-depth-how-the-clean-growth-strategy-hopes-to-deliver-uk-climate-goals carbonbrief.org]</ref>
== Campaigns ==


Ministers who fail to cut greenhouse gas emissions should face legal action, says former chief government scientist, Sep 27 <ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/ministers-greenhouse-gas-emissions-fail-cut-environment-greg-clark-chief-scientist-david-king-a7969496.html independent.co.uk]</ref>
=== Insulate Britain ===


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* [https://www.insulatebritain.com/ Insulate Britain], campaign group that is calling on the UK government to put in place policy and funding for a national home insulation programme starting with all social housing.
[[Scotland]]: Scottish government bans fracking after public opposition, Oct 3 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/03/scottish-government-bans-fracking-scotland-paul-wheelhouse The Guardian]</ref><br clear=left>


University fossil fuel divestment total tips £80 billion globally, Aug 17 <ref>[https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/university-fossil-fuel-divestment-total-tips-ps80-billion-globally @timeshighered]</ref>
Insulate Britain Demands


Neoliberalism has conned us into fighting climate change as individuals, Martin Lukacs, Jul 17 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/true-north/2017/jul/17/neoliberalism-has-conned-us-into-fighting-climate-change-as-individuals The Guardian]</ref>
# That the UK government immediately promises to fully fund and take responsibility for the insulation of all social housing in Britain by 2025;
# That the UK government immediately promises to produce within four months a legally binding national plan to fully fund and take responsibility for the full low-energy and low-carbon whole-house retrofit, with no externalised costs, of all homes in Britain by 2030 as part of a just transition to full decarbonisation of all parts of society and the economy.<ref>Insulate Britain Press Release, 28 October 2021[https://www.insulatebritain.com/statement-from-insulate-britain insulatebritain.com]</ref>


UK climate change act threatened by “immensely scary” Brexit, says policy guru, Jun 1 <ref>[http://www.eceee.org/all-news/news/news-2017/climate-change-act-threatened-by-immensely-scary-brexit-says-policy-guru/ eceee.org]</ref>
=== Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill ===


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[[Bristol news]]: University of Bristol announces new fossil fuel divestment and carbon reduction plans, Mar 8 <ref>[http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2017/march/fossil-fuel-divestment.html bristol.ac.uk]</ref><br clear=left>


UK carbon emissions fell 6% in 2016 after record drop in coal use, Mar 6 <ref>[https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-cuts-carbon-record-coal-drop carbonbrief.org]</ref>
[https://www.ceebill.uk/ Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill], ''added 20:03, 17 August 2020 (UTC)''


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=== Extinction Rebellion ===
Divestival in Walthamstow, Feb 9 <ref>[https://greenwire.greenpeace.org/uk/en-gb/node/87152 greenwire.greenpeace.org]</ref><br clear=left>


UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions Continue Decline, Feb 8 <ref>[https://cleantechnica.com/2017/02/08/uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-continue-decline/ @CleanTechnica]</ref>
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'''2016'''
=== Other campaigns ===


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* [https://juststopoil.org/ Just Stop Oil], coalition of groups working together to demand that the government immediately halt all future licensing and consents for the exploration, development and production of fossil fuels in the UK. Coalition of groups demanding the no-brainer things be done immediately – actions that will reduce the demand for fossil fuel energy dramatically such as insulating our homes, rethinking how we travel, getting on with renewable energy and making sure no-one is left behind.<ref>[https://juststopoil.org/2022/02/14/breaking-just-stop-oil-youth-campaigners-deliver-ultimatum-to-boris-johnson/ juststopoil.org] press release, Feb 14, 2022</ref> ''added 15:03, 14 February 2022 (UTC)''
Fossil Free [[Southwark]]: Our Story, Dec 14 <ref>[http://gofossilfree.org/uk/fossil-free-southwark-our-story/ gofossilfree.org]</ref><br clear=left>
* [https://takeclimateaction.uk/ Take Climate Action], campaign from Friends of the Earth to encourage local councils to adopt a Climate Action Plan, ''added 20:57, 6 November 2021 (UTC)''


UK's carbon footprint rises 3%, Aug 2 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/02/uks-carbon-footprint-rises-3 The Guardian]</ref>
[https://www.householdsdeclare.org/ Households Declare!], from Architects Climate Action Network. Time for every UK household to declare a climate emergency! Sign the letter to Alok Sharma. Check out the resources section of their website. ''added 16:25, 16 August 2021 (UTC)''


Power to the people? Populism, polarisation and public engagement, Jul 28 <ref>[http://climateoutreach.org/power-to-the-people-populism-polarisation-and-public-engagement/ climateoutreach.org]</ref>
[https://www.badverts.org/ Badvertising], campaign to stop adverts fuelling the climate emergency, including ads for cars, airline flights and fossil fuels, ''added 16:42, 2 October 2020 (UTC)''


UK poorly prepared for climate change impacts, government advisers warn, Jul 12 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/12/uk-poorly-prepared-for-climate-change-impacts-government-advisers-warn The Guardian]</ref>
[https://www.parentsforfuture.org.uk/ Parents For Future UK]


UK sets ambitious new 2030s carbon target, Jun 30 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/30/uk-sets-ambitious-new-2030s-carbon-target The Guardian]</ref>
[https://www.campaigncc.org/ Campaign against Climate Change], UK-based pressure group that aims to raise public awareness of anthropogenic climate change through mobilizing mass demonstrations. {{W|Campaign against Climate Change}}


UK lacks policies to meet more than half its carbon emissions cuts – report, Jun 30 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/30/uk-lacks-policies-to-meet-more-than-half-its-carbon-emissions-cuts-report The Guardian]</ref>
[https://moveyourmoney.org.uk/campaigns/divest/ Divestment Campaign], Move Your Money


We must close the loopholes in Britain's carbon budget, Damien Morris, April 12 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/12/close-the-loopholes-in-britains-carbon-budget-emissions The Guardian]</ref>
[https://gofossilfree.org/uk/ Fossil Free UK], [https://gofossilfree.org/uk/pensions/ Fossil Free UK, Pension tool]


Analysis of official government energy use figures: The UK's emissions fell by 4.3% in 2015 after largest recorded annual drop in coal use, Feb 25 <ref>[http://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-emissions-fall-again-after-record-drop-in-coal-use-in-2015 carbonbrief.org]</ref>
[https://peopleandplanet.org/fossil-free Fossil Free campaign], People and Planet


Independent review of Local Enterprise Partnership climate change good practice published, January 18 <ref>[http://www.sustainabilitywestmidlands.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Fit-for-the-Future-Press-Release-Jan181.pdf sustainabilitywestmidlands.org.uk]</ref>
[https://risingtide.org.uk/ Rising Tide UK] is the United Kingdom part of the International Rising Tide Network, both of which were created in 2000 to carry out direct action against the root causes of climate change, and to work towards a fossil fuel free future. RTUK takes a no-compromise position and believes that only the complete dismantling of the fossil fuel industry and a shift to low consumption lifestyles will be sufficient to halt climate change. Rising Tide UK is formed of regional and local groups in the UK, and supports networks of similar groups around the country. Actions carried out by Rising Tide UK groups range from protests and street-theatre style events, to mass occupations of petrol stations, and blockades of key fossil fuel industrial sites. {{W|Rising Tide UK}}
:"It would help if LEPs as publically funded bodies would produce annual reviews or reports... These reports should include the progress the LEPs and partners are making on managing the business risks and opportunities of climate change."


Climate change action needs widespread democratic change, Andrea Westall, Strategy and Policy Consultant and Trustee of the Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development, January 8 <ref>[http://www.involve.org.uk/blog/2016/01/08/climate-change-action-needs-widespread-democratic-change/ involve.org.uk]</ref>
[https://www.timetoact2015.org/ Time To Act]


'''2015'''
== See also ==


This map shows how prepared for climate change 30 UK cities are, September 8 <ref>[http://www.citymetric.com//horizons/map-shows-how-prepared-climate-change-30-uk-cities-are-1379 CityMetric]</ref>
* Topic overview: * [[Climate action]]
* [[Climate action resources UK]]
* [[Climate change solutions UK]], [[Climate change solutions UK news|News]]
* [[Ethical consumerism UK]], [[Ethical consumerism UK news|News]]
* [[Education for sustainability UK]]
* [[Carbon emissions from UK schools]]
* [[Localism UK]]
* [[Sustainable transport UK]]
* [[Cycling activism UK]]
* [[Extinction Rebellion]]
* [[XR and future democracy]]


Large fall in UK emissions in 2014, official figures confirm, March 26 <ref>[http://www.carbonbrief.org/blog/2015/03/large-fall-in-uk-emissions-in-2014-official-figures-confirm/ Carbon Brief]</ref>
{{CASwiki UK menu}}


:UK carbon dioxide emissions fell by 9.7% in 2014 year-on-year, according to official figures from the Department for Energy and Climate Change.
'''External links'''


:The carbon dioxide reduction is the largest on record for a growing UK economy. The 9.7% carbon reduction leaves UK emissions 29% below 1990 levels, at 422 million tonnes. Estimated 2014 UK greenhouse gas emissions of 520.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent would be 36% below 1990 levels.
* Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:Category:Climate change in the United Kingdom|Climate change in the United Kingdom]] (category)
* [https://www.climateemergency.uk/ Declare a climate emergency], go zero carbon by 2030


:The UK is aiming to halve its emissions by 2025 and cut them by 80% by 2050, both against 1990 levels. Today's figures suggest the UK has met an interim target to cut emissions in 2020 by at least 34%, six years early. Transport emissions increased a small amount in 2014, with a 1% increase on 2013.
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:UK energy demand keeps falling, down 10% between 1990 and 2014. UK energy demand peaked in around 2005 and has been falling ever since. A similar picture is being repeated across the EU, where energy use has fallen back to 1990 levels despite a 6% increase in population and a 45% expansion of economic output. Official figures published last week suggest UK emissions have fallen since 1990 even if you include emissions embedded in imported goods.
* [https://www.wearepossible.org/ Possible]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20190111193736/https://carbonomissions.org.uk/ Carbon Omissions]
* [https://climateuk.net/ Climate UK]
* [https://www.theccc.org.uk/ Committee on Climate Change], independent, statutory body


'''2014'''
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UK greenhouse gas emissions fall by 2%, March 27 <ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/27/greenhouse-gas-emissions-fall-in-the-uk The Guardian]</ref>
* [https://www.hftf.org.uk/ Hope for the Future]


'''News sources, creative commons'''
'''References'''
 
[http://www.carbonbrief.org/ Carbon Brief]
 
== Events ==
 
'''2015'''
 
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November 29, 2015
People’s Climate March, London<br>
[http://fortheloveof.org.uk/paris-cop-events-uk/ For the love of]<br clear=left>
 
July 11
Fossil Fuel Divestment: Building the Movement, [[London]]<br>
[http://gofossilfree.org/uk/divestment-event-london/ Fossil Free] <br clear=left>
 
March 7 Time to Act on Climate Change march, [[London]]<br>
[http://www.campaigncc.org/TimetoAct campaigncc.org]
 
March 2 - 8 Climate Week<br>
[http://www.climateweek.com/ climateweek.com]
 
[[File:Fietspad naar campus Diepenbeek.JPG|120px|left]] 
February 9 - 15 Go Green Week<br>
National week of action on [[climate change]] in schools, colleges and universities.<br>
[http://peopleandplanet.org/gogreenweek People & Planet]
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== See also ==
*[[Climate action]]
*{{localtopicUK}}
*[[Localism UK]]
*[[Sustainable transport UK]]
 
== Interwiki links ==
Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Category:Climate change in the United Kingdom|Climate change in the United Kingdom]] (category)
 
== External links ==
 
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*[http://1010uk.org/ 10:10]
*[http://carbonomissions.org.uk/ Carbon Omissions]
*[http://climateuk.net/ Climate UK]
*[http://www.theccc.org.uk/ Committee on Climate Change], independent, statutory body
 
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*[http://www.hftf.org.uk/ Hope for the Future]
*[http://ukycc.org/ UK Youth Climate Coalition], non-profit youth organisation run entirely by unpaid Volunteers, who are all under the ages of 25. {{w|UK Youth Climate Coalition}}


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This page is the beginnings of a portal for UK community action in response to Climate emergency. The majority of our information about this is collated via our place pages...Near you. See Climate action for a topic overview.

Events[edit | edit source]

Community action projects[edit | edit source]

Climate emergency centres[edit | edit source]

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Climate emergency centres are about a coming together and building of relationships in a common space, sharing resources, skills and ideas to build community resilience and adaption to multiple social and environmental crises.

Climate assemblies[edit | edit source]

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street party on Southwark Bridge during the Thames Festival. Attribution: Garry Knight

This page may be redesigned as more of an introductory article on Climate assemblies. buergerrat-de provides a more comprehensive listing. Philralph (talk) 11:51, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

This article is an offshoot or our Citizens' assembly page. It is also related to our XR and future democracy article. There's also a separate article: List of UK climate assemblies.

The term climate assembly is used here to mean any citizens assembly considering, either exclusively or otherwise, a response to climate change or climate emergency.

The list could be expanded to include also peoples' assemblies, or other gatherings, for example of the kinds listed on the Future Democracy Hub happening in response to climate emergency.

Networks[edit | edit source]

Climate justice[edit | edit source]

  • Cop26 coalition, Climate Justice Movement at COP26, added 10:59, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Place-based Climate Action Network[edit | edit source]

Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN), an ESRC-supported Network bringing together the research community and decision-makers in the public, private and third sectors.

Find your place, pcancities.org.uk, opportunities for cities, LEPs, local authorities, country or regions. Opportunities to reduce energy use and carbon footprints while cutting energy bills, creating jobs and creating a wide range of other benefits.

UK Youth Climate Coalition[edit | edit source]

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From Wikipedia:UK Youth Climate Coalition

The UK Youth Climate Coalition (UKYCC) is a non-profit youth organisation in the United Kingdom. It is part of The Climate Coalition in the UK

Formed in 2008, the mission of the organisation is to mobilise and empower young people to take positive action for global climate justice. To achieve this, the UKYCC organises a series of projects, campaigns and events each year, including sending youth delegations to the United Nations Climate Negotiations.

The organisation is supported by a coalition of non-governmental organisations.

Other networks[edit | edit source]

  • Mothers CAN, UK-based network of mothers set up at the beginning of 2020, bringing local groups of mothers together, facilitating discussion of the climate crisis, and supporting groups to identify where they can best direct their energy to cause positive change in their communities. added 18:49, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Champions for Earth, Green Recovery Letter, September 2020, open letter to the Prime Minister and UK Government, calling on them to prioritise the environment in their recovery from the COVID pandemic, supported by over 310 GB Olympians and Paralympians, including over 40 Olympic and Paralympic Champions added 14:19, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
  • UK Students Climate Network on facebook

Visions[edit | edit source]

  • Dreams of a Low Carbon Future, downloadable pdf's via lowcarbon.leeds.ac.uk, added 16:09, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

Community resources[edit | edit source]

see separate article: Climate emergency centres

Organisations supporting community action[edit | edit source]

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  • Climate Majority Project, "...provide funding and expertise to initiatives working to bring serious climate action into the mainstream. The Incubator gathers funding from visionary ‘investors’, to support entrepreneurs of citizen climate action with essential finance, strategic and practical input, and access to a network." added 10:20, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
  • Rights Community Action, "coalition of campaigners, lawyers, planners, facilitators, writers and scientists, united by a shared commitment to tackle the Climate Emergency – with people and for people, and the environment." added 16:47, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

Arts, sport and culture

  • Letters from the Global South, "Educational workshops on climate change for community-led environmental action", "...committed to amplifying the voices of communities that are underrepresented in the environmental movement through the promotion of these environmental initiatives at the local and national level.", added 10:36, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

Campaigns[edit | edit source]

Insulate Britain[edit | edit source]

  • Insulate Britain, campaign group that is calling on the UK government to put in place policy and funding for a national home insulation programme starting with all social housing.

Insulate Britain Demands

  1. That the UK government immediately promises to fully fund and take responsibility for the insulation of all social housing in Britain by 2025;
  2. That the UK government immediately promises to produce within four months a legally binding national plan to fully fund and take responsibility for the full low-energy and low-carbon whole-house retrofit, with no externalised costs, of all homes in Britain by 2030 as part of a just transition to full decarbonisation of all parts of society and the economy.[1]

Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill[edit | edit source]

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Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill, added 20:03, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

Extinction Rebellion[edit | edit source]

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From Extinction Rebellion
Declaration of Rebellion at Parliament Square, London, on 31 October 2018. Attribution: Steve Eason
  • News Here Comes Everyone: XR's strategy for 2023-24 aims sees strengthening communities as the path to effective climate protest, The Daily Alternative (Jun 04, 2023)
  • News Extinction Rebellion: Climate activists stage Earth Day demonstration, BBC News (Apr 24, 2023)
  • News Extinction Rebellion announces move away from disruptive tactics, The Guardian (Jan 01, 2023)

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Extinction Rebellion (abbreviated as XR) is a socio-political movement with the stated aim of using civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance to protest against climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and the risk of social and ecological collapse.

Extinction Rebellion was established in the United Kingdom in May 2018 with about one hundred academics signing a call to action in support in October 2018, and launched at the end of October by Roger Hallam, Gail Bradbrook, Simon Bramwell, and other activists from the campaign group Rising Up!.

Citing inspiration from grassroots movements such as Occupy, Gandhi's Satyagraha, the suffragettes, Gene Sharp, Martin Luther King and others in the civil rights movement, Extinction Rebellion wants to rally support worldwide around a common sense of urgency to tackle climate breakdown.

The movement uses a circled hourglass, known as the Extinction Symbol, to serve as a warning that time is rapidly running out for many species. Special Note: This is an abbreviated version of the introductory text from Wikipedia's article. You are encouraged to read the full version. W See also next section.

Other campaigns[edit | edit source]

  • Just Stop Oil, coalition of groups working together to demand that the government immediately halt all future licensing and consents for the exploration, development and production of fossil fuels in the UK. Coalition of groups demanding the no-brainer things be done immediately – actions that will reduce the demand for fossil fuel energy dramatically such as insulating our homes, rethinking how we travel, getting on with renewable energy and making sure no-one is left behind.[2] added 15:03, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
  • Take Climate Action, campaign from Friends of the Earth to encourage local councils to adopt a Climate Action Plan, added 20:57, 6 November 2021 (UTC)

Households Declare!, from Architects Climate Action Network. Time for every UK household to declare a climate emergency! Sign the letter to Alok Sharma. Check out the resources section of their website. added 16:25, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Badvertising, campaign to stop adverts fuelling the climate emergency, including ads for cars, airline flights and fossil fuels, added 16:42, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

Parents For Future UK

Campaign against Climate Change, UK-based pressure group that aims to raise public awareness of anthropogenic climate change through mobilizing mass demonstrations. W

Divestment Campaign, Move Your Money

Fossil Free UK, Fossil Free UK, Pension tool

Fossil Free campaign, People and Planet

Rising Tide UK is the United Kingdom part of the International Rising Tide Network, both of which were created in 2000 to carry out direct action against the root causes of climate change, and to work towards a fossil fuel free future. RTUK takes a no-compromise position and believes that only the complete dismantling of the fossil fuel industry and a shift to low consumption lifestyles will be sufficient to halt climate change. Rising Tide UK is formed of regional and local groups in the UK, and supports networks of similar groups around the country. Actions carried out by Rising Tide UK groups range from protests and street-theatre style events, to mass occupations of petrol stations, and blockades of key fossil fuel industrial sites. W

Time To Act

See also[edit | edit source]

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External links

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References

  1. ↑ Insulate Britain Press Release, 28 October 2021insulatebritain.com
  2. ↑ juststopoil.org press release, Feb 14, 2022
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