Keep updated with, and share the latest news from, about and of interest to community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism for climate, environment and many other sustainability topics across Cumbria.
How restoring rivers' natural curves can prevent flooding, BBC Future (Sep 19, 2024) - Whitehaven coal mine plan quashed by High Court, BBC News (Sep 13, 2024)
- Cumbria coalmine was unlawfully approved, government says, theguardian.com (Jul 11, 2024)
- E-bikes are freewheeling through rain and over hills, with huge promise for sustainable transport in rural tourist areas, theconversation.com (Feb 06, 2024)
2023[edit | edit source]
- ‘Real’ public engagement must be prioritised for path to net zero to succeed, climateoutreach.org (Sep 05, 2023) — the UPPER Coalition Reports include examples of successful co-designing and collaboration with local citizens, including Camden Think & Do’s programme, Kendal’s Climate Jury, and initiatives in Hull and Hackney
- Locals in this British seaside town could revolutionise green energy – if the government lets them, Rebecca Willis, professor of energy and climate governance at Lancaster University, theguardian.com (Jul 18, 2023)
- Endangered marsh fritillary butterfly makes a comeback in Lake District, The Guardian (Jun 26, 2023)
- The shop where the currency is kindness, positive.news (May 16, 2023)
2014-2021[edit | edit source]
Kendal underlines the importance of community-led climate action, Jun 25, 2021[1]
- New £75,000 community energy fund up for grabs in Cumbria, Sep 23, 2020...[2]
- Community fight against coal in Cumbria, Sep 23, 2020...[3]
- Cumbria's first wholly community-owned hydro-electric power plant was officially opened yesterday, Jan 5, 2017...[4]
- One million cubic metres of waste near Sellafield housed at a site that was a mistake, admits Environment Agency, April 20, 2014...[5]
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