News Aggregator/Climate action UK

Stay updated with the latest UK news on a wide range of topics connected with Community climate action.

UK Climate

• Thom Yorke, Romy and Brian Eno among 200 musicians urging PM to reject new North Sea drilling, theguardian.com (Aug 17, 2026)
• Extreme heat more dangerous for people 60 and over than previously thought, theguardian.com (Aug 17, 2026)
• From grey water to cool spaces: 10 climate crisis policies Britain needs right now, theguardian.com (Aug 12, 2026) — Rejecting North Sea drilling licences and protecting nature are just some measures Andy Burnham must implement to ready country

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Ethical consumerism UK

• Sardines are having a moment but could this humble fish turn the tide for the UK’s local fisheries?, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Sep 03, 2026) — Can the UK learn from Iberian traditions and turn its booming love for tinned sardines into a lasting win for coastal communities?
• ‘It’s been a revelation’: how heat pumps can cool your home as temperatures soar, theguardian.com (Aug 12, 2026) — It might seem an unlikely way to stop overheating, but many owners have found the tech a lifeline in hot weather
• Homes need more renewable energy tech – here’s how to make sure retrofits avoid creating e‑waste, theconversation.com (Jul 08, 2026)

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Sustainable transport UK

• How London’s low emissions zone is helping children breathe easier, positive.news (Sep 01, 2026)
• Sail-power offers passengers new crossing between England and France, reuters.com (Apr 28, 2026)
• Heritage railway launches hydrogen-powered train, BBC News (Feb 27, 2026)

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Cycling UK

• 'England's first cycle street' opens to the public, BBC News (May 29, 2026)
• Why do people support or oppose bike lanes? Our research sheds light on public opinion, theconversation.com (Jan 19, 2026)
• Local authorities across the South East have been given more than £133m to deliver cycling, wheeling and walking schemes, BBC News (Dec 10, 2025) — £25,924,411 allocated over a four-year period to Kent County Council

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Urban sustainability UK

• The Space Time Continuum, Alternative Editorial (Sep 27, 2026) — Empty spaces will be put back into use, Andy Burnham said, turning them into "community hubs, health centres, shared workspaces, cafés and the local services that people actually want to see.”
• Share offer for UK’s biggest community development passes first target, thenews.coop (Aug 20, 2026)
• London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’, theguardian.com (Jul 07, 2025) — “LTNs have led to considerable reductions in road traffic injuries inside their boundaries for all road users – from pedestrians and cyclists to drivers. At the same time, concerns about nearby main roads becoming more dangerous aren’t supported by the evidence.” Dr Jamie Furlong

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Education UK

• Firefighting aircraft aren’t enough – Britain needs to build a wildfire‑resilient society that involves everyone, Komal Raj Aryal, Lecturer in Crisis and Disaster Management, Aston University, theconversation.com (Aug 06, 2026)
• The schools giving children a say in how they are run, positive.new (Jun 03, 2026) — As trust in democracy declines, a project putting pupils’ voices at the heart of school life is proving its worth
• Climate education proposals will prepare young people in England for changing careers and society, theconversation.com (Jan 06, 2026)

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Climate change solutions UK

• ‘It’s really taking off’: hedge revival as farmers rediscover ancient tools, theguardian.com (Sep 15, 2026) — Grant applications in England surge as interest grows in habitat that captures carbon and helps reduce flood risk
• Scientist dubbed The Bogfather is restoring peatland to fight climate change, BBC News (Jul 03, 2026)
• ‘A share in the delight’: the people investing in the UK’s first community-owned solar battery, theguardian.com (May 08, 2026) — Oxfordshire’s Ray Valley Solar already generates clean energy for 7,000 homes, and is now crowdfunding storage to marry daylight with evening demand

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Climate justice UK

• World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam, theguardian.com (Jan 10, 2026)
• ‘It’s a road to destruction’: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals, says UN expert, theguardian.com (Oct 13, 2025) — Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders, accuses US, UK and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activists
• Dramatic fall in London’s levels of deadly pollutants after Ulez expansion, theguardian.com (Mar 07, 2025) — People in capital breathing much cleaner air, with significant improvements in capital’s most deprived areas