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
Britain’s green transition should belong to everyone. Why is Labour so intent on stopping us having our say? George Monbiot, theguardian.com (May 27, 2026) - UK’s first community-owned battery site launches share offer, thenews.coop (Apr 13, 2026)
- Salt Cross: Carbon neutral village plans approved by government, BBC News (Feb 04, 2026)
Ethical consumerism UK
- WL Meets: Zoe Gilbertson who is refashioning textiles from the ground up, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (May 13, 2026) — Nick Easen meets designer Zoe Gilbertson who wants to revive the UK textile sector, with sustainability woven in from the start
- Sail-power offers passengers new crossing between England and France, reuters.com (Apr 28, 2026)
- Can wild swimming unite communities against single-use plastics?, positive.news (Feb 14, 2026)
Sustainable transport UK
- 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)
- How communities are stepping up to revive our tired towns and cities, positive.news (Feb 05, 2026)
Cycling UK
- 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
- Londoners are swapping cars for bicycles at a rapid pace, data shows, theprogressplaybook.com (Apr 29, 2025) — If recent trends persist, the city says cycling will overtake motor vehicles as the main mode of transport within the next two years
Urban sustainability UK
- 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
- How to protect your favourite urban trees from increasing danger, theconversation.com (Jun 23, 2025)
- Coin Street: How co-op ownership can keep the bulldozer at bay, thenews.coop (Apr 07, 2025)
Education UK
- Climate education proposals will prepare young people in England for changing careers and society, theconversation.com (Jan 06, 2026)
- UCL President: Universities must show they bring benefits to everyone, locally and nationally, theconversation.com (Dec 17, 2025)
- Eight more UK universities cut recruitment ties with fossil fuel industry, theguardian.com (Dec 11, 2025)
Climate change solutions UK
- ‘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
- How a London energy co-op is trying to bring power to the people, thenews.coop (Feb 06, 2026) — We speak to Giovanna Speciale, CEO of South East London Community Energy, about its work towards an inclusive transition
- How soil could help us reach climate targets, theconversation.com (Nov 13, 2025)
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
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