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== Zero Carbon Britain ==
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Zero Carbon Britain, [https://www.cat.org.uk/info-resources/zero-carbon-britain/ Centre for Alternative Technology]
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== Solutions for cities ==
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== Events ==


Climate Action Co-Benefits Toolkit, Cutting carbon and improving people’s lives, [https://www.ashden.org/programmes/co-benefits?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkIzRo-Ct5QIVkETTCh3KgAG_EAAYASAAEgL_u_D_BwE ashden.org]
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== Solutions by topic ==


=== Food ===
== Networks ==


'''''see''''' [[A People’s Food Policy, Environment]], Policy proposals 6.4 & 6.5
* [https://www.rapidtransition.org/ Rapid Transition Alliance], Rapid economic transition, including widespread behaviour change to sustainable lifestyles, is necessary to live within planetary ecological boundaries and to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees. Rapid transition shows examples of evidence-based hope for change whose speed and potential scale will steer us towards staying within those boundaries and which advance social justice. Content published under a Creative Commons license. ''added 14:51, 22 January 2020 (UTC)''


=== Land use ===
== Zero Carbon Britain ==


Making Sense of Land Use, Sep 3, 2019 [http://www.sharedassets.org.uk/policy/making-sense-of-land-use/ sharedassets.org.uk]
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* Zero Carbon Britain, [https://www.cat.org.uk/info-resources/zero-carbon-britain/ Centre for Alternative Technology]
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== News and comment ==
== Solutions for cities ==


'''2020'''
* Climate Action Co-Benefits Toolkit, Cutting carbon and improving people's lives, [https://www.ashden.org/programmes/co-benefits?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkIzRo-Ct5QIVkETTCh3KgAG_EAAYASAAEgL_u_D_BwE ashden.org]


'''Feb 7''' ‘Build local’ innovation and citizen power key to zero-carbon goals <ref>[https://www.ashden.org/news/build-local-innovation-and-citizen-power-key-to-zero-carbon-goals ashden.org]</ref>
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'''Feb 3''' Ofgem sets out nine-point plan to prioritise climate crisis <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/feb/03/ofgem-sets-out-nine-point-plan-to-prioritise-climate-crisis theguardian.com]</ref>
== Solutions by topic ==


'''Jan 23''' The power of councils in the climate era by @FutureGov <ref>[https://blog.wearefuturegov.com/the-power-of-councils-in-the-climate-era-232a0a9df38c blog.wearefuturegov.com]</ref>
=== Community energy ===


'''Jan 23''' Make big polluters pay for mass tree planting, officials say <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/23/make-big-polluters-pay-for-mass-tree-planting-officials-say theguardian.com]</ref>
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'''Jan 23''' Major shift in UK land use needed to deliver Net Zero emissions, Committee on Climate Change <ref>[https://www.theccc.org.uk/2020/01/23/major-shift-in-uk-land-use-needed-to-deliver-net-zero-emissions/ theccc.org.uk]</ref>
=== Food ===


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'''''see''''' [[A People's Food Policy, Environment]], Policy proposals 6.4 & 6.5
'''Jan 21''' [[Understanding the need for new housing across England]]: New UK housing 'dominated by roads' <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51179688 BBC News]</ref> "... too many highways engineers are still approving roads that do not fully account for pedestrians and cyclists." Prof Matthew Carmona, University College London. Government poll suggests 76% of people think that for the sake of the environment, everyone should reduce their driving. <br clear=all>


'''2019'''
=== Housing ===


'''Nov 20''' Self-authoring and self-transforming communities should be our goal. But new citizens need personal development, too <ref>[https://www.thealternative.org.uk/dailyalternative/2019/11/20/self-authoring-communities The Alternative UK]</ref>
''See:'' [[Towards a more democratic and climate friendly way of meeting housing need across England#Embodied carbon|Towards a more democratic and climate friendly way of meeting housing need across England, Embodied carbon]]


'''Nov 13''' Is #GE2019 really going to become the "climate election"? The polls suggest that parties could make it so <ref>[https://www.thealternative.org.uk/dailyalternative/2019/11/16/climate-election-polls-yougov The Alternative UK]</ref>
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'''Oct 28''' Technology will not save us from climate change – but imagining new forms of society will <ref>[http://theconversation.com/technology-will-not-save-us-from-climate-change-but-imagining-new-forms-of-society-will-124364 theconversation.com]</ref>
* Climate Emergency Retrofit Guide, [https://www.leti.london/retrofit%20Emergency%20Retrofit%20Guide leti.london], ''added 12:28, 21 October 2021 (UTC)''


'''Oct 17''' The climate crisis issue that no one is talking about? Your gas boiler <ref>[https://www.wired.co.uk/article/central-heating-gas-boiler-climate-change wired.co.uk]</ref>
"Working collectively with LETI on developing this guide has been both a learning and empowering experience. We are all on a journey of upskilling amid the Climate Emergency, but we must do it quickly, and the collaborative approach is the only way. ACAN are focusing on both public engagement on retrofit, with the launch of our campaign Households Declare, and also cross industry collaboration working with and supporting other campaigns such as the AJ's Retrofirst campaign. We are excited for the launch of this guide as we truly believe it will serve the industry as a base platform for understanding the scale of the challenge but also inspire ways in which we can urgently, effectively, and safely address and replicate solutions at scale." Sara Edmonds ACAN


'''Oct 9''' Cross-sector ‘third spaces’ incubate social, climate solutions <ref>[https://www.shareable.net/cross-sector-third-spaces-incubate-social-climate-solutions/ Shareable]</ref>
=== Land use ===


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Making Sense of Land Use, Sep 3, 2019 [https://web.archive.org/web/20210303081224/https://sharedassets.org.uk/policy/making-sense-of-land-use/ sharedassets.org.uk]
'''Oct 8''' [[Norfolk]]: Riba Stirling Prize: Norwich council estate wins architecture award <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49970607 BBC News]</ref><br clear=all>


'''Jul 29''' CAT - New hub and innovation lab to share zero carbon solutions <ref>[https://www.cat.org.uk/new-hub-and-innovation-lab-to-share-zero-carbon-solutions/ cat.org.uk]</ref>
=== Sustainable livelihood ===


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A report commissioned by the 4 Day Week campaign from Platform London, and published in May 2021, found that shifting to a four-day working week without loss of pay could shrink the UK's carbon footprint by 127 million tonnes per year by 2025. This represents a reduction of 21.3%, and is more than the entire carbon footprint of [[Switzerland]].<ref>Stop the clock, The environmental benefits of a shorter working week, [https://6a142ff6-85bd-4a7b-bb3b-476b07b8f08d.usrfiles.com/ugd/6a142f_5061c06b240e4776bf31dfac2543746b.pdf]</ref>
'''May 22''' [[UK Climate news]]: Much shorter working weeks needed to tackle climate crisis <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/22/working-fewer-hours-could-help-tackle-climate-crisis-study The Guardian]</ref><br clear=all>


== Resources ==
== Resources ==


=== Networks ===
* 31 Climate Actions for Councils, [https://www.ashden.org/programmes/top-31-climate-actions-for-councils ashden.org] ''added 16:14, 5 February 2020 (UTC), date not found on web page''
*[https://www.rapidtransition.org/ Rapid Transition Alliance], Rapid economic transition, including widespread behaviour change to sustainable lifestyles, is necessary to live within planetary ecological boundaries and to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees. Rapid transition shows examples of evidence-based hope for change whose speed and potential scale will steer us towards staying within those boundaries and which advance social justice. Content published under a Creative Commons license. ''added 14:51, 22 January 2020 (UTC)''
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Climate change solutions]]
* [[Climate action#Carbon literacy|Carbon literacy]]
* [[Climate action UK]], [[UK Climate news]]
* [[Climate emergency centres]]
* [[List of climate assemblies]]
* [[Towards a more democratic and climate friendly way of meeting housing need across England]]
* [[Visions]], [[Visions UK]]
 
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=== Other resources ===
'''External links'''
*31 Climate Actions for Councils, [https://www.ashden.org/programmes/top-31-climate-actions-for-councils ashden.org] ''added 16:14, 5 February 2020 (UTC), date not found on web page''


== See also ==
* Solutions, [https://www.climateemergency.uk/solutions/ climateemergency.uk]
*[[Climate change solutions]]
* Passivhaus, [https://www.climateemergency.uk/blog/category/solutions/passivhaus/ climateemergency.uk]
*[[Climate action#Carbon literacy|Carbon literacy]]
* Ten bold Ideas [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d30896202a18c0001b49180/t/5d9c86f8a4bd392d8c56c547/1570539338734/Ten+Bold+Ideas] from [https://www.wearepossible.org/ Possible]
*[[Climate action UK]], [[UK Climate news]]
* Green New Deal, [https://neweconomics.org/campaigns/green-new-deal neweconomics.org]
*[[List of climate assemblies]]
*[[Visions]], [[Visions UK]]


== External links ==
'''References'''
*Solutions, [https://www.climateemergency.uk/solutions/ climateemergency.uk]
*Passivhaus, [https://www.climateemergency.uk/blog/category/solutions/passivhaus/ climateemergency.uk]
*Ten bold Ideas [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d30896202a18c0001b49180/t/5d9c86f8a4bd392d8c56c547/1570539338734/Ten+Bold+Ideas] from [https://www.wearepossible.org/ Possible]
*Green New Deal, [https://neweconomics.org/campaigns/green-new-deal neweconomics.org]


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  • News Five reasons to heat your home using infrared fabric, theconversation.com (Feb 14, 2024)
  • News Britain’s roofs can be a huge resource for solar energy, theguardian.com (Dec 22, 2023)
  • News Charity uses carbon credits to make more homes energy efficient and greener – and it’s genius, bigissue.com (Oct 07, 2023)

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This article focuses on information specific to United Kingdom. Please see our Climate change solutions page for a topic overview.

Events[edit | edit source]

Networks[edit | edit source]

  • Rapid Transition Alliance, Rapid economic transition, including widespread behaviour change to sustainable lifestyles, is necessary to live within planetary ecological boundaries and to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees. Rapid transition shows examples of evidence-based hope for change whose speed and potential scale will steer us towards staying within those boundaries and which advance social justice. Content published under a Creative Commons license. added 14:51, 22 January 2020 (UTC)

Zero Carbon Britain[edit | edit source]

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Solutions for cities[edit | edit source]

  • Climate Action Co-Benefits Toolkit, Cutting carbon and improving people's lives, ashden.org
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Solutions by topic[edit | edit source]

Community energy[edit | edit source]

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Food[edit | edit source]

see A People's Food Policy, Environment, Policy proposals 6.4 & 6.5

Housing[edit | edit source]

See: Towards a more democratic and climate friendly way of meeting housing need across England, Embodied carbon

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  • Climate Emergency Retrofit Guide, leti.london, added 12:28, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

"Working collectively with LETI on developing this guide has been both a learning and empowering experience. We are all on a journey of upskilling amid the Climate Emergency, but we must do it quickly, and the collaborative approach is the only way. ACAN are focusing on both public engagement on retrofit, with the launch of our campaign Households Declare, and also cross industry collaboration working with and supporting other campaigns such as the AJ's Retrofirst campaign. We are excited for the launch of this guide as we truly believe it will serve the industry as a base platform for understanding the scale of the challenge but also inspire ways in which we can urgently, effectively, and safely address and replicate solutions at scale." Sara Edmonds ACAN

Land use[edit | edit source]

Making Sense of Land Use, Sep 3, 2019 sharedassets.org.uk

Sustainable livelihood[edit | edit source]

A report commissioned by the 4 Day Week campaign from Platform London, and published in May 2021, found that shifting to a four-day working week without loss of pay could shrink the UK's carbon footprint by 127 million tonnes per year by 2025. This represents a reduction of 21.3%, and is more than the entire carbon footprint of Switzerland.[1]

Resources[edit | edit source]

  • 31 Climate Actions for Councils, ashden.org added 16:14, 5 February 2020 (UTC), date not found on web page

See also[edit | edit source]

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  1. ↑ Stop the clock, The environmental benefits of a shorter working week, [1]
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