Surrey community action

Sustainability initiatives

• Transition Farnham
• Transition Haslemere
• Transition Redhill
• Woking Local Action 21

Campaigns

Guildford Greenbelt Group

Initiatives by topic

Biodiversity

Surrey Wildlife Trust

Climate action

Horse Hill Rebel Alliance on facebook

What is Surrey County Council doing about climate change? surreycc.gov.uk

Community energy

In the United Kingdom the first sustainable community energy system was pioneered by Woking Borough Council, starting in 1991. The system uses traditional and a phosphoric acid fuel cell co-generation plants, thermal storage, heat fired absorption cooling and photovoltaics (over 9% of the UK's small capacity), to supply both residential and non-residential customers, as well as the Council's own facilities. By end of 2005 there were over 60 generating islands in the Borough.

Despite the investment in the plant, the system delivers cheaper energy than can be supplied from the traditional 'brown energy' suppliers, helping to tackle fuel poverty. It is part of a plan to cut local carbon dioxide emissions by 80% by 2050. Their initiatives won the Council the Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2002. ^W

Action Surrey - Wikipedia: Woking, Energy policy

Cycling activism

Dorking Cycling Club

Food activism

Grace + Flavour, community fruit & vegetable-growing co-operative for East & West Horsley.

Open spaces

Wikipedia: Parks and open spaces in Surrey (category)

Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle

Farnham Repair Cafe on Facebook

Sustainable transport activism

Walking: Wikipedia: Footpaths in Surrey (category)

Waterways: River Wey and Wey Navigations Community Site - The Wey & Arun Canal Trust - Wikipedia: Wey and Arun Canal, Wey and Godalming Navigations

News and comment

2019

Sep 16 In July 2019, Surrey County Council declared climate emergency. Two months later, they gave the go-ahead to plans for four more oil wells at Horse Hill, near Gatwick. To highlight the dangers of more oil drilling in a time of climate emergency, there will be a demonstration in October. ^[1]

Sep 11 20 years of oil production at Horse Hill approved ^[2]

2018

Campaigners celebrate as oil drilling at Surrey Hills site is blocked, Sep 4 ^[3]

2017

How Farnham UK’s Repair Café Takes a Bite Out of Waste, Feb 23 ^[4]

2010

Surrey moves away from incineration, Jan 6 ^[5]

2007

Woking: Solar canopy is 'gateway' to town, Sep 11 ^[6]

2004

Woking shines in providing renewable energy, Jan 26 ^[7]

Events

Regular events

• Guildford Green Drinks

Resources

Maps

Surrey Interactive Map

Interwiki links

Wikipedia: Surrey

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