@climateemergencyuk.bsky.social
We inspire and support UK council climate action, enabling communities and councils to reach net zero at the scale and pace needed - measured by our Council Climate Action Scorecards - https://councilclimatescorecards.uk/ https://climateemergency.uk/
She brings crucial insights on driving climate action even when budgets are tight and communities face multiple challenges.
Katherine sits on the LGA's Neighbourhoods Committee and London Councils' Transport and Environment Committee. 🏘️
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Katherine initiated Hounslow's climate emergency declaration in 2019, leading to the borough's Climate Emergency Action Plan.
First elected in 2014, she's held cabinet portfolios in Housing, Communities, and Public Health, and served as Deputy Leader. 💚
Announcing our next speaker for the Accelerating Local Climate Action Conference! 🌍✨
@katherinedunne.bsky.social , Cabinet Member for Climate, Environment and Transport at Hounslow, speaks 18 March in: Money Matters - How cash-strapped authorities have still had impact? 🎤
🔍 Want experience with Freedom of Information requests and local climate policy?
We're recruiting FOI Assessor volunteers for the Council Climate Action Scorecards! You'll help manage FOI responses from all 400 UK councils - full training provided.
Apply now 👇
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Rhianna brings invaluable insights from the council perspective—showcasing what's possible when local government prioritises climate action strategically and collaboratively.
Join us to learn from Rhianna and other sector leaders! 💚
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She's passionate about supporting communities to take meaningful climate action where they live and work.
Her expertise is particularly strong in domestic retrofit programmes, having supported local authorities across the Midlands through the Midlands Net Zero Hub and Nottingham Energy Partnership.🏘️
Announcing our next speaker for the Accelerating Local Climate Action Conference! 🌍✨
Rhianna Stephenson, Climate Change Manager at City of Lincoln Council, will be speaking on 18 March. 🎤
She leads strategic climate action at Lincoln and is a Commissioner for the Lincoln Climate Commission. 💚
Smart investment now = long-term savings for communities 🔎 councilclimatescorecards.uk/themes/cost-saving/
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💡 Only 16 local combined authorities have launched a Climate Bond or equivalent
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⚠️ 66% have retrofitted significant buildings (down 5 since 2023)
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Local councils are under huge financial pressure — but climate action can be part of the answer 💷
Our new cost-saving theme is live on the Council Climate Scorecards:
✅ 79% of local authorities support shared transport schemes (up 4 since 2023)
This is a clear way that councils can support reducing the demand for, & normalisation of, products & services that are damaging to the planet & to local populations. It also helps to start conversations about the amount of ads on our streets & what we would rather see there instead 🌳
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Our volunteers roles are now open!
We will run the Local Climate Policy Volunteer Programme from April
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We'll also run our Freedom of Information Request Volunteer Programme from late May: actionnetwork.org/forms/2027-a...
See you then :)
It's been a real pleasure to contribute to this report into climate action in English local government. We even managed to keep it to a very-unacademic, readable length! 🙂
Liam Clegg will be talking about our analysis at this launch event in London next month - tickets are still available 👇
We need homes that are fit for the future
60+ local authorities, businesses & eNGOs are calling on the government to scrap plans that could spell the end of zero carbon homes in England
Co-signatories inc @uk100.org, @friends-earth.bsky.social, @climateemergencyuk.bsky.social
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It's free and online — just register and we'll send you the Zoom link closer to the date. 🎟️
👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/scorecards-in-action-buildings-and-heating-tickets-1979735793050
#ClimateAction #LocalGovernment #Retrofit #CouncilClimate
The session will cover UK-wide trends from the Council Climate Action Scorecards, best practice examples, and breakout room Q&As with the speakers. Open to council officers, councillors, campaigners, and residents — no sustainability expertise needed.
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🔹 George Frost – UK Country Manager, #iChoosr
🔹 Andrew Rice – Programme Manager, LARA Project, MCS Foundation
🔹 Robyn Smith – Greater Manchester Environment Team, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
We've confirmed the line-up for Scorecards in Action: Buildings and Heating — a free online event on Tuesday 24 March, 12–1:15pm GMT. Here's who you'll hear from 👇
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What you'll learn: 📚
✅ Effective local climate campaigning strategies
✅ Building productive council relationships
✅ Insights from our new report on drivers of climate action
Special rate for campaigners: £20 🎟️
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/accelerati... 💚
Ted's professional background includes years at @oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social Now Development Lead at Royal Docks Waterways, he's activating historic docks in Newham for public use. 🚶♀️
In both his activism and paid work, he's making neighbourhoods better for all. 🌱
Announcing our third speaker for the Accelerating Local Climate Action Conference! 🌍✨
Ted Maxwell, co-organiser of @saveoursaferstreets.org in Tower Hamlets, speaks 18 March: Public Pressure - How have campaigners won? 🎤
His group defended healthy streets in Bethnal Green via the Court of Appeal. 💪
We assess 93 actions UK councils are taking on the climate & ecological emergency. You're eligible to apply if you're UK-based, able to do desktop research, and passionate about climate action. Volunteers get free access to our 4-week Local Climate Training Programme. 🌱
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🌍 We're recruiting volunteers for the 2027 Action Scorecards! In 2024, 250 volunteers crowdsourced the data. We've had 100+ applications already — will you join them?
Apply for Cohort 1 👇
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Isaac explaining how @climateemergencyuk.bsky.social trained a cohort of wonderful volunteers to use @whatdotheyknow.bsky.social - with its Projects functionality allowing for teamwork. #FOIFest
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The Climate Change Act is under pressure. Our Scorecards show councils aren’t moving fast enough — and parliamentarians are taking notice.
Find out how you can help defend the Climate Change Act 💚
www.theclimatecoalition.org/defend_the_c...
#ClimateEmergencyUK #ClimateAction #UKPolitics
💬 "The Climate Scorecards demonstrate this clearly: we are not moving quickly enough and we are seeing the consequences of this day in, day out. Species numbers are going down, landscapes are being lost and we are seeing flooding as a result of a lack of joined-up thinking"
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🏛️ Our Climate Scorecards have been cited in the House of Lords — again! ✊🌍
During the English Devolution Bill debate on 9th Feb, Baroness Willis of Summertown used our work to argue for greater powers and resources for local climate action.
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What you'll learn: 📚
✅ Effective local climate campaigning strategies
✅ Building productive council relationships
✅ Insights from our new report on drivers of climate action
Special rate for campaigners: £20 🎟️
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/accelerati... 💚
Her collaborative approach has shaped climate action across Winchester under both Conservative and Lib Dem leadership.
Recently, she's been coordinating climate groups across Hampshire and the Solent to embed climate priorities in the new Combined Authority. 🌱
