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XR seeks to broaden support as climate awareness grows

As XR prepares to bring activists together for the South East Rising event on 30 September, Thalia Griffiths talked them to about the group’s evolving strategy and what other environmental groups can learn from their experience As public concern about the climate emergency grows after a summer of...

What’s Stopping Us Stopping Climate Change?

Our friends at Surrey Climate Commission are hosting a talk, “What’s Stopping Us Stopping Climate Change? in Leatherhead on 28 September. The event will feature three of the UK’s leading climate thinkers – Lord Deben (John Gummer), Natalie Bennett and Ed Straw – who’ll be shedding light on the...

Growing pains of the EV charging network

EV users have no shortage of horror stories about journeys thrown into chaos by non-working chargers, and the need for 17 separate phone apps for the plethora of charging providers. As West Sussex County Council launches a public consultation on new sites, this blog by Thalia Griffiths looks at...

I signed the Climate and Nature pledge – what can I do next?

More than 130 candidates signed the ABCD Climate and Nature Pledge and woke up on 5 May to find themselves elected as local councillors. Two months on, now the election dust has settled, they may be wondering what they can do as an individual councillor to follow up on that commitment. We all know...

Climate and Nature Pledge: A City Council’s Experience

May's local elections in Brighton & Hove brought a decisive shift in the balance of power and campaigners in the city have been working hard to ensure their new councillors are committed to climate and nature This blog by Paul Norman of Hanover Action describes how Brighton's activists are...

Good news for Climate and Nature – 131 ABCD pledgers elected to local councils!

After a tumultuous 48 hours of voting and counting, the political map of the South East has been redrawn and the signs are that climate is on the agenda like never before. This year’s #ABCDPledge campaign saw an unprecedented 277 local election candidates pledge to take action on the climate...

ABCD Climate and Nature Pledge: 2023 Elections

Local elections are coming up again on May 4th. This is a big moment for local democracy, with elections being held in 46 councils across the South East. With the upheavals in national politics, the outcome of local elections is even more unpredictable than usual. Although climate action is now a...

Your planet needs you – join the United for Warm Homes movement!

Friends of the Earth is running a campaign that aims to help local groups use the energy crisis as a way of connecting with their wider community to build a broader movement for change. This blog by South East Campaign Organiser Brenda Pollack outlines the aims of United for Warm Homes and how you...

OnePlanet technology in action

SECA held an online Knowledge Sharing event on 9 February focused on how the OnePlanet technology platform is helping organisations join the dots for a sustainable future. This blog by Pauline Cory highlights some of the ideas raised by the session. Some 50 people logged on to an online Knowledge...

Campaigners revitalised by Local Democracy Day

SECA's annual gathering brought together more than 100 people to share campaigning experience and expertise and to meet in person for the first time since before the Covid pandemic. A wide range of speakers offered sage advice from their differing perspectives on how to engage with local officials...