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Local Climate and Nature Action – what we’ve learned, and a warning
Lewes District Council has recently revised its climate and nature strategy and action plan to bring its plan for reaching Net Zero up to date. This blog from Green Party Councillor and Cabinet Member for Climate Nature & Food Systems, Emily O’Brien, describes how...
Supporting local authorities on climate action
Tilly Campbell recently completed a dissertation at the University of Leeds examining how cross-sector collaboration is supporting local authorities with the delivery of climate action. She interviewed a number of figures in the SECA area, and this blog outlines her...
The Truth About The Terrain – A Review of “The Lie of the Land” by Guy Shrubsole
SECA member Deborah Smith has contributed this personal review of Guy Shrubsole’s new book The Lie of the Land in order to raise awareness of the land ownership issues it highlights and perhaps stimulate thought and discussion. She's found it an important read and is...
The CAN Bill needs you!
The Climate and Nature Bill has taken a big step forward with Liberal Democrat MP for South Cotswolds Roz Savage agreeing to put it forward as a Private Members’ Bill. This blog outlines what SECA members can do to help it on its way. SECA has been supporting Zero...
Getting the messaging right on home energy
SECA held a Knowledge Sharing session on 23 September with Ben McCallan of Zero Carbon Guildford who talked about how to frame the messaging to encourage takeup of green home energy technologies Many SECA member groups are working to promote greener home energy...
What’s Stopping Us Stopping Climate Change? The Next Steps…
In September 2023, the Surrey Climate Commission organised a speaker event in Leatherhead to discuss the systemic challenges of addressing climate change. Since then they’ve been looking at ways to put the ideas raised into practice. This blog by SCC’s Paula Gilbert...