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COP26: What is it and why it matters
The COP26 Climate Summit starts in Glasgow on November 1st. It will be a major milestone in global efforts to get on top of climate change, and hopefully a turning point. The summit will be a focal point for all kinds of lobbying, campaigning, and manoeuvring, and...
Embedding Climate Change in Decision-Making: The Hampshire Toolbox
Agreeing ambitious targets is an essential first step in getting on top of climate change. But how do councils then proceed to ensure that climate considerations are embedded in real world decision making within their complex organisations? Hampshire County Council...
There’s no Planet B: But welcome to Planet Woking
Imaginative and effective communication is essential for any local council looking to play a leadership role in galvanising climate action. In this blog, Lara Beattie, explains how Woking Borough Council in Surrey has stepped up to address this challenge with their...
Councils make a strong start on climate action plans despite Covid
Every council across the South East, from Hampshire to Kent, has now formally recognised the climate emergency or stated their intention to take action on the climate. But what has been done to turn these pledges into concrete action? SECA has been keeping tabs on...
Join the West Sussex Climate Conversation
The West Sussex Climate Conversation runs until 6 December 2020 and will look at how our behaviour has changed during the pandemic – for example working from home or exploring locally - and how this has affected our local environment. In this blog, Rachel Carruthers,...
Communication lags behind climate action, but some councils stand out !
We have been scouring council websites to find out the latest on their climate action plans. One thing is very clear: not many councils have really got their act together yet in communicating what they are doing on the climate. Yet this is crucial if councils are to...
