Scottish government scrapping climate targets- now is time to focus on the economic benefits
Today’s (18 April 2024) announcement by Net Zero minister Mairi McAllan that the Scottish Parliament’s flagship 2030 Climate Change target is out of reach, is a failure to those most vulnerable to climate change, says climate charity Ashden. The Scottish government had a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030 and while […]
The 2024 Ashden Awards: London Ceremony
Join us this June as we celebrate seven outstanding organisations and communities driving climate solutions forward. See how they’re powering homes and businesses with clean energy, reviving our fields and forests, and creating jobs for a zero-carbon economy. This year’s ceremony is part of London Climate Action Week. So here’s your chance to join a […]
Brighton works with residents to improve local flood protection
Brighton & Hove City Council has protected communities from flood dangers with a street-level solution. It is using Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) – patches of trees, plants, and marshy land that soak up excess water. In urban environments, even small SuDS and green areas do a lot to lower flood risk.
Four climate adaptation ‘next steps’ for council officers
Image: West Gorton Community Park in Manchester lowers the flood risk faced by communities, as well as boosting health and wellbeing. Credit: Manchester City Council. UK councils faced a growing threat from floods, heatwaves and other climate dangers. These will put residents at risk, but also increase pressure on council services and local economies. Authorities […]
Co-designing climate action with community groups
Image: Camden Think & Do’s Sharing Space – a community project encouraging climate action. Credit: Sarah Bower/Ashden Working with community groups helps councils deliver effective climate action. It means tackling local priorities in an inclusive way, with results that are welcomed by residents. It’s an approach that can make projects like boosting green transport and […]
Introducing the 2024 Ashden Awards judges
The annual Ashden Awards boost outstanding, inclusive climate innovation. Panels of expert judges have a key role in the process – examining the entries, interviewing the people behind them, and debating who should be honoured with a prize. We’d like to thank the fantastic judges helping us this year. They include academics, investors, experts from […]
Spring Budget comment from Ashden
The Chancellor’s Spring Budget predictably majored on pre-election giveaways and political dividing lines, but will do nothing for those living in cold, damp, expensive to heat homes or for local authorities struggling to provide basic services, says climate solutions charity Ashden. “Apart from some welcome extensions to existing government schemes, such as a relatively small […]
Trust, tea and cake and fuel community energy success
Main image: SELCE install solar panels on a school roof Community energy projects can lower emissions, tackle fuel poverty and spark passion for a more sustainable future. But only if they win the trust of local people. Here’s how two organisations, in Yorkshire and London, are doing just that. The Tea and PV project, from […]
How Manchester’s sponge park soaks away flood risk
The route out of recession is investment in green industrial revolution
In response to today’s news that the UK fell into recession during the final three months of last year, Dr Ashok Sinha, CEO of climate solutions charity Ashden, said: “The UK economy will continue to chronically underperform until we deliver the longer overdue investment needed for a green industrial revolution. In particular that means investing […]