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Together against Sizewell C (TASC) is a group of people and organisations established to oppose the realization of Sizewell C, a proposed 3.2 GW nuclear power station in Suffolk, England. Opposition encompasses informational (public meetings, flyers, website, posters) as well as political and legal actions (petitioning the Council, lobbying politicians, seeking judicial review) with the goal of providing the public with access to "balanced and objective information" and requiring decision-makers to justify and account for their support. The group argues that nuclear is too expensive, poses a security risk and leaves a legacy of radioactive waste and that renewable energy provides a better so…
Save Druridge is a campaign group that has successfully defended "Druridge Bay" against the Banks Group's proposed Highthorn opencast coal mine. The group brought together environmentalists and local politicians, including the local Green Party, among others. The group not only provided information about the anticipated impacts of the project but also drafted letters of objection, petitions, and formal opposition to the planning application and organized a public inquiry.…
Cathy Debenham is founder and, until 2015, was director of YouGen, a platform that helps people and businesses make their homes/buildings more energy efficient or install renewable energy. YouGen provides information and blogs where users can discuss problems and give advice, but also a directory of installers that uses customer reviews to help choose a good installer. The idea to create the platform dates back to 2005 when she wanted to renovate her house in an energy-efficient way but encountered significant obstacles in finding suitable providers. Since 2017, she has been a British Cycling accredited mountain bike guide.…
Plymouth Energy Community (PEC) is an independent charity founded in 2013 that aims at creating a fair, affordable, and zero-carbon energy system. It covers a wide range of energy-related activities, including providing support and energy advice in the home, in the office and at events, insulation grant programs and training programs, as well as the realization of locally owned renewable energy installations. Through its subsidiary PEC Renewables, PEC has already implemented 33 community-owned solar installations, accounting for 20% of Plymouth's renewable power infrastructure. The latest planned project is a large solar farm, being developed in partnership with Plymouth City Council, which …
Students Achieving Valuable Energy Savings (SAVES 2) is the continuation and internationalisation of the Student Switch Off (SSO) campaign, which was launched in 2006 by the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom. This campaign was designed to encourage students living in university dormitories to save energy by raising awareness about energy efficiency and smart metering and instituting good sustainability habits to last beyond their time in education. Students are encouraged to take a pledge, and at the end of the academic year, the dormitory that saved the most energy at each participating university is rewarded for their efforts. After this scheme was initially expanded to four…
Lilac is a self-managed co-housing community in Leeds, relying on the concept of sustainable and communal living. Members of the community - organized as a cooperative - live in their own homes but share the financial responsibility as well as the development and management of the community. With respect to energy, Lilac aims to make the houses carbon-free by means of solar roofs and special insulation.…
Brixton Energy is a not-for-profit co-operative based in south London. It creates cooperatively owned renewable energy projects whose financial revenues stay within the local community. Since 2012, three projects have been implemented with the support of Repowering South London, a not-for-profit organisation that specialises in facilitating the co-production of community-owned renewable energy projects. Apart from interest on the investments, 20% of the profits go to the Community Energy Efficiency Fund to support local energy-saving initiatives in the region.…
Farhana Yamin is an internationally recognised environmental lawyer and climate change and development policy expert. She has advised leaders and ministers on climate negotiations for 30 years and has also been a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for three of its five assessment reports. In addition to founding Track 0, she is an Associate Fellow at Chatham House, a Director of Impatience, Senior Advisor to SYSTEMIQ, a FRSA and Visiting Professor at the University of the Arts, London, and deputy chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum expert advisory group. Farhana joined Extinction Rebellion in 2018 and has taken an active role in non-violent direct action, …
Marches Energy Agency (MEA) is an independent charity supporting communities in the Midlands in the delivery of practical, effective, and creative ways of promoting and enabling energy reduction and renewable energy solutions. With the overriding objective to support householders to be warm and well at home, the charity advises homeowners on energy efficiency and insulation measures, supports local authorities in implementing measures and developing energy strategies, and offers a network and works with local installers.…
Isle of Eigg is an island located in the Scottish Inner Hebrides and not connected to the mainland electricity supply. After decades of using diesel generators to power individual homes, a community-owned managed and maintained company, Eigg Electric, has been providing electricity to all island residents from renewable sources of water, sun, and wind since 2008. In doing so, Eigg became the first community worldwide to adopt an off-grid power system using wind, hydro, and solar energy.…
Insulate Britain is an environmental activist group that demands insulation across the United Kingdom in the face of climate change and energy poverty. Specifically, they demand that the British government improve the insulation of all social housing in the UK by 2025 and retrofit all homes with improved insulation by 2030. To bring emphasis to the demands, the group has engaged in a series of protests involving traffic obstruction, including the blockage of motorways in the UK and roads in London.…
The Climate Assembly UK was a citizen assembly in 2020 commissioned by six select committees of the House of Commons to deliberate the question, "How should the UK meet its target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050?". The Climate Assembly was formed in response to the UK government and parliament's 2019 commitment to "the net zero target" – the target of reducing emissions by 100% by 2050 - and brought together 108 people from across the UK, selected to be representative of the population in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, educational level, where in the UK they live and whether they live in an urban or rural area, and level of concern about climate change. The assembly culminated…
Zerocarbon.vote is an online consultation tool developed by Energy Systems Catapult, a government-backed not-for-profit research organisation. It is designed to help local authorities and businesses understand how people would prefer to cut their carbon emissions in light of the UK's plans to spend around £300 billion on reducing carbon emissions from 2020 to 2030. In communities where the local council collaborates with zerocarbon.vote to inform the development of a Local Area Energy Plan, residents can participate by filling out a short online questionnaire about their preferences (e.g., regarding heating systems or transport) and the reasons for their choices. This participation opportuni…
Citizens Advice is the official consumer body for energy-related issues in the UK. The government-supported charity uses research and evidence from the people who contact its advice service every day to understand the problems facing energy consumers. It helps solve these problems by engaging with industry, changing policy and supporting consumers to navigate the market by offering confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. In 2020 alone, Citizens Advice supported consumers with energy issues through 115,000 contacts.…
Dominique Palmer is a British climate justice activist and campaign organiser for Fridays For Future International and the UK Student Climate Network, as well as a public speaker, including at the UN Climate Change Conference in 2019 (COP25). She began her activism with Extinction Rebellion Youth and then became a volunteer in the School Strike for Climate. In her activism, she focuses on intersectionality and marginalized communities, linking the fight against climate change with other justice issues such as gender and race.…
Findhorn Ecovillage is an ecovillage in Moray, Scotland, with the aim of exemplifying sustainable development in environmental, social and economic terms. It started back in the early 1980s and now includes a variety of organizations and activities, including a comprehensive building code that all new buildings are required to meet, an ecologically engineered wastewater treatment system, organic food production, a wind park, and a local currency called the Eko.…
Bedminster Energy Group BEG (new BS3 Energy Group) is a group of volunteers working to support the community of Bedminster and Southville to act on climate change and to cut their energy bills by improving the energy efficiency of their homes. Emerging in 2012 as a sub-group of a larger organisation in the area called Sustainable Southville, BEG organizes events and provides home energy assessments. Instead of relying on a single company for the assessments, individuals from the community were recruited, some without prior experience, with the aim of supporting the local economy and increasing local knowledge and awareness.…
Hiyacar is a peer-to-peer car-sharing platform with over 100,000 members throughout the UK. The app-based service allows car owners to rent their cars to a vetted community of drivers. It aims to transform local mobility by making better use of the millions of vehicles that sit idle 95% of the time, thus reducing the number of cars that need to be manufactured and the related emissions.…
Until January 2022, Catriona was a Development Officer within the Scottish CARES program supporting community renewables. In this role, she supported community groups that want to develop or benefit from community schemes, especially in terms of the realization of renewable energy projects. Since 2022, she has been Assistant Project Development Manager for Onshore Wind at SSE Renewables. She is also involved on a volunteer basis with the Young Leader Development Program, which aims to empower young people in Scotland to take action on climate change.…
The School's Energy Co-operative is a community-based social enterprise that supports schools in reducing carbon emissions and teaching children about climate change and renewable energy. It installs community-funded solar panels on schools free of charge and returns all profits to its member schools. The installations are funded through a crowdfunding model with a share offer to the local community, with shareholders receiving a fair return. The cooperative has more than 750 members and, as of 2022, has implemented installations in 80 schools across the UK, with a combined capacity of 3.6 MW. Apart from the immediate reduction of carbon emissions, the children should also see how renewable …