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Regional FixFest
Tue, 4 January 2022
Are you interested in tackling waste through fixing things?
Transition Chesterfield is planning to hold an event focusing on repair-related issues in the Derbyshire and East Midlands area next year. The event will be held at Chesterfield Assembly Rooms on Saturday 19th March 2022 and will be supported by The Restart Project and Chesterfield Borough Council.
It will have 2 strands:
- a networking opportunity for those already running repair cafés(or similar) and those wishing to start one.
- a showcase for other ideas relating to the circular economy, e.g. Tool Library, Men in Sheds, Scrapstore.
A limited amount of funding will be available to help with travel expenses.
Anyone interested in registering for either strand (or both), please contact Margaret on: repairs@transitionchesterfield.org.uk
Making Sherwood Forest Green Again
Tue, 4 January 2022
Photo: Volunteers celebrate a successful day's tree planting with the Sherwood Forest Trust
The Sherwood Forest Trust, a small charity based in Edwinstowe (Nottinghamshire), has been working for over 26 years getting local people 'hands on' with nature and heritage. Last month, Volunteer Engagement Officer, Katie Doull, found local people were keen to do something practical to counter climate change.
'We put out a call to local schools, businesses and groups,' says Katie, whose post at the charity was funded by the Government's 'Green Recovery' scheme. 'The response was fantastic. Overall, nearly a hundred volunteers rolled up their sleeves to help out at our winter tree planting sessions.'
With the permission and support of Forestry England, who manage the site, over 1000 native British oaks were planted at Strawberry Hill near Mansfield – an area which once formed part of the historic Royal Hunting Forest of Sherwood.
Have Your Say | Gedling BC's Carbon Management Strategy Consultation
Fri, 17 December 2021Gedling Borough Council have announced details of our ambitious plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030. Our Carbon Management Strategy has a number of actions to reduce the carbon footprint of the borough and help us tackle climate change.
They want you to have your say on the strategy, and so have launched a Consultation which closes on 4th January 2022.
Have your say: https://bit.ly/31YpHLD
UN Climate Change Conference 2021 | COP26
Mon, 15 November 202131st October – 12th November
For the last 2 weeks, the world’s nations have gathered in Glasgow for COP26 - the UN Conference of Parties. A draft COP26 text was released to form the basis of an agreement at the end of the conference.
The UN reported recently that the current pledges are still inadequate. In this crucial decade, COP26 is maybe the world’s best last chance to keep the Paris Agreement on the agenda and get runaway climate change under control.
Headline Agreements
- More than 100 world leaders, representing 85% of the world’s forest, promised to end and reverse deforestation by 2030
- More than 40 countries, including major coal-users including Poland, Vietnam and Chile, agreed to shift away from coal.
- Some 450 financial organisations agreed to back "clean" technology and direct finance away from fossil fuel-burning industries.
- US and China pledged to boost climate co-operation over the next decade, on a range of issues including clean energy & de-carbonisation
Does it go far enough?
"What happened at COP26 – Days at a glance" by Guardian.
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Funding Opportunities
Mon, 15 November 2021
- Together for Our Planet
Amount: £1,000 to £10,000
Deadline: 5pm on Thursday 18th NovemberA £2.5 million National Lottery funding programme is available to voluntary and community organisations for small-scale projects that take action on climate change. Projects should focus on one or more of the following areas: Food, Transport, Energy, Waste and Consumption, and the Natural Environment.
- Funding For School Climate & Biodiversity Projects (UK)
Amount: Up to £3,000
Deadline: End of November 2021
The Royal Society is inviting applications to their Tomorrow’s Climate Scientist programme to give students across the UK the opportunity to take action to address climate and biodiversity issues. Grants are available to UK primary or secondary schools to run a STEM investigation project for students aged 4 and 18
- Aviva Climate Fund
Amount: £250,000
Deadline: Applications open for the first round of funding in 2022.Aviva Climate Fund awards £250,000 to community causes across the UK each quarter. It invests in projects that build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK. Your idea must fall within one of the two key funding areas: Climate Action or Financial Wellbeing.