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There are 108 million refugees worldwide, and climate change threatens to displace millions more people in the years ahead. Bringing clean energy to these communities is an urgent and growing challenge. BUT there is hope - refugees themselves can lead the way 💡 ▶️ Patapia helps refugee women in Uganda launch and grow businesses powered by clean energy. With support to open snack kiosks, hair salons and other enterprises, displaced women have more chances to build a better future. By supporting such projects, we can help refugees turn challenges into opportunities and drive positive change. Learn more about how clean energy is creating opportunities and hope: https://bit.ly/470udp

Since its launch in April 2024, Sharing Spaces has empowered over 1,000 residents across Ealing, Barnet, and Bromley by transforming under-utilised spaces into community hubs for climate action. With more locations opening in White City, Camden, and Croydon, the project is enabling local residents to learn valuable skills such as energy-saving techniques, low-carbon cooking, and sustainable gardening 💡👨🍳 🌷 Find out more about the project here: https://bit.ly/3XgvTbB #ClimateAction #Sustainability #Community

Ujamaa Community Resource Team is at the forefront of empowering Indigenous communities by helping them secure land rights, manage their resources, and create sustainable livelihoods. Their approach includes: 🤝 Co-creating solutions in partnership with local people, ensuring that initiatives are tailored to community needs 🤲 Building trust with communities to drive meaningful, long-term change 🚺 Establishing Women’s Rights and Leadership Forums to promote women’s voices and strengthen their roles in decision-making Learn more about their impactful work: https://bit.ly/3RDdEK7 #IndigenousPeople #Indigenous #Land #communities #LandRights #AshdenAwards #sustainable

Join Louise Marix Evans, Ashden Trustee in an online webinar hosted by The Blueprint Coalition to discuss how devolution can help deliver on the climate and nature emergencies. Speakers include: 🎙️Christopher Hammond, CEO of UK100 🎙️Cllr Tom Ross, GMCA Green City Lead 🎙️Cllr Marisa Heath, Cabinet Member for Environment, Surrey County Council 🎙️Peter Moore, Co-Chair of the Blueprint Coalition 🎙️Victoria Marsom of Friends of the Earth 📅 Wednesday 11 September 10-11am Register here: https://bit.ly/4dxJFfs

How is Wild Haweswater restoring the Lake District while benefiting local communities?🤔 Haweswater in the Lake District is undeniably beautiful, but it's also a landscape in need of restoration. Like many hilly parts of the UK, artificial drainage and overgrazing have increased flood risks and turned peatland into a CO2 emitter. 🤝 That's where the RSPB and United Utilities come in! For over a decade, they've been teaming up to restore this vital ecosystem. Think river 'rewiggling' and floodplains reconnecting - all to manage water sustainably. And guess what? It's working! ▶️ The Wild Haweswater project isn't just about conservation. It's creating new opportunities for local livelihoods in sustainable farming and eco-tourism. Discover more about this transformative project and its impact: https://bit.ly/4c1l4yZ

Community energy projects give local people the chance to own or control clean power generation, and work with their neighbours to: 🔽 lower bills 🔽 reduce energy demand Schemes in the UK already generate 617 GWh of clean energy – enough to power more than 220,000 homes – and have supported householders to make annual savings of nearly £4.5million. So Ashden and our partners are pleased to launch the new Energy Learning Network, powering forward community energy projects across the UK. It will will help groups launch or grow schemes that decarbonise the grid, and create instant benefits for local people. . The network will: 💡 bring free insights, resources and connections to groups that deliver community energy projects – or might want to in the future. 🤝 create mentoring and peer learning opportunities The network is a collaboration between Ashden, the Centre for Sustainable Energy, and leading community energy bodies in every UK nation: Community Energy England, Community Energy Scotland, Ynni Cymunedol Cymru | Community Energy Wales, and Northern Ireland’s Action Renewables. It’s funded by The National Lottery Community Fund. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/4fQVDlZ #CommunityEnergy #CommunityProjects #Community

As UK temperatures climb, preparing for hotter summers is crucial! It means we need to focus on energy-efficient homes. Local councils are key to navigating these issues effectively! By leveraging local knowledge and fostering partnerships, we can tackle these challenges head-on, combining mitigation strategies with necessary adaptations. Explore three vital lessons for local authorities below 🔽 ▶️ Understand flood and heatwave risks in your area ▶️ Spot chances for you and partners to take action – from big projects to daily maintenance ▶️ Funding for pro-active work is scarce – so join forces to drive change Dive deeper into these insights: https://bit.ly/3WPhBxg #ZeroCarbon #ClimateAction #LocalAuthorities

2022 Ashden Award winner, Alam Sehat Lestari (ASRI) team has just collected their 301st chainsaw from a logger who chose to trade it in for the chance to build a vegetable garden! 🥕🌽 This milestone marks a significant step in ASRI's collaboration with Gunung Palung National Park to protect their precious forests 🙌 Every chainsaw traded means one less tool for deforestation and a new opportunity for sustainable livelihoods: https://bit.ly/3pXjafq 📸 ASRI/ Nadya

🎙️ Missed our Cities Manager, Cara Jenkinson on Times Radio discussing the impacts of hot homes? Catch up now: https://bit.ly/4dDyTnG UK’s ‘appalling’ housing stock left nearly 1 in 10 people so hot in their homes that it made them ill, Warm This Winter research has found. Addressing this requires a integrated approach: ▶️ effective insulation to keep homes warm in winter and cool in summer ▶️ good airflow to prevent dampness and provide ventilation ▶️ strategic shading to reduce solar gain, especially in homes with large windows As our world rapidly gets warmer it is essential that these techniques are adopted quickly by planners, regulators and the construction industry. We must prioritise support for those most vulnerable to overheating and ensure builders are trained to implement these strategies. Listen to Cara’s full discussion on Times Radio for more insights: https://lnkd.in/eQGFuWyq #HousingCrisis #ClimateAction #SustainableHomes #Heatwave #UKWeather #Buildings #Hot #FeelingHot #Summer

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