As we look to getting back into the swing of things, what groups and projects in the Sid Valley and East Devon are acting on climate change? CLIMATE AWARENESS PARTNERSHIP SIDMOUTH There is of course the CAPS [Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth] – and its very active Eco Hub Sidmouth project which starts back after its summer break.… Read More »What’s happening locally on climate action?!
You would have thought that, with the climate behaving very erratically, that we are now all very aware of what’s happening to our planet: indeed, should the Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth change its focus, now that we are all so ‘aware’ of the climate? Well, in the super-aware university town recently, an unmissable programme of climate-focused… Read More »Climate awareness across the globe
We need all the positivity we can get about the climate – whether it’s positive climate novels or the government committing to local selling for community energy schemes – and, more locally, whether it’s a community ‘cool hub’ in Exeter or plans for a renewable energy centre in Exeter given the go-ahead. But it’s more than just sharing the good news on the… Read More »People want to know that a policy will actually reduce emissions. They also care deeply about how its benefits and costs are shared.
For the first half of this year, the Eco Hub Sidmouth was meeting regularly at the Library, showcasing what groups in the Sid Valley are doing to help families and communities become more resilient as the climate and the world changes. And after its summer break, the Eco Hub will be making the Library its regular base… Read More »Together for Tomorrow: the new initiative at Sidmouth Library
The CAPS project is not just about making us all a bit more ‘aware’ of what’s happening to the climate – which by now has become pretty obvious. It’s also about helping us take actions which might help a little – that is, actions which might help both the planet a little and our own… Read More »Practical tips to help households reduce emissions, conserve resources, and embrace nature without sacrificing comfort or style!
A recent story by the local democracy reporter carried the rather depressing headline that Exeter’s Net Zero quest will be expensive – although elsewhere exactly the same story had the rather less loaded headline that a study reveals the cost of Exeter’s Net Zero quest: A new study carried out by the University of Exeter sets out for… Read More »Net-zero in Exeter: the costs of doing nothing
It seems, then, that eco hubs are ‘catalysts for positive tipping points’ – as fresh research from the University of Exeter reports. And the Eco Hub Sidmouth, after the first six months of the project, also seems to be making an impact! ECO HUB SIDMOUTH: AN INVITATION! Would you like to engage with what the Eco Hub Sidmouth is… Read More »Eco Hub Sidmouth: meeting Tuesday 26th August
The University of Exeter is interested in Tipping Points – and they’re not necessarily a bad thing: Our Positive Tipping Points are bringing change to the climate crisis. Our research at the University of Exeter highlights the growing threat of “tipping points” that could accelerate the climate crisis. Exeter researchers are also identifying sources of hope:… Read More »Eco hubs are ‘catalysts for positive tipping points’
It’s been quite a project! It was in December last year when the ECO-HUB Sidmouth was launched with a pop-up in the Market Square to gauge interest – following which it went on to be staged regularly every two weeks over the following half year. And during that time – judging by the footfall and the media… Read More »Eco Hub Sidmouth: the first six months
The debate over energy pricing has become very political – and yet it has been pointed out many a time that it is expensive gas – not net-zero – which is keeping UK electricity prices so high: Dhara Vyas, chief executive of industry body Energy UK tells Carbon Brief that it is “crystal clear what has driven electricity bills up… Read More »net zero – and zero energy bills