BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE We ran our campaign to raise awareness of the impact of food waste on the environment, thanks to the Climate Venture Collective. The CVC has more projects tackling the climate crisis and welcomes people from all backgrounds and experiences to join. Campaign Posts Did you know that Read more…
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Our mission is to put people’s voices at the heart of a green and just recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. We build platforms to engage diverse communities on local net zero policy making. This allows policy makers to properly prioritise the wishes and needs of people for Read more…
Slack channel: #green_travel (use your slack name) Project Leader: @genevieve Project Champion: @josh graham Contributors: @rachel Background and objective A travel agency focused on zero-carbon city breaks. Transforming the city break. Train based travel. We make it easy for people to have a fun city break at the lowest price Read more…
Slack Channel: #thank-you-for-cycling Project Leader: Pete Ashworth Background and objective Cycling is not just a sport. It’s also the fastest and most efficient means of active transport. Active transport has compound benefits for a city and its citizens. We help Londoners who want to start cycling for transport, or do Read more…
Slack Channel: #investgreen Project Leader: @Matt Robinson @Phil Ayres, @Lester Bunn Project Champion: Contributors: Background and objective We exist because too much of our money is being used to fund carbon intensive businesses and other destructive economic activities. We want to encourage and enable people to use their own money Read more…
Slack channel: #eco_cosmetics Project Leader: @Emma Brown Project Champion: Contributors: Pippa Ciezarek, Andi Bremner, Lara Parry Background and objective Anyone who wears mascara knows – there’s no option but to buy a small plastic tube. These tubes are too small to be recycled and inevitably lead to pollution. We want Read more…
Slack Channel: #sustainable-fashion Project Leader: @Mike J @Jessie Project Champion: Contributors: @Ludo Background and objective We are doing this project due to three issues we see: Supply – Clothes are costly to people and planet to create. This is from the materials we use, the conditions they are made in, Read more…
Slack channel: #walkable-cities Project Leader: @Annie (CVC Marketing Team) Project Champion: Contributors: @Anaísa Pinto, @Jordan E, @Laura Background and objective Transportation is responsible for nearly 25% of the world’s annual CO2 emissions, and 15% of annual emissions in general. A whopping 72% of these transport-related emissions are from road vehicles. Read more…
A century after the first commercial flight, aviation has become a fixture of global transport… and global emissions. It has allowed us to connect the world in ways never seen and has contributed immensely to global economic and social development. However, aviation produces approximately 1.9% of annual carbon emissions. Approximately Read more…
We’ve all heard that walking is good, both for us and for the planet. But have you heard of Walkable Cities? This month’s workshop theme is on cities that are developed with the pedestrian at the centre. By making it easy and appealing to walk, walkable cities help more people Read more…