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Supporting community action on climate change

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Why is community action important?

Explore why action is needed at all levels to tackle the climate crisis (from individuals all the way up to international bodies) and the role that community action plays within this.

In this section you will find:

  • Climate Action on All Levels: A 20-minute video clip from Anna Williams on why we need action on all levels, including community action,
  • Slides and Worksheets: The slides and a worksheet to help work through this topic,
  • Further Resources: A list of further resources including articles, guides, websites, blogs or video clips help build knowledge of the topic. Note these resources are external pages not moderated or managed by Cambridge Carbon Footprint.
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Climate Action on All Levels

Slides and Worksheets

Slides: Action on All Levels (slides 1-18)

Worksheet: Action at All Levels

Further resources

Lifestyle change and system change are two sides of the same coin
A Climate Outreach blog discussing the debate on lifestyle change vs system change

Linking individual action and system change in climate advocacy
A Climate Outreach briefing providing campaign insights into how to effectively link individual change and system change in climate advocacy.

How Bad Are Bananas?
A book that provides information into the carbon footprint of a wide variety of things – from flying, to volcanoes.

The Sixth Carbon Budget
The Sixth Carbon Budget, required under the Climate Change Act, provides ministers with advice on the volume of greenhouse gases the UK can emit during the period 2033-2037.

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Why is Community Action Important?

In this section you will learn why action to tackle climate change is needed at all levels, from individuals and communities all the way up to international bodies and coalitions.

Resources

Worksheets

Essential reading

Theme

Title

Type

Time

Details

Multi-level actionIndividual Action vs Collective Action and the Importance of the Swiss Cheese ModelArticle0:10:00Article discussing both individual and collective climate action
Multi-level actionLifestyle change and system change are two sides of the same coinBlog
Video clip		0:02:00Blog discussing the debate on lifestyle change vs system change
Multi-level actionLinking individual action and system change in climate advocacyReport0:10:00Relationship between individuals and systems in changing behaviour
Local ContextZero Carbon Communities GrantWebsite0:05:00Introduction to South Cambridgeshire District Council's Zero Carbon Communities Grant
Local ContextZero Carbon Communities ProjectsWebsite0:10:00Overview of Zero Carbon Communities projects in South Cambridgeshire
Local ContextLocal Transport LeadershipWebsite0:07:00An overview of the different local government bodies, with a particular focus on transport and changes since the recent elections
ToolGetting started with MiroTraining0:20:00An introduction to the collaboration tool Miro.
ToolCommunity Carbon CalculatorCalculator0:10:00Estimates carbon emissions at Parish level - useful tool to think of community action

Further reading

Theme Title Type Time Details
Effective Action Deforestation: What's wrong with planting new forests? Video clip 0:03:00 Video explaining the benefits and pitfalls of reforestation
Solutions 39 Ways to Save the Planet Podcast 0:15:00 BBC Radio Four, in partnership with the Royal Geographical Society, presents 39 ideas to relieve the stress that climate change is exerting on the planet.
Solutions Our ten bold ideas for climate action in the 2020s Report 0:15:00 By Possible. (formally 10:10 Climate Action) on their top 10 solutions to climate change
Solutions South Cambridgeshire District Council: Community Clear ups Website 0:05:00 SCDC supporting communities to run litter picking activities
Solutions Net Zero Climate: Tools Library Tool 0:10:00 A library of hundreds of free practical tools for businesses, policy makers and organisations of every size and across every sector to help organisations meet net zero targets
Solutions The Climate Crisis: Towards Zero Carbon Video clip 0:13:00 Cambridge University alumni Sir David Attenborough and Dr Jane Goodall DBE, and leading Cambridge University researchers, talk about the urgency of the climate crisis – and some of the solutions that will take us towards zero carbon.

Slides

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