Climate Emergency
The Climate Emergency facing our world is a very real issue, but there is plenty we can do to take action to help protect our planet.
Cheshire West and Chester Council declared a Climate Emergency in the borough in 2019 and put forward its Climate Emergency Response plan, which aims to help the borough become carbon neutral by 2045.
This is a space to share ideas, stories and tips about what you are doing locally to reduce your carbon emissions and impact on the environment. Now's the time to react and play your part to make our borough carbon neutral.
The Climate Emergency facing our world is a very real issue, but there is plenty we can do to take action to help protect our planet.
Cheshire West and Chester Council declared a Climate Emergency in the borough in 2019 and put forward its Climate Emergency Response plan, which aims to help the borough become carbon neutral by 2045.
This is a space to share ideas, stories and tips about what you are doing locally to reduce your carbon emissions and impact on the environment. Now's the time to react and play your part to make our borough carbon neutral.
What are you doing to tackle the Climate Emergency?
Residents, community groups, schools and businesses across the borough are busy playing their part to protect our local environment and reduce their impact on the planet by reducing their carbon emissions.
Lots of people taking action together can make a big impact and we want to hear all about the things you are doing. It could be a short tip, a blog or vlog on a certain topic, a pledge to say what you hope to achieve or about an event you’ve organised.
By sharing your story, you could inspire others across the borough to take action today and help us achieve our ambition of being a carbon neutral borough.
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Thank you for sharing your story with us.
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Share Mickle Trafford Greenspace is hosting a tree planting day during National Tree Week on Facebook Share Mickle Trafford Greenspace is hosting a tree planting day during National Tree Week on Twitter Share Mickle Trafford Greenspace is hosting a tree planting day during National Tree Week on Linkedin Email Mickle Trafford Greenspace is hosting a tree planting day during National Tree Week link
Mickle Trafford Greenspace is hosting a tree planting day during National Tree Week
5 days agoMickle Trafford Greenspace is hosting a tree planting event on Saturday, 30 November, during this year's National Tree Week, supported by The Mersey Forest.
Volunteers are welcome to come along and help plant a selection of trees in the field directly above the Methodist graveyard on School Lane in Mickle Trafford, Chester. The 'What3words' location for the field is: ///birthing.meanest.flows.
Parking is available in Hoole Tennis Club, located on School Lane. To find the planting site turn right out of the car park and walk along the lane. You'll find the graveyard on the opposite side of the road to... Continue reading -
Share Neston Community Energy secures just under £38,000 grant funding in its first year on Facebook Share Neston Community Energy secures just under £38,000 grant funding in its first year on Twitter Share Neston Community Energy secures just under £38,000 grant funding in its first year on Linkedin Email Neston Community Energy secures just under £38,000 grant funding in its first year link
Neston Community Energy secures just under £38,000 grant funding in its first year
20 days agoNeston Community Energy, a Community Energy organisation run by local volunteers, has announced that it has received a grant from the Community Energy Fund. The grant will be used to obtain a feasibility study to investigate whether the landfill site on the Clayhill Industrial Estate, next to Neston Recycling Centre, would be a suitable site for a solar park.
Consultants Scene Connect Ltd, who are specialists in local energy initiatives, will be carrying out the study. They will be looking at the suitability of the site and considering the financial viability of possible schemes.
Susan Davies, Chair of Neston Community... Continue reading
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Funding boost for innovative UK projects to improve poultry welfare
by Felicity Roberts, about 1 month agoResearchers at the University of Chester are working to improve poultry welfare, production, and sustainability in the industry with innovative solutions after two partnership projects were awarded millions in UK Government funding.
Experts from the Centre for Research into Environmental Science and Technology (CREST) at the University are part of the FeedFlow initiative, led by insect farming innovator Flybox®, which has been granted more than £3 million by Innovate UK from DEFRA’s (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’) Farming Innovation Programme.
“Working alongside a phenomenal cohort of industry leaders and academic institutions, Flybox® is confident that this project... Continue reading
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Community apple pressing day
2 months agoIncredible Edibles and Friends of Westminster Park are hosting an apple pressing day at Westminster Park on Sunday, 29 September, between 10am and 3pm.
Come and find us near the Café in the park. Bring your own apples (or there maybe some to pick from the trees in the park). Do bring a container for the juice you will make!
Any queries, contact Linda Shuttleworth on shuttleworths@talktalk.net or 07726 425847
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Share GLADSTONE VILLAGE HALL IN BURTON GOES GREEN WITH SOLAR POWER on Facebook Share GLADSTONE VILLAGE HALL IN BURTON GOES GREEN WITH SOLAR POWER on Twitter Share GLADSTONE VILLAGE HALL IN BURTON GOES GREEN WITH SOLAR POWER on Linkedin Email GLADSTONE VILLAGE HALL IN BURTON GOES GREEN WITH SOLAR POWER link
GLADSTONE VILLAGE HALL IN BURTON GOES GREEN WITH SOLAR POWER
by John Nuttall, 3 months agoGLADSTONE VILLAGE HALL IN BURTON GOES GREEN WITH SOLAR POWER
New 40-Panel Solar System with Battery Storage to Reduce Costs and Carbon Footprint in Burton.
Gladstone Village Hall is embracing renewable energy technology with the installation of a new solar photovoltaic system. The project, funded by a generous grant from FCC Communities Foundation and Gladstone Village Hall, will allow the popular community venue to significantly reduce its carbon footprint and operating costs.
Solar photovoltaic panels convert energy from the sun into electricity through an array of cells containing a semiconductor material. This green technology has seen rapid adoption in recent... Continue reading
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Understanding what industrial decarbonisation means to local people
by Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington, 3 months agoYou may have heard of one or more industrial decarbonisation projects planned across the North West, such as HyNet or the Connah’s Quay Low Carbon Power project.
Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington, the organisation charged with responsibility to grow the economy in the region, is working with public, private and voluntary organisations on a project to better understand the views of residents and businesses on these projects. The first step of this project is to run a series of focus groups to gauge understanding and sentiment about ideas like industrial decarbonisation and net zero.
We’d like to understand what local people... Continue reading
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Explore Chester & Winsford's Green/Eco Events
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Student shortlisted for major national environmental award
by Alexandra Williams, 4 months agoA soon-to-be graduate from the University of Chester has been shortlisted for a major national environmental award.
Laura Tuckey has been shortlisted in the Sustainability Champion of the Year – Student category in the highly respected Green Gown UK and Ireland Awards. The Green Gown Awards recognise the exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges across the world.
Laura, who will graduate with a degree in Geography, has been recognised for consistently going above and beyond to raise the University and wider community’s sustainability profile. She has worked with Storyhouse to implement its reusable cup scheme; acted as... Continue reading
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New insights discovered on the minds of squirrels and impact of urban life
by Felicity Roberts, 5 months agoThe impact of the urban environment on squirrels’ problem-solving, learning and memory has been highlighted in new research from the UK’s University of Chester and Hokkaido University in Japan.
In one of the few studies that joins ecology and psychology to look at the animal mind in the wild, researchers have examined how stressful urban environmental characteristics are for squirrels and discovered they have a greater effect on cognitive performance than previously shown.
They explored how much urban areas - with their buildings, traffic, less greenery, and, most prominently, more humans - cause a disturbance to squirrels by setting them... Continue reading
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Share Chester Green Weekend - Chester with be buzzing with lots of free activities for all the family 15th and 16th June on Facebook Share Chester Green Weekend - Chester with be buzzing with lots of free activities for all the family 15th and 16th June on Twitter Share Chester Green Weekend - Chester with be buzzing with lots of free activities for all the family 15th and 16th June on Linkedin Email Chester Green Weekend - Chester with be buzzing with lots of free activities for all the family 15th and 16th June link
Chester Green Weekend - Chester with be buzzing with lots of free activities for all the family 15th and 16th June
by Eco Communities , 7 months agoChester Green Weekend is the final weekend of Great Big Green Week, with activities throughout the week ending with a big celebration in Chester. We want to shine the light on Chester to show it as a leading sustainable hub for the Northwest and bring residents along with us on a journey to make small changes to support a lower impact future.
Think ‘lots of fun activities taking place around Chester City Centre and in Grosvenor Park’ over one weekend in June (15th and 16th June) with an underlying aim of raising the awareness of what we can all do... Continue reading
Useful information about the Climate Emergency in west Cheshire
- Summary of west Cheshire's Climate Emergency Response Plan
- Climate Emergency Response Plan
- Climate Emergency Response Plan engagement - Summer 2024
- Cheshire West and Chester Council's Carbon Management Plan
- Council's response to the Climate Emergency declaration
- Engagement about the Whitby Hydrogen Village poll
Sign up to the Climate Emergency enewsletter
Sign up to our monthly Climate Emergency enewsletter to find out about projects on climate action in the borough.
Useful websites and resources
Key Dates
West Cheshire environmental groups
There are lots of community groups across west Cheshire taking action to protect the environment and share their knowledge around addressing the climate crisis. To find out more click here.
Minutes from Climate Emergency Taskforce Meetings
- Climate Taskforce Minutes February 2023.pdf (273 KB) (pdf)
- Climate Taskforce Minutes March 2022.pdf (83.6 KB) (pdf)
- Climate Taskforce Minutes 17 November 2021.pdf (87.4 KB) (pdf)
- Climate Taskforce Minutes 6 October 2021.pdf (150 KB) (pdf)
- Climate Taskforce Draft Minutes 26 July 2021.pdf (184 KB) (pdf)
- Climate Taskforce Draft Minutes 25 May 2021.pdf (158 KB) (pdf)
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