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.
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.
Please add your story here
- You can add text, photos and videos to your story
- Please ensure you have permission to share anything featured here
- Please remember this is a public space, so please do not share any personal information about yourself or others in your comment.
We may occasionally contact people who have uploaded an inspiring story to ask if we could share it wider, such as on the Council's social media channels or our Climate Emergency enewsletter. We will always ask permission before we do this and we will only share stories with your approval.
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Navigating Net Zero event - Thursday, 28 March 2024
Groundwork, in partnership with Cheshire West & Chester Council, is hosting a "Navigating Net Zero" event in Ellesmere Port. Join us to learn about Net Zero, carbon reduction solutions, and available Grant support.
When: Thursday, 28th March 2024
Where: Sustainability House, Cheshire College, Ellesmere Port Campus
Achieving Net Zero is an important step for the future of businesses to align with global efforts to address climate change. Businesses that embrace sustainability are likely to be better positioned for success in a rapidly changing and environmentally conscious global landscape. But what does that mean for you and your business, how can... Continue reading
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Take part in Earth Hour 2024
Every year, millions of people around the world come together, at 8.30pm local time on the a Saturday in March, to observe Earth Hour, a symbolic event that highlights the importance of environmental conservation and sustainable living.
Since its creation in 2007, Earth Hour, which is organised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), has been known for its “lights off” moment. As landmarks and homes across the world switch off, supporters are also invited to symbolically switch off and 'Give an hour for Earth’, spending 60 minutes doing something - anything - positive for our planet. In 2023, over 410,000... Continue reading
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Watch Six Inches of Soil documentary film at Chester Picturehouse
Picturehouse Green Screen is proud to present Six Inches of Soil, touring our sites with a live panel conversation following the film.
Six Inches of Soil tells the inspiring story of young, British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food, in order to heal the soil, our health and provide for local communities.
Half the food we eat in the UK is produced by about 180,000 farmers, who manage 70 per cent of our land. Current ‘industrial' mainstream farming practices significantly contribute to soil degradation, biodiversity loss and climate change.... Continue reading
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Does your organisation or business serve food, would you like a new accreditation?
Many of us are taking a number of actions at home to be more climate friendly, with lots of these centred around food – for example by reducing food waste, buying seasonal, having meat free Mondays, using refillable cups and bottles etc. But what about when we eat out? How do we know that we aren’t undoing all of our good work?
The answer may be in the new initiative being rolled out by Eco Communities and supported by the West Cheshire Food Partnership.
This new community-led project encourages businesses in the region to commit to a sustainable food pledge... Continue reading -
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How can I make our next community event more sustainable?
I have been arranging sustainable events in Chester for around 7 years, we have also held an event in Grosvenor Park for the last few years.
There are now huge festivals with thousands of attendees that use sustainable principles. The general principles will be the same for any event from a community one day event to a three day festival in the middle of the countryside.
Eco Communities started by organising the Sustainable Cheshire Fair, and events as part of Great Big Green Week. We are now supporting events and activities within Cheshire to become more sustainable.
We have created... Continue reading
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Sustainable New Year resolutions
As we start 2024, many of us will be thinking about making changes in our lives and perhaps setting ourselves some New Year resolutions. Making a sustainable resolution, such as one of the top ten ideas below, could reduce our own impact and help our environment.
1. Pledge to reduce your personal carbon footprint this year – this is one that encompasses all the ideas below, but if we set ourselves a target to reduce our carbon footprint by a certain percentage this year we are more likely to achieve it. There are lots of carbon footprint calculators available on... Continue reading
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Youth Senate Member attend Northwest Net Zero Conference
So proud of our Youth Senate member Amy Catton who is passionate about the environment and protecting the planet. She is currently on the steering group for the Northwest Net Zero and delivered sessions on Saturday 25th November at the Northwest Net Zero Youth Conference at Salford University. At this conference Amy took a key role gathering ideas and information from the young people present and even sat on a panel answering questions about green jobs and the economy.
Amy is also attending a conference with decision makers, such as Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram in Liverpool on Wednesday 29th... Continue reading
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Find out about the Council's Climate Emergency Response Plan and the actions that have been taken so far.
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Minutes from Climate Emergency Taskforce Meetings
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Climate Taskforce Minutes February 2023.pdf (273 KB) (pdf)
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Climate Taskforce Minutes March 2022.pdf (83.6 KB) (pdf)
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Climate Taskforce Minutes 17 November 2021.pdf (87.4 KB) (pdf)
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Climate Taskforce Minutes 6 October 2021.pdf (150 KB) (pdf)
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Climate Taskforce Draft Minutes 26 July 2021.pdf (184 KB) (pdf)
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Climate Taskforce Draft Minutes 25 May 2021.pdf (158 KB) (pdf)