Community organisations and climate action
Community organisations are taking decisive and impactful climate action. Such action is made up of a multitude of activities, which are often motivated by goals to improve people’s lives or the places where they live as well as reducing carbon emissions. This report:
- outlines what climate action looks like among community organisations (which we term community businesses), whether climate-focused or otherwise
- help communities assess the viability of different types of climate action, from veg box, bike repair and paint recycling schemes to retrofitting local houses and setting up community farms.
- considers the climate impact of these actions and models, setting out a framework that can aid in measuring and maximising impact.
The research and tools, delivered by IPPR North and Locality for Power to Change, involved an extensive evidence review, developing a list of diverse case study community businesses, and engaging these organisations and other stakeholders in roundtables.
This research includes two key tools:
– a framework for measuring climate impact (p19 onwards) across nine typologies and 10 examples, which can be used to assess impact (see example graphic below)
– a Climate Opportunity Map (p49 onwards) that helps communities assess the viability of a wide variety of different types of climate action, identifying opportunities and barriers, and how they might be replicated. Below is a list of the types of activities you can use the tool to assess.
