Climate Action Leeds
Zero carbon, nature friendly, socially just Leeds by the 2030s
Imagine Leeds: the climate action hub
Imagine Leeds provides an opportunity to envisage what a zero carbon, nature friendly, socially just city would look like. Based at 9 Blenheim Terrace and managed by Leeds Love It Share It, Imagine Leeds hosts meetings, events, and co-working, amongst other things.
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Our vision is of a permanent venue where different sectors can work together in an inclusive, participatory, practical and strategic way.
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Read more about Imagine Leeds and how to book desk space, meeting rooms, or event hire.​​
The Leeds Doughnut
One of the projects which came out of the Imagine Leeds team was The Leeds Doughnut, which helps illustrate how we see the direction of Leeds over the next few years as it responds to the climate emergency.
To develop this plan, we are using the approach of award-winning economist Kate Raworth and her Doughnut Economics model.
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This approach asks: how can people in a place thrive without over-shooting and damaging planetary boundaries (carbon, water, air, soil etc.), and without falling below aspects that ensure a good life (education, health, equality etc.)? We call this the Leeds Doughnut, where we aim to live in a safe space within these two boundaries.
The Leeds Doughnut is an open and collaborative planning process which we hope will inspire local sectors and groups to explore how we can all thrive as we build the future Leeds we want. Read more here.
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[Additional funding to support the city planning process has been generously provided by the University of Leeds.]
