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The Climate Emergency
This blog was written by Paul Chatterton, Professor of Urban Futures in the School of Geography at the University of Leeds. In 2019 Leeds...
Jul 14 min read
"Read all about it!" Newspaper covers story of CAL so far.
Scroll down to find your downloadable copy. When so many individuals and community groups have contributed to Climate Action Leeds' work,...
Jun 101 min read
Show of support: CAL event combines applause, learning, and invite for future action
Well over 100 people gathered in central Leeds to look back on 4+ years of Climate Action Leeds work and to share a vision for how the...
Jun 103 min read
A Movement Building Toolkit
Our City Movement Building team has launched its "Movement Building Toolkit". This free resource offers a range of tools, ideas, prompts...
Jun 51 min read
Space to think: students create extra layer for anyone enjoying Leeds green spaces
By Martin Flynn Theatre and Performance students from the University of Leeds swapped stage for soil to produce three thought-provoking...
May 292 min read
The Clothes We Wear - CAL launches fashion film at major Leeds event
This Thursday, Climate Action Leeds will press play on a film which neatly draws connections between clothes, our choices, and a theory...
May 195 min read
Imagine Leeds is open for business (for now)!
By Simon Dixon from Climate Action Leeds After a combined 18 months running Imagine Leeds: the climate action hub, I thought now was a...
May 133 min read
Free sustainability support for West Yorkshire sports clubs
The challenge of maintaining the pitch, disrupted travel to away games, bills for the clubhouse and bar ... Sports clubs are all too...
Apr 82 min read
Poems, planting, protests: Leeds kids show climate commitment at Civic Hall
By Laura Fetherston, Climate Action Leeds volunteer More than 100 people from 15 local primary schools recently headed to Leeds Civic...
Apr 73 min read
Style like you mean it: Leeds hosts International Circular Fashion Week
From 21-22 May at The Knowledge Exchange, Leeds Beckett University, the International Circular Fashion Week Conference is set to be "a...
Apr 32 min read
Campaign groups build their political agency
By Emma Temple (Leeds Craftivists) and Simon Dixon (Climate Action Leeds) Leeds campaign groups joined forces on Saturday 15th March to...
Mar 243 min read
Fundraising with flair in Horsforth
Written by Simon Dixon Expert advice was shared last Wednesday with a range of people in Horsforth, at a workshop focused on fundraising...
Mar 122 min read
Fashioning a new future: Can you help Leeds Craftivists push for political change?
By Laura Fetherston, Climate Action Leeds volunteer A Leeds group has invited local people to contribute clothes for a creative effort to...
Feb 283 min read
Leeds lecturers and climate activists deepen partnership with Ghana
On 29th January, Climate Action Leeds and the School of Geography at the University of Leeds hosted a solidarity delegation from Ghana....
Feb 112 min read
CALculating the past year - what went well, what have we learned, and what do we need to do differently?
Every year, Climate Action Leeds takes an in-depth look at what's happened under our banner in the preceding 12 months. As a...
Jan 141 min read
Case Study: Otley Community Larder
by Debbie Purdon I recently visited Otley Community Larder which was set up in 2023 by one of the Climate Action Leeds hubs – Otley 2030...
Dec 19, 20242 min read
Uni-que perspectives? Students share their views at CAL event.
By Martin Flynn, Climate Action Leeds Project Coordinator for Voluntary Action Leeds Figures recently quoted by the BBC suggest that...
Dec 16, 20243 min read
A matchmaking Climate Assembly
Universities brought together with community groups to discuss collaboration on environment On Monday 2nd Dec 2024 Climate Action Leeds...
Dec 11, 20243 min read
Creative Kids Tackle the Climate Crisis
Local charity IVE supporting young people to create new solutions to the climate crisis. They currently have a crowdfuner set up in...
Nov 26, 20243 min read
A CWB Manifesto for Leeds
In our Community Wealth Building Report , we charted an overarching framework and a set of key policy recommendations which could fully...
Nov 26, 20241 min read
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