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Sport for Good - Good for Sport
The Sport For Good project offered one-to-one support to sports clubs across West Yorkshire, including - among other things - help for...
Sep 14 min read
Citizens invited to shape the future of Leeds
Leeds Local Plan 2042 - image credit Leeds City Council Citizens in Leeds have been invited to give their views on the future of the...
Aug 222 min read
Pioneering a university-community collaborative space
By Alice Tenney (Sustainability Service, University of Leeds) Imagining a different kind of space on the University of Leeds campus At...
Aug 135 min read
International coverage of CAL's lessons from Leeds
Climate Action Leeds was held up for a global audience after being chosen as the cover story on a publication put together by experts....
Aug 54 min read
Flying the flag for climate action with Fabian
By Simon Dixon (Climate Action Leeds) Seven local environmental groups met with Leeds MP Fabian Hamilton on Friday 25th July at Imagine...
Jul 291 min read
Leeds to London: CAL supports push on global education for UK youth
Courtesy of Sarah Fishwick, Global Learning Leeds (formerly Leeds Development Education Centre) Members of the Climate Action Leeds team...
Jul 213 min read
Thousands Walk to School in Climate Action Leeds Hubs
In 2024, Alwoodley 2030 piloted a ward-wide approach to Walk to School Week, engaging multiple schools and community partners. The pilot...
Jul 105 min read
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
In spring 2025, Climate Action Leeds pressed play on a film which neatly draws connections between clothes, our choices, and a theory for...
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
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