Supporting the North East and Cumbria’s VCSE sector towards Net Zero

Action areas

Actions from the North
East and Cumbria

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The WEA North East is an educational charity and has an exciting programme of free environmental courses to coincide with COP26 the UN Climate Change Conference. There is a wide range of subjects including crafts, beekeeping, climate change, gardening and cookery some are taking place online and some are face to face in local venues.
Karen Clough
WEA
50+ employees
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Engagement
We’ve set up an internal climate action group to look at what we can change in the way we run, who we can influence and how we can make sure people with a learning disability and autistic people are involved in the climate action conversation
Karen Parry
Inclusion North
10-49 employees
Engagement
We're installing double glazing in all of our building's windows and we've replaced old light fittings with LED equivalents.
Chris Clarke
Friends of Jesmond Library
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Buildings
We've put signs up to remind people to turn the lights off in the building through the eco-council.
Anne Webster
MEA House
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Energy

Have you taken action?

If you're a VCSE based in the North East or Cumbria and you've done something about the climate crisis, please share your action with us. We'd love to share it on this website, to inspire others.

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