Projects

Gedling Climate Change Group is inviting you to join in Our Solar Power Project- getting solar panels on roofs! Putting solar panels up on roofs helps tackle the climate crisis and saves money. Community Buildings and Schools: Gedling Climate Change Group can support community venues or schools to apply for funding to help you cover the costs of installation of solar panels. You own the solar panels You will benefit from all the cost savings You will keep income from all the energy that you don’t use You will be doing your bit to save our planet. Businesses: Installing solar panels on roofs helps tackle the climate crisis and crucially for businesses saves money. Increasing energy costs in the summer due to usage of air conditioning and fans, and in the winter high heating costs, means significant pressure on budgets. This can be offset by the use of solar energy.  By generating electricity which doesn't rely on oil or gas, carbon emissions are reduced and so are your bills. What's not to like! You can check out if your building is suitable for solar panels on Solar Wizard (https://solarwizard.or.uk) Funding: In terms of funding, you might be available for support from The Big Solar Coop https://bigsolar.coop/get solar if your roof is suitable for their scheme. They would essentially lease the roof and install solar panels. The capital costs and ongoing maintenance operational costs would all be covered by the Big Solar Coop. Saving on electricity bills would be around 20%! If your company funds the installation of solar panels then you will immediately reduce your energy consumption and your energy bills. Installers will have detailed information on costs and savings. Potentially, there are also taxable discounts available such as the Annual Investment Allowance, Capital Allowances, VAT Relief and Business Rate Exemptions. For clarity, Gedling Climate Change Group is a voluntary organisation dedicated to raising awareness of climate change and working to reduce the use of fossil fuels. We have absolutely no pecuniary interest in this project. Also, we are not experts! But we can facilitate developments, provide information and put you in touch with appropriate experts and companies. For example, Gedling Climate Change Group can work with you to put you in touch with approved local installers to give you quotes. (However, it is beyond our remit to guarantee suitability, performance or outcome).

During our latest hustings, we often heard political party candidates would ‘like to do more’ in terms of the environment, but with lack of funds and addressing the climate issues we are facing not being a ‘statutory duty’, meant their hands were tied. Well, we thought we’d try and do something about that! We have created a Parliamentary petition to make addressing the climate emergency a statutory duty for Councils. We want the UK government to introduce legislation that makes addressing the climate emergency a statutory duty for all local authorities. By legally requiring councils to prioritise climate action, we think this would ensure that vital environmental policies become integral to local governance. We think the climate emergency is an urgent threat to our communities, ecosystems, and future. Despite growing awareness, local councils do not have legally binding obligations to tackle climate change at the level we think is necessary to meet net-zero targets and safeguard public health. We demand action now to protect our future and empower councils to lead the way in creating a sustainable, resilient, and equitable society for all. Our petition can be found here, please sign and share with anyone you think would support it! https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/726089?fbclid=IwY2xjawKR6H5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETBpTmZUQkFhdEVKZWxVcHV3AR5YiIHN59zgTyv3YmaNheD8ZJd8xY2AGWcMDF83zmpFZ-SjS1i-F80ay9AWVQ_aem_wahzYQkH7IJ4estegT5zFg

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Gedling Climate Change Group has been working along side The Green Film Network to host and co-host screenings of The People's Emergency Briefing all over the Gedling area. We have co-hosted 5 screenings so far, with many more in the near future. Check out https://www.tickettailor.com/events/pebnotts for your next nearest screening!

We have been out and about talking to people and business in Gedling to try and raise awareness of the impact of disposable cups. We have been trying to encourage businesses to promote reusable cup schemes and raise make sure everyone is aware of the impacts of disposable cup culture! We throw away 2.5 billion paper coffee cups in the UK every year. Around 96% end up in landfill. We cannot recycle them at home. They must be collected and sent to a facility that's capable of recycling them properly. Remember, most single use cups end up in landfill - please use your reusable cups when you can, or if you’re in a pickle and end up with one, please make sure it gets recycled at an appropriate place! Find out here where to take them: https://www.cuprecyclingscheme.co.uk/ 🌎🌱 You can do this locally at: McDonalds Costa Coffee Caffe Nero Pret A Manger

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