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About Climate Connected
This project seeks to build an easy to use toolkit which supports communities to take a number of steps necessary to build climate action. There will be supports to build a decarbonisation committee for the community including a decarbonisation plan for the local area. This will include supports to engage the people of the community to measure the carbon intensity of a myriad of behaviours and actions of residents’ lifestyles.
Our latest Sustainability Success Stories: from Individuals and Communities
Avril, Sligo, “Don’t make it a one time thing, make it a habit”
Location Sligo Name Avril Impact: Over it's typical lifetime a re-useable coffee cup saves approximately 10kg of CO2 equivalent. My personal sustainability action was I Upgraded to reusable water bottles and tea cups, and started buying second hand clothes. What...
Joe oB: Bikes to work on the scheme that could work for nearly everyone
"Just do a re-think of your habits. Don't be a slave to inertia"Location Ballyboden, Dublin Name Joe oB Useful Links Bike to work scheme: LINK Cycling Information Sheets: LINK Impact: Joe saves 229kg CO2 emissions and about €900 per year. His bike also prevents the...
Brian – uses the train for distance commutes
"I think the benefits of that restfulness is a no brainer it's just ultimately much easier"Location Mayo Name Brian Useful Links Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail and Sustainability: Link Impact: Brian saves 44kg of CO2 on each trip to Dublin taken by train instead of car....
Victoria, Wicklow, and ‘Fridays for Future’
" It's empowering, even if you're not getting the change you need, it still brings hope."Location Wicklow Name Victoria Useful Links Fridays for Future Ireland: Link List of Climate action groups for young people in Ireland (from Spunout, Nov 2023): Link Impact: There...
Peadar: Try to find local sources of local food
" My family were able to have access to high quality healthy fresh organic food direct from our neighbourhood "Location Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary Name Peadar Useful Links Food miles explained: Eco Experts Organic Horticulture: Teagasc Impact: There are no measurable...
EV: It has been a very easy journey for me.
"I live on an island in a beautiful part of Ireland...it seemed the logical choice to drive an EV."Location Árainn, Co Galway Name Niamh Useful Links https://www.seai.ie/technologies/electric-vehicles/buying-an-ev/buying-a-used-ev/ Will a second hand fossil fuel car...
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Build a Community Structure
Getting an effective team together is a vital step in the community journey to sustainability. We have broken down the actions and resources needed to do this into five key areas where you can build your capacities and skills.
SEE SOME SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS STORIES FROM INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
Some communities and individuals, just like yours have already made great progress on the journey to sustainability, you can see these stories here. Keep in touch and soon you or your community could have it’s own decarbonisation story to tell
Discover Your Ecological Footprint
Our Ecological Footprint tool is currently in development by Energy Co-operatives Ireland Ltd and Galway University. Please join our mailing list and we will let you know when it is ready to use. In the meantime find out about the sustainability impact of your behaviour choices
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