Environmental and Sustainability Initiatives

Here are tools that help you on develop a community sustainability organisation or group. The tell you what the challenges are in this area of community action, and shows you how to overcome them.
Community Energy: A Practical Guide to Reclaiming Power
A full guide all about community energy. It covers everything you need to build a core team, , keeping a group running, getting in touch with the wider community, and technical aspects of energy production, distribution, supply, energy savings, heat,...
Community Futures Goes Green Poster
A colorful poster titled “Vision for Mayo” that gives a snapshot of the sustainable vision of Mayo. It focuses on local living, community action, sustainable energy, and waste reduction. The poster is richly illustrated, getting its message across with great pictures
Community Futures Steps Map
This document lays out a long term plan focusing on energy saving, carbon reduction, and sustainable development. It sets out most important steps to make this happen. It shows how important it is to have full community awareness and positive actions to help fight climate change. Target Audience: Communities engaged in the Community Futures...
Community Futures Environmental Initiative from CARO
This presentation is a full plan that give resources and gadvice for Co Mayo's Community Futures groups and any other community that wants to fight climate change. It includes a full an overall picture of things being done today. It has a detailed program proposal, plans of work for the future, resources you might need, and a toolkit for real...
Tools for helping with Committee Setup (from SEAI SEC Programme)
This is a gateway or starting point into many resources offered by the SEAI. These are aimed at helping sustainable energy communities grom. It includes case studies, tools, and practical guidelines to help you to form committees and the create ...