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Transforming Excess Tech into Social Value Across Cambridgeshire

Connecting Cambridgeshire has partnered with Sustainable Tech 4 Good (ST4G) – who’ve been using excess tech to address digital inclusion since 2020 – to offer a pathway for businesses and organisations in Cambridgeshire to securely erase, refurbish andrepurpose their excess tech – supporting social good and digital inclusion across the county. The partnership between Connecting

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Evie Tuesday 25 November 2025
Climate Friendly Gardening

Can British gardens survive climate chaos?

From summer heatwaves to winter downpours, Britain’s climate is becoming more extreme and unpredictable. Experts at Cambridge University Botanic Garden are busy working out which plants are most likely to survive. Their 5 tips: Know the site – what is the climate of the garden and what plants suit this climate? Change the mindset –  A

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Evie Tuesday 18 November 2025
Water Conservation

Drought likely to continue into 2026 due to record dry weather

The National Drought Group has warned England must prepare for an ongoing drought in 2026, unless there is significant rain this autumn and winter. There are concerns about the country’s water resources because of this year’s record dry spring and warm summer. The expert group – which includes the Met Office, government, regulators, water companies,

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Evie Tuesday 18 November 2025
Community Energy

Energy Local: Saving Money This Autumn

Energy Local is a non-profit organisation that has created a way for people to benefit from local clean energy by teaming up with a renewable energy project in their area – it might be a wind turbine, solar farm or hydroelectric scheme – to get a better deal. It enables participating residents to buy renewable electricity

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Evie Tuesday 18 November 2025
Community Energy

Shared Ownership for Community Energy Groups

As the UK accelerates its transition to a low-carbon energy system, the question of who owns and benefits from this transformation is gaining prominence on the political agenda. Shared ownership offers a practical and meaningful ways for communities to have a stake in the renewable energy projects that are being developed in their locales. GB

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Evie Tuesday 18 November 2025
Carbon Emissions

The Government’s Growth Delivery Plan 2025: Summarised

Energy Security and Lower Bills: Every family and business is currently paying the price of Britain’s exposure to volatile international fossil fuel markets. In an unstable world this leaves us incredibly vulnerable as a country. Families across Britain continue to pay a fossil fuel penalty, with wholesale gas costs for households still 75% higher than

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Evie Wednesday 12 November 2025
Nature Recovery

Save Our Chalk Streams

Awareness has been growing around the distressing state of one of our region’s most important freshwater habitats – the chalk streams. With around 85% of the global habitat occurring in the UK, and most in the south of England, these amazing waterways have been garnering a lot of attention due to very low flows, and

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Evie Wednesday 29 October 2025
Nature Recovery

The Importance of Peat

The UK Government has extended the ban on burning vegetation on deep peat in England. This means three times more peatland is now legally protected from this damaging, outdated practice. Banning burning will help in the work to keep peatlands wet. This not only protects precious peatland habitats but also improves air quality for local communities

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Evie Tuesday 28 October 2025
Nature Recovery

Sleepover for hedgehogs

Follow this guide to build a storage cage for all the raked leaves from your garden. Why do it? Leaf-mould is one of nature’s gifts in the garden, so don’t just hoover your leaves up and chuck them in the rubbish. Let’s use them for nature! The fact that they can be a hibernation home

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Evie Friday 14 November 2025
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    Book onto this free online training session to learn how you can use a thermal imaging camera to reveal where your home, and other buildings are leaking heat. In this 60 minute session CCF will cover: How to interpret thermal images and common pitfalls that lead to misinterpretation Using the thermal cameras to get identify […]

  • Tackling Car-dependent New Housing

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    With Jenny Raggett, Director and Project Coordinator at Transport for New Homes. Jenny will share her personal experiences of local campaigning to resist car-dependent new developments, while pressing for homes to be concentrated around good public transport and other key destinations (e.g. schools, shops, healthcare facilities), ensuring that these are easily reachable by active travel and […]

  • Tree Data Webinar

    Webinar

    Join the Environmental Data Network for a live webinar about tree data, presented by representatives from the Woodland Trust! Harriet Downey from the Woodland Trust will present a summary of key findings of the State of Woods and Trees as the lead author. Dr Simon Smart will present the links between the SoWT & the Bunce Survey, […]

  • Thermal Imaging Training

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    Book onto this free online training session to learn how you can use a thermal imaging camera to reveal where your home, and other buildings are leaking heat. In this 60 minute session CCF will cover: How to interpret thermal images and common pitfalls that lead to misinterpretation Using the thermal cameras to get identify […]

  • How to run a Repair Cafe in your community

    The Bike Depot 140 Cowley Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    A free, in person session for anyone who would like to run a Repair Cafe in their community. Cambridgeshire is recognised as a UK hub for Repair Cafes, and Cambridge Carbon Footprint has a strong team that supports new groups and individuals who’d like to have a go at setting one up. Repair Cafes keep […]

  • Thermal Imaging Training

    Online

    Book onto this free online training session to learn how you can use a thermal imaging camera to reveal where your home, and other buildings are leaking heat. In this 60 minute session CCF will cover: How to interpret thermal images and common pitfalls that lead to misinterpretation Using the thermal cameras to get identify […]

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East Cambridgeshire Climate Action Network works on local projects to promote zero-carbon living and restore spaces for wildlife. We act as a hub for all local groups fighting the climate change crisis. We lobby, influence and provide advice to local councils and organisations. Our aim is to normalise climate action, provide information and encourage everyone to join in to help protect our planet and, in doing so, protect our collective future.

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