Six new community climate action plans launched
Six new Bristol community organisations have just published their community climate action plans, outlining their co-developed responses to the climate and nature crises.
Shirehampton Action, Rising Arts Agency, Bristol Older People’s Forum, Hotwells and Cliftonwood Community Association, One Green Kitchen, and Gloucestershire County Cricket Club and The Next Test have developed their plans over the last 12 months, after participating in the Community Climate Action Project’s capacity building programme.
These communities represent a diverse mix of passionate Bristol organisations and localities, all with their own unique strengths, challenges and priorities. They join 11 other pioneering Bristol communities who have already led the way for bold and fair community driven climate action that supports social priorities, climate and nature.
The plans have been designed by the community, for the community, identifying climate and nature actions that will bring the benefits they want to see, with priorities including: improved public transport, more access to affordable local food, opportunities for young people to connect with nature, developing community energy projects and reducing the risks from flooding and heatwaves.
To co-create their plans, they have spent the last year engaging with residents and climate and nature experts to create a tailored road map that will play a crucial role in reaching Bristol’s goal of becoming a carbon neutral and climate resilient city by 2030.
Ensuring a just transition to net zero, where transformative climate and nature action is coupled with improving the lives of local people and reduces systemic inequality, is central to the Community Climate Action Project. The project aims to empower communities to become climate leaders, building local capacity and harnessing their knowledge and insights, to bring climate, nature and social benefits.
“One Green Kitchen’s community climate action plan empowers diverse voices to co-create sustainable solutions, champion green living, and build a resilient, inclusive future grounded in culture, wellbeing, and shared responsibility.” Anne Su, One Green Kitchen
“Developing our plan has helped us connect with communities across Bristol and within our neighbourhood. It is a great tool for us to initiate collective and individual action towards a more sustainable connected future.” Anna Haydock-Wilson, Hotwells and Cliftonwood Community Association.
“Involving communities is vital to ensure a fair and effective transition to net zero. Through the Community Climate Action Project there are now 17 co-created plans providing a mandate for climate and nature action that supports a better quality of life for residents.”
Amy Harrison, Head of Community Partnerships at Bristol Climate & Nature Partnership
We are celebrating the plans at our Partnership Gathering later today at Gloucestershire County Cricket Ground with community leaders, councillors and local organisations. This October, we’ll also be launching the refreshed plan by Bristol’s community of Disabled people.
Read the plans to discover how tailored community driven responses are at the heart of effective climate and nature action, explore the diversity of climate, nature and social priorities that have arisen, and find out how you too can help champion inspiring, community-led climate action across our city:
- Shirehampton Action’s plan – coproduced with Shirehampton residents
- Rising Arts Agency’s plan – coproduced with underrepresented young creatives
- Bristol Older People’s Forum’s plan – coproduced with people aged 55+
- Hotwells and Cliftonwood Community Association’s plan – coproduced with residents of Hotwells, Harbourside and Cliftonwood
- One Green Kitchen’s plan – coproduced with women over 40 from marginalised communities
- Gloucestershire County Cricket Club & The Next Test’s plan – coproduced with cricket fans and members
These plans are part of the Community Climate Action Project which is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund’s Climate Action Fund and coordinated by Bristol Climate & Nature Partnership with support from the Centre for Sustainable Energy and Bristol City Council.
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