Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland
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Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland is the Scottish hub of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance. It aims to want to see Scotland's economy reprogrammed so it puts people and planet first.
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Social Impact Pledge
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The Social Impact Pledge is about simple ways that public bodies can make a difference to communities. Here are some pledges made by public bodies that make positive commitments around climate change
Read MoreEcovillage Design Cards
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These cards are a flexible and creative way to explore whole systems regeneration. They help to plan how to make communities more sustainable by seeing the interconnectedness between all areas of regeneration.
Read MoreOur Place
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Our Place is a new site devoted to promoting the benefits of place and place-based working. It contains information, tools and resources to help support the development of places and services that improve our health, our prosperity, our quality of life and protect our environment.
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SCDC's climate statement→
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This infographic sets out Scottish Community Development Centre’s position on tackling climate change, making the links between social, economic and climate justice. SCDC also highlights the vital role that communities and community development need to play in making a just transition to a sustainable society.
Read MoreUN Climate Change Conference UK 2021
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We’ve provided some useful links for those in community organisations looking to get involved in the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021.
Read MoreGreen Map
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Green Map is an open source platform for mapping community resources, green spaces and any other assets that contribute to making a place more environmentally sustainable. Community groups can use Green Map to create their own map, inviting community members to add spaces, organisations and facilities they feel are important.
Read MoreCircular Communities Scotland
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Circular Communities Scotland is a network membership organisation, dedicated to supporting the establishment of a thriving circular economy in Scotland. It supports and represents over 170 repair, reuse and recycling charities and social enterprises across the country.
Read More20-minute neighbourhoods
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If you lived in a 20-minute neighbourhood you would be able meet all your day-to-day needs without having to travel more than 20 minutes by foot, bike or public transport. The Scottish Government has stated it will apply this concept to Scotland’s cities, towns, and this can be seen as part of an increasing focus on place, sustainability and tackling inequality.
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Scotland's Climate Assembly & Civic Charter on Climate
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Scotland’s Climate Assembly brought a group of people together who were broadly representative of the Scottish population to learn about, discuss and make recommendations on how we can best tackle climate change.
Read MoreThe Climate Fringe
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The Climate Fringe website shares information on community events and activity happening in the run up to COP26.
Read MoreEnvironmental Rights Centre for Scotland
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ERCS aims to provide accessible public education and advice services in environmental and related planning law. It also advocates for policy and law reform and will pursue public interest litigation to ensure environmental rights are upheld.
Read MoreScottish Communities Climate Action Network
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Scottish Communities CAN is a network of community groups taking action on climate change and ‘associate’ supporting organisations and individuals. It provides a range of guides, tools and networking and funding opportunities for community-led climate action.
Read MoreThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. Visit the IPPC website for reports, research and other information about climate change.
Read MoreScottish Government webpage on Climate Change
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The Scottish Government’s webpage on climate change, with links to relevant policy, including the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019, Scotland’s Just Transition Commision, Scotland’s Net Zero Nation public engagement strategy, Scotland’s Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change and proposals for Community Climate Action Hubs.
Read MoreExtinction Rebellion Scotland
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Extinction Rebellion Scotland uses non-violent direct action to persuade governments to act justly on the climate emergency. Visit XR Scotland’s website to find out about local groups, direct action training, volunteering and other resources and information.
Read MoreSustainable Development Goals
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The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals are a call for action by all countries to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. Community organisations may find them useful to refer to when showing the wider value of their work or when trying to influence decisions that affect them.
Read MoreWhere the action is: Community-led health and climate justice→
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In this briefing, CHEX makes the links between community-led health and climate action, arguing that the effects of climate change – as with health and wellbeing – are distributed unfairly, and we cannot address health inequality and wider inequality without also addressing climate justice.
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