Climate change and sustainability are big topics that including many areas such as,
- Building and heating our homes
- How we generate power
- How we travel
- The food we eat and how it is produced
- What we buy
- How we dispose of waste
- Our relationship with nature
- and many other areas
Because there are so many different ways to reduce emissions, live sustainably and protect our planet we believe there is something for everyone to be involved with.
To help people understand more about how to protect our planet we have put together links to different websites that can provide information, tools and education that can help people make the right choices to reduce our emissions and protect our local area.
Education
| Name | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| SDG academy | Online courses across a range of topics offered by the Sustainable Development Goal Academy | SDG Academy | edX |
| UN CC | Online courses across a range of climate themes offered by the United Nations Climate Change Unit | One UN Climate Change Learning Partnership xxx Site under going maintenance |
| Ted Talk:Climate | Inspirational talks from a range of global speakers about the causes impacts and solutions to the climate emergency | Climate change: Oh, it's real. | TED Talks |
| United Nations Climate Change Dashboard | Articles, news and stories relating to the global effort to halt the climate emergency | United Nations Climate Change |
| Carbon Literacy Project | Find courses for individuals, businesses or organisations to understand your role to stop climate change | Home - The Carbon Literacy Project |
| REDD+(Reducing emissions from deforestation and fores degradation in developing countries) | Information on how land-use and protecting forests are being used to reduce emissions | Home / REDD+ (unfccc.int) |
Resources, tools and data
| Name | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| The Energy Saving Trust | Explore a range of ways to reduce energy bills and emissions at home | Energy Saving Trust |
| Solar Panel Calculator | This tool can be used to calculate the cost and payback of a solar panel installation | Use the solar energy calculator - Energy Saving Trust |
| Carbon Intensity | A map showing how each regions energy is produced on a given day or hour. | Carbon Intensity |
| Midlands net-zero Hub | Many resources to support residents and business to reduce energy bills and emissions | Midlands Net Zero Hub |
| Climate Central | Maps and other tools to see how climate change will affect our world | Climate Central |
| Climate Stripes | A tool showing how emissions have changed the climate over the years | #ShowYourStripes |
| Climate Clock | A timer showing how much time we have to achieve net-zero emissions | Climate Clock |
| NASA - Planetary vitals dashboard | A collection of planetary data that shows how global systems are being altered | Home – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet (nasa.gov) |
| The Met-Office Climate Science | The UK Met-Office's information and tools to understand climate change in the UK | Climate change in the UK - Met Office |
| Our World in Data | Our world in data have numerous charts and graphs to help visualise how climate is changing | Search - Our World in Data |
| WWF UK River Condition Map | A map showing all the UK rivers condition | UK Rivers Map | WWF |
| DEFRA Magic maps | A variety of maps and layers to understand biodiversity and nature in the UK | Magic Map Application (defra.gov.uk) |