What happens when more than 100 people from community groups, charities, local authorities and climate organisations come together for a day? You leave feeling hopeful. That was certainly our experience at the Community Climate Conference on 11 July in York. Organised by Community First Yorkshire, Village Green, North Yorkshire Climate Coalition and partners, the conference brought together people from across the region to share practical ideas, inspiring stories and, most importantly, remind...

by Sunita Soundur, Climate Action Coordinator at Zero Carbon Harrogate What do we do when summer gets too hot? It's a question many of us have found ourselves asking during the recent heatwave in which we saw temperatures of 30-40 degrees hit the UK. Trains were delayed, schools adjusted their schedules, workplaces adapted their hours and even a short walk to the shops felt more exhausting than usual. In the past, when people have thought about climate change, images of melting ice caps, thin...

by Sunita Soundur, Climate Action Coordinator at Zero Carbon Harrogate I just finished reading Jonathan Haidt’s ‘The Anxious Generation’, a book that has sparked debate about screens, social media and their impact – particularly on teenagers and young people whose brains are still very much developing. There is talk about banning social media and phones at schools so that children’s budding minds and attention spans can be reclaimed, to focus on their education. But the insights from this...