Today Ed Miliband, the UK's Secretary of State, shared plans on scaling up the UK’s clean energy mission.
He shared that the Government owes it to the British people to deliver on their plans; for warmer homes, cleaner air and lower bills.
👉 Find out more: substack.com/home/post/p-...
The potential is massive once this financial barrier is removed. A Rooted Patriot in Anglesey told us: "I've got solar power and it's absolutely brilliant. Tonight I'll probably make about £8 in profit just exporting energy back to the grid."
We also see this gap in our research. People embrace clean energy, but without more grants and support for lower-income households, they're being left behind.
Photo credit: Liz Seabrook / Nesta / Climate Visuals
📢 Just in: 1 in 3 people are more interested in home energy options since the Iran war, but 60% can’t afford them.
Clean energy should be a reality for everyone - not just those who can afford the start-up costs.
👉 Check out the research via @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social: shorturl.at/Zzkte
🌏 The global energy crisis only reinforces the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels & double down on homegrown renewables.
Where should the Government and industry should go next?
🗓️ Weds 29 April 🕜 11am - 12pm BST📍Online
👉 Register now: climateoutreach.org/webinar-enga...
🙏 Together, we’re saying thank you. To the people who quietly get stuck in - often against the odds and without credit.
Communities are full of hope and care for people & planet.
👉 Sign the UK’s biggest ever thank you card to the people that make hope happen: millionactsofhope.org
📈 8 in 10 people in the UK fear rising energy bills as a result of the war in Iran, according to new research issued by @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social.
A majority of Brits also believe that the energy industry is profiteering from the conflict.
👉 Read on: www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/eight-in-ten...
Senior climate figures have warned new UK oil & gas fields would impinge on our international climate targets and undermine the UK’s climate leadership.
The Rosebank oil field risks further fragmenting the nation’s trust in leaders.
👉 Read more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plug-in solar could save a typical UK household £110 on electricity bills every year across a panel’s 15-year lifespan.
☀️ The good news is only 11% of us don’t like seeing solar panels on people’s roofs.
👉 Read the analysis via @carbonbrief.org: www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-how...
⏰ Six weeks to go!
13-20 May: a week to build hope across the UK. A week to thank the hopefuls and do something hopeful yourself. Because hope always counts.
👉 Sign up: millionactsofhope.org
📢 We're on Substack! Sharing the developments we’re most excited by: from new research to positive stories, campaigns, and initiatives worth knowing about.
👉 Follow us for our team’s reflections on all things climate & nature: substack.com/@climateoutr...
The war in Iran has brought about a chorus of voices urging us to ‘drill baby drill’.
🛢 It also exposes our reliance on fossil fuels, which people are concerned about. So what’s the logical path forward?
👉 Words by our Advocacy Manager Hayden Banks: substack.com/home/post/p-...
💡 Framing messages using these kinds of issues – alongside saving money on energy bills, or building energy security through homegrown renewable power – are all well-established ways of linking the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ on net zero policies, and are also crucial to rebuilding climate salience.
💬 Climate, nature and the environment emerged as key talking points. Hannah Spencer discussed a range of local and national environmental issues, from poor air quality in Manchester, to insulation and fuel poverty – framing nature and environment as ‘every day parts of life’.
Key insights:
📰 Across 21 Green Party leaflets since Zack Polanki’s first conference speech as leader last year, we found one mention of ‘climate change’ and no mentions of ‘net zero’. ‘Environment’ was mentioned seven times and ‘nature’ just once.
🟢 With the Green Party riding high in the polls, to what extent are they talking about climate issues? What does this mean for our communications?
👉 @climatebarometer.bsky.social's letter in @financialtimes.com: www.ft.com/content/9117...
👉 Read the analysis: climateoutreach.org/greens_ecopo...
Our research tells a very similar tale to IPPR's latest report: more Britons think net zero is good for the UK than bad, and people are more supportive if its benefits are spelt out.
👉 How to talk about net zero to increase buy-in: climateoutreach.org/btc/2025/too...
Good conversations are at the heart of what we do - and that includes within our team!
We’re on the look out for meeting rooms that might be available for us to use periodically. Either in London - or elsewhere.
Can you help, or do you know anyone who can? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Good conversations are at the heart of what we do - and that includes within our team!
We’re on the look out for meeting rooms that might be available for us to use periodically. Either in London - or elsewhere.
Can you help, or do you know anyone who can? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
🟢Eco-populism is the Green’s new approach – but is the eco missing?
We teamed up with @climatebarometer.bsky.social to do some quick analysis on their recent messaging and to look at what this means for climate communicators.
👉 Read our findings here - climateoutreach.org/greens_ecopo...
🟢Eco-populism is the Green’s new approach – but is the eco missing?
We teamed up with @climatebarometer.bsky.social to do some quick analysis on their recent messaging and to look at what this means for climate communicators.
👉 Read our findings here - climateoutreach.org/greens_ecopo...
👉 How people think and feel about energy, including the shift to renewables: climateoutreach.org/btc/2025/rep...
🎉 Great news: the UK’s emissions fell to their lowest level in 150 years last year, with coal use roughly halving.
𖣘 We also saw record-breaking generation from renewable sources, especially wind & solar.
👉 Read @carbonbrief.org's analysis: www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
Blog featured on @businessgreen.bsky.social, photo credit: Alastair Johnstone Hack / Climate Visuals.
Check our latest research which tells us that Brits want to see farmers better supported - and our food supply better protected: climateoutreach.org/btc/2025/rep...
Farmers across the country have been facing a perfect storm of poor harvests and financial strain. 🚜
👉 Hayden Banks, our Advocacy Manager, makes the case for
better supporting our farmers: www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4526201/farmers-highly-valued-uk-public-government-backing-protect-food-supply
The Local and Devolved elections are fast approaching. Join us to find out how to get voters on side when you're talking about climate & nature whilst out canvassing. 🗣️🏡
🗓️ Tuesday 10 March 🕜 6.30pm - 7.30pm📍Online
👉 Register for the webinar: climateoutreach.org/training-tal...
