Scotland’s Climate plans are ambitious but there aren’t clear plans about how to achieve them. The UK Climate Change Committee warns that unless the Scottish Government acts immediately, the 2030 targets will not be met.
Listing of some of the warm hub and food spaces open during February and March
by Alex Layfield The Sunday Warm Hub at Broadford Village Hall (12 - 3 pm) is a part of ongoing community conversations around healthy eating and our food systems, involving Highland Community Waste Partnership, Skye Climate Action, Hebridean Inn, Broadford Village...
by Emma Bee The hub has been a great success so far and the response to it just goes to show how much these types of spaces are needed. Not only for the warm hub side of it, but more the coming together and the sharing of ideas. These types of spaces nurture...
The Highlands and Islands Climate Hub, based in Thurso, has just appointed a Senior Development Officer to support and empower community-led climate action in South-West Highland, including Skye and Lochalsh. We're looking forward to welcoming the new recruit and...
The Healthy Homes project is progressing apace, with a planned launch in March. As we have reported previously, the Healthy Homes initiative came out of a series of meetings last year with Skye Climate Action supporters, community groups and other agencies. The...
An update on our Healthy Homes project: working towards ‘Healthy homes, a healthy economy and a healthy planet in Skye and Lochalsh.’ The steering group is finalising the questionnaire about housing condition and energy use. All householders across Skye and Lochalsh...
Climate Emergency UK has published its Council Climate Action Scorecards Draft Methodology. They will use this to mark all UK councils on the actions they're taking towards net zero, focussing on seven topics: transport, buildings & heating, governance &...
Our November meeting at the Hebridean Inn considered the impacts of a changing climate on food production and availability as well as the impact of industrialised agriculture, long distance transport of foodstuffs and waste on the climate. Our response is to trial Sunday lunch hubs in the Broadford Hall…
A steering group has been formed with local construction and energy expertise, input from HIE and Highland Council, and Skye Climate Action. Most of the group first met together in early September, and a core group has since progressed discussions to refine the scope...