Tuesday 10th November, 6pm-8pmGarden Lobby, Scottish Parliament Join the First Minister, MSPs, coalition members & citizens as we hear from inspiring speakers, reflect on achievements like the world-leading 2009 Climate Act and the Climate Justice…Continue readingInvite to Stop Climate Chaos Scotland Parliamentary reception: 20 Years of Civil Society Collaboration on Climate
“In a situation like this there has to be a plan. You can’t make it up on the fly in the middle of a breakdown.” Ministry for the Future, Kim Stanley Robinson “Preparedness is not…Continue readingDeveloping a Valencia Strategy: laying track in front of the train
In this guest blog, Hannah Cameron-Ross, Senior Emergency Planning Officer at The Highland Council, shares lessons from Scotland’s wildfires and explores how communities can build resilience before emergencies strike. This summer, Scotland experienced some of…Continue readingResilience Starts Before the Emergency
In this guest blog, the authors share findings from research into what motivates people to switch banks – and what could make more of us choose banks that are better for the planet. Research team:…Continue readingSavings for the planet: short films and switching banks
List of climate, environment and community funding available from October 2026. Funding available from Climate Action Hubs Ayrshire Climate Hub Seed Fund: Offers funding of up to £2,000 to community groups across Ayrshire to help…Continue readingFunding list: October 2026
Thanks to @alimcforever (https://alimcforever.substack.com/) for the inspiration There is a comfortable myth that big energy companies love to tell, that humanity spent the 19th and early 20th centuries huddled in dark, freezing rooms, waiting for…Continue readingThe Myth of Renewable Energy: How Corporate Monopolies Stole Decentralised Power (And How We Take It Back)
Communities across Scotland and beyond are already living with the realities of a changing climate, from extreme heat and flooding to food insecurity and biodiversity loss. Many times we think of climate adaptation as a…Continue readingClimate Adaptation News: September-October
SCCAN AWARDS 2026 We’re delighted to open nominations for this year’s SCCAN Climate Action Awards taking place at our national gathering in Stirling in November – a celebration of the inspiring people and organisations driving…Continue readingSCCAN Awards 2026
By now most folk understand the issues surrounding fast fashion and the broader problems with over consumption in general. A few years ago I decided to challenge myself and try and stop buying new clothes…Continue readingThe Joy of Not Buying New
Listen to 1000 Better Stories on your favourite podcast app or here. What does it mean to live well? And what does it take for a community to make it happen in the face of disappearing jobs, increased…Continue readingBecoming Unbound: Getting Better Together