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)
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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
List of climate, environment and community funding available from September 2026. Funding available from Climate Action Hubs Fife Climate Hub Adaptation Grant: Offers grants of between £2,500 and £20,000 to support practical initiatives that help…Continue readingFunding list: September 2026
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: August-September
SCCAN is developing a series of projects designed to generate income for our communities, helping them tackle and adapt to the climate crisis. As part of this work, we’re looking to build partnerships with local…Continue readingSCCAN income generation projects – can your community benefit?
The Big Short… If you’ve seen or read The Big Short, you’ll remember the rating agencies — those intermediaries who were supposed to independently assess financial products but instead kept stamping “AAA” on financial bin‑fires. Why?…Continue readingWhen Intermediaries Become the Rating Agencies of Community Life
List of climate, environment and community funding available from August 2026. Funding available from Climate Action Hubs FCCAN Soup Grant: FCCAN members can pitch their ideas at the FCCAN soup event and local people will…Continue readingFunding list: August 2026