There comes a moment — usually around the third doomscroll of the morning — when you realise the climate crisis isn’t just…Continue readingLaughing Through the Climate Crisis
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List of climate, environment and community funding available in June 2026. Funding available from Climate Action Hubs Midlothian Climate Hub Community Action…Continue readingFunding list: June 2026
List of climate, environment and community funding available in May 2026. Funding available from Climate Action Hubs Lanarkshire Climate Action Festival Grant:…Continue readingFunding list: May 2026
List of climate, environment and community funding available in April 2026. Funding available from Climate Action Hubs Fife Climate Hub Small Grants…Continue readingFunding list: April 2026
We are looking to recruit a Community Engagement Team Member:Continue readingSCCAN are recruiting a Community Engagement Team Member
List of climate, environment and community funding available in February 2026. Funding available from Climate Action Hubs Highlands And Islands Community Climate…Continue readingFunding list: February 2026
In a recent article in The Scotsman, Sandy Winterbottom talks about the ‘extreme’ wildfire alerts all summer, the areas seeing barely a…Continue readingWhen exposure isn’t enough: why attribution is essential for climate support
For this month’s SCCAN Member of the Month, we’re shining a spotlight on the amazing work undertaken at Bridgend Farmhouse in Edinburgh.…Continue readingMember of the Month: Bridgend Farmhouse
Discounted rate for SCCAN members of £30 from £95: Zero Carbon Britain: Live Online – Scaling up Community Action by the Centre…Continue readingMembers Discount: Zero Carbon Britain One-Day Online Training Course – 19th June 2024
On the 22nd of May, 1.5 MAX hosted its 2024 Global Schools’ Climate Summit for young pupils from Scotland, Malawi, Bangladesh and…Continue reading1.5 MAX: Real-world climate education for children and young people
I love the sound of a deadline whooshing past. I’m looking at the birds outside, when I should be concentrating on a…Continue readingCoffee cups rattle as climate reality hits Angus
SCCAN Story Weaver Lesley Anne Rose reflects on the launch of Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network (ECCAN) on 27 March 2024 at…Continue readingEdinburgh Communities Climate Action launch day
A story about the positive impact of two community cycling groups in Edinburgh written by Douglas Rogers and funded through a SCCAN…Continue readingBack in the saddle: Edinburgh’s Wee Spoke Hub
‘This is what is really happening… this is what you don’t see on the news.’ The attendee leaned in, whispering as if…Continue readingGreen Futures Festival Inspires Action, Hope!
Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Rachel Cooper of The Crichton Trust about taking large strides and small steps in their…Continue readingEveryday Changemakers: Rachel, The Crichton Trust
You can see more details about the event on the SCCAN Annual Gathering eventbrite page here.Continue readingSCCAN Gathering Programme: Glasgow 2024
To quote Shakespeare “The pen is mightier than the sword’. As one of the Story Weaver team at SCCAN, I’m passionate about…Continue readingWhy stories at the heart of communities matter
Dell McCLurg of the Merkinch Community Council reflects on turning life’s challenges into local activism and the creation of the community’s Merkinch…Continue readingEveryday Changemakers: Dell, Merkinch Community Council
Jon Dixon from the new Holm Grown and Maria from Knocknagael CIC talk about shielding their green spaces from the wave of…Continue readingEveryday Changemakers: Jon, Holm Grown & Maria, Knocknagael CIC
We have two fundamental problems when it comes to making meaningful change to our specie’s current disastrous collective trajectory: our psychology and…Continue readingOpening the black box: how to make real change on the brink of oblivion
Hazel Darwin-Clements is a volunteer member of SCCAN’s Story Circle and also undertakes some amazing work with SCCAN member Porty Community Energy.…Continue readingMember of the Month: Porty Community Energy
Once upon a time there was a beautiful planet. People began to notice though the planet was changing. The seas were full…Continue readingGUEST BLOG: Community of Practice, Climate Action Without Despair
“It’s so disorganised!” claimed a friend in a recent conversation about the plethora of organisations working locally to combat the climate crisis.…Continue reading“It’s so disorganised!”: A word from our Ops Lead
SCCAN are delighted to announce several more successes in the progression of the development of a network of regional community climate action…Continue readingScottish Climate Action Hubs update
We’re delighted to shine a spotlight on Paperboats as our first Member of the Month for 2024. Kick start your climate action…Continue readingMember of the Month: Paperboats
In this blog post SCCAN Story Weaver Lesley Anne Rose shares reflections on a day long workshop Living Well Locally, using the Place…Continue readingLiving Well Locally
By Pam Candea I The treasure. It was always about the treasure. Heroes always find the treasure, don’t they? They do that…Continue readingThe Treasure
In celebration of the European Day of Sustainable Communities, we would like to share 3 stories told at the National Mining Museum…Continue reading#EDSC 2022 – Stories from Newington Grange
This short film was created by Lena Sideri with the support of SCCAN Storytellers Collective Mini-Grants. This initiative will directly connect schools…Continue reading1.5 MAX 2021: Global Schools’ Climate Summit – Our Future Edinburgh and Sustainable Partnerships
A warm and friendly gathering is always a strong reminder of the power and meaning of the connections SCCAN is facilitating. On…Continue readingTogether We Can!