SALC climate forum

This is a network of councillors and clerks with a common interest in environmental and climate matters. The purpose of the group is to provide support that offers opportunities to learn from others as well as creating an avenue to feed into county-wide plans. We also record our network sessions in case you missed it, want to share it etc.,

FUTURE FORUMS (all starting 1 pm)

3rd July 2024

17th October 2024

20th January 2025

ask your clerk to book via the member portal

Suffolk Climate Action Community Match Funder

Funding is now available for community projects which are tackling climate change and carbon reduction.

Applications are being invited which is available to charities, community interest companies, parish councils, voluntary groups and other not-for-profit organisations, whose projects contribute to Suffolk's Climate Emergency Plan.

Click on this link for more information

Recording of 16th April 2024 - speaker Rachel Price from Sudbury Town Council - rainwater harvesting system

Link to slides to follow

Link to Sudbury Town council website

Recording of 17th January 2024 - speaker John Taylor from Greater South East Net Zero Hub

Link to slides

Link to Community Energy Fund

Recording of 25th September 2023 - speaker Joolz Thompson from Community Climate Action

Recording of 6th June 2023 - Greenprint Forum

LINK TO Greenprint forum information online

Recording of 9th March 2023 - Suffolk Wildlife Trust

LINK TO Community Green Spaces | Suffolk Wildlife Trust
LINK TO Wilder Planning | Suffolk Wildlife Trust
LINK TO Farmland Wildlife Advice | Suffolk Wildlife Trust
LINK TO County Wildlife Sites | Suffolk Wildlife Trust

General email address for parishes to get in touch about anything is: teamwilder@suffolkwildlifetrust.org

Access pdf of presentation here

Introducing Claire Ling

Claire is the Community Support Officer (Renewable Energy) for the Suffolk Climate Change Partnership (SCCP). She supports communities and local groups in their efforts to tackle climate change.

Find out more about how this support might help your local community in local climate action.

Visit Green Suffolk website using this link

In 2019 Suffolk local authority partners each declared a climate emergency. They are working together with others across the county and region towards the aspiration of making the county of Suffolk carbon neutral by 2030. The initiative is known as the Suffolk Climate Change Partnership. Below is a countdown to this target.