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)
20th January 2025 - A presentation by Coddenham Parish Council - Central Suffolk Community Energy
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.
Recording of 17th October 2024 - updates
Amy Rushton - Plug In Suffolk initiative
Claire Ward - Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS)
Recording of 3rd July 2024 - update from Claire Ling, Community Support Officer
Claire is from the Suffolk Climate Change Partnership and provided some interesting and useful updates.
Link to pesticide free towns publication
Activities for Community Energy Fortnight:
Events from July 17 – June 23 – Green Suffolk
Recording of 16th April 2024 - speaker Rachel Price from Sudbury Town Council - rainwater harvesting system
Link to slides to follow
Recording of 17th January 2024 - speaker John Taylor from Greater South East Net Zero Hub
Recording of 25th September 2023 - speaker Joolz Thompson from Community Climate Action
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 hereIntroducing 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.
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.
Quick Links
Here are some useful websites containing information to help your council consider and plan local action
We will continue to update this page with information, guidance so that it becomes a consolidated reference point for clerks and councillors.