Gemma Rickard - Save Our Shropshire

Carbon Literacy Action Day certificates awarded

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 Gemma Rickard

On November 7th 2022 Save Our Shropshire ran a one-day workshop for the general public to coincide with the start of the global “Conference of Parties” COP27. It was part of a series of meetings, the last of which was COP26 held in Glasgow. It established a commitment to help (more…) Read More

Telford and Wrekin Grant

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022 Gemma Rickard

Save Our Shropshire is delighted to announce that Telford and Wrekin have awarded us a grant of £ 10,000 to deliver education across the borough during 2023. We will be using this grant to provide practical workshops across Telford and Wrekin, helping consumers to understand how they can both tackle (more…) Read More

Consumer-led action against climate change

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 Gemma Rickard

The current strategy for achieving climate change in the UK is flawed, and we are not making the progress that we desperately need. Tackling the problem sector by sector is too complicated. Thus trying to tackle the energy sector, the transport sector, agriculture and so on is hard. Only 17 (more…) Read More

Net Zero – The Ambition Gap

November 11, 2022November 11, 2022 Gemma Rickard

This paper critiques the UK’s Net Zero Strategy and proposes a bill for parliament that will take into account the gaps in the current strategy. The Government’s strategy was found by the High Court to be illegal in July, a finding to which the government agreed in September. This paper (more…) Read More

Tipping Points

November 11, 2022November 11, 2022 Gemma Rickard

Sir David Attenborough and Prof. Johan Rockström provide an excellent review of our current position with respect to climate change and in particular the fact that we are very close to crucial tipping points. Once you get beyond a tipping point, there is no going back. It’s a bit like (more…) Read More

Big Solar Gathering

November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 Gemma Rickard

The Big Solar Co-op is jumpstarting community solar with a new volunteer-led, ethical model that works anywhere in the UK. We’re aiming to install 100MW of solar by 2030 – cutting carbon emissions to combat climate change. They have been incubated by Sharenergy Co-operative and grew out of their 10 years of (more…) Read More

COP 27 Visual Guide

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 Gemma Rickard

The United Nations meets every year as part of a “Conference of Parties” (= COP) to negotiate progress on international agreements with respect to Climate Change. It enables small and large countries to get together and negotiate essential issues and report on progress to dates – everyone from the Solomon (more…) Read More

Submit Evidence on making green happen

October 18, 2022October 18, 2022 Gemma Rickard

The government, through the BEIS department, is seeking to consult with people on what can be done to improve the country’s development of “green lifestyles.” They have developed a questionnaire, which is quite long, but very thorough to enable you to express your opinion. We have until 27th October to (more…) Read More

UK Lords says behaviour change essential

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 Gemma Rickard

The House of Lords’ environment and climate change committee published a report on behaviour change and environmental goals today (12 October), for which they took evidence from 146 organisations including businesses, local authorities, charities and think tanks. According to the report, nearly a third (32%) of emission savings by 2035 (more…) Read More

UK Government accepts climate change strategy unlawful