Name
Manchester Zero Carbon Communities
country
United Kingdom
Goal
This is a 15-month development project to boost environmental engagement and shape the direction of climate action in six Manchester neighbourhoods as the community-focused element of a wider programme of multi-level climate action across the city. Manchester Climate Change Agency will work with six local community groups and a range of citywide partners serving as a bridge to help grassroots community preferences needs and wants to feed into the work of strategic organisations that can make a real difference to people's lives on a large scale. The aim is to start Manchester residents on the journey to zero-carbon lifestyles by 2038 marking the first phase of a longer-term programme that will see a citywide climate action movement take root.
Main Topic
Fostering a just transition: leaving no one behind (fostering i.e. inclusivity, equity, empowerment of marginalized communities or other goals regarding justice)
All Topics
Responsible and circular economy: mobilizing industry for a clean and circular economy
Increasing the EU's climate policy ambition for 2030 and 2050
Fostering a just transition: leaving no one behind (fostering i.e. inclusivity, equity, empowerment of marginalized communities or other goals regarding justice)
Scale
- Neighbourhood or Local community
- City and peri-urban
Actors
- Community-based initiative (i.e. citizens, cooperative, neighbourhood group)
- Non-profit organisation (i.e. pursues a particular social cause, e.g. schools, foundations, social movement)
Main Activity
Conducting research, pilot studies and/or living labs;
Activities
- Providing knowledge transfer / advisory / education services
- Conducting research, pilot studies and/or living labs
- Showcasing and/or demonstrating practices
Source
This initiative was provided by the SGD consortium.
This initiative is self-reported and not identified by the SHARED GREEN DEAL Consortium
CONTACT
For further details please contact co-leads Dr Chris Foulds (chris.foulds@aru.ac.uk) and Dr Rosie Robison (rosie.robison@aru.ac.uk).
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 101036640. The sole responsibility for the content of this website lies with the SHARED GREEN DEAL HAS project and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union.