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DECC projects

The Department of Energy and Climate Change has agreed to provide grant funding to support 17 of our Big Green Challengers to get their ideas off the ground.

The communities

BioRegional – Rebuilding communities
Sustainability charity BioRegional is setting up a network of building material reuse centres to collect unwanted materials from construction sites and sell them on for reuse.
—Read more about BioRegional – Rebuilding communities

Carbon Clubs
The Carbon Literacy Forum (CLF) is setting up a network of Carbon Clubs in Islington and Hackney to help people understand and adapt to a low-carbon future.
—Read more about Carbon Clubs

Carbon Co-op
The Carbon Co-op has been set up to help people living in South Manchester to purchase low-carbon products at discounted rates.
—Read more about Carbon Co-op

Climate Friendly Food
Climate Friendly Food is a social enterprise that promotes practices that reduce the carbon impact of farms and food production.
—Read more about Climate Friendly Food

The CLEAR Eco Centre
Hamstreet Primary School in Kent is home to The CLEAR Eco Centre, a new environmental centre where local people can access information and resources to help them reduce their carbon emissions.
—Read more about The CLEAR Eco Centre

Community Renewable Energy (CoRE)
Community Renewable Energy is putting large-scale renewable energy technology projects in the hands of local communities across the north of Englan
—Read more about Community Renewable Energy (CoRE)

Do the Green Thing
Online community Do the Green Thing promotes seven easy and enjoyable things that anyone can do to lead a greener life, from walking or cycling rather than using a car, to eating meat less often.
—Read more about Do the Green Thing

Face Your Elephant
Youth organisation the Woodcraft Folk is reducing the carbon footprint of its residential activity centres and equipping young people with the skills and knowledge to raise awareness about energy efficiency. The Face Your Elephant project is led by a team of volunteer 'peer educators' aged from 17 to 23 years old.
—Read more about Face Your Elephant

The Farm Energy Project
The Farm Energy Project is a farmer-led think tank that aims to unlock the potential of farms to generate energy, cut carbon emissions and help create a sustainable rural economy.
—Read more about The Farm Energy Project

Get on the Greenside
Community regeneration charity Vital Regeneration is encouraging residents of two social housing estates in the Queen's Park and Church Street areas of Westminster to live in a more sustainable way.
—Read more about Get on the Greenside

GreenMyBand
The Greenmyband project offers a chance for artists and their management teams to take practical action on climate change by adopting low-carbon standards in areas such as touring, travel, product packaging and studio operations.
—Read more about GreenMyBand

Marlborough Climate Pledge
Marlborough Climate Pledge (MCP) is a local pledge scheme that encourages households and communities to make a commitment to reducing their carbon emissions.
—Read more about Marlborough Climate Pledge

Oxfordshire Eco-renovation Club
ClimateXChange has launched the Oxfordshire Eco-renovation Club to help people across the county to reduce energy use in their homes.
—Read more about Oxfordshire Eco-renovation Club

Redcliffe Carbon Challenge
Secondary school students at St Mary Redcliffe & Temple Church of England School are at the heart of a Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) project that aims to reduce carbon emissions by up to a quarter in the Redcliffe area of Bristol.
—Read more about Redcliffe Carbon Challenge

River Energy Networks
Mendip Power Group - a group of owners of watermill sites who are harnessing the potential energy of rivers in the Mendip area of Somerset - is developing a network to help others to install water turbines to generate electricity.
—Read more about River Energy Networks

Sidmouth Carbon Challenge
The Sidmouth Carbon Challenge is helping residents of one Devon town to reduce the amount of energy they use and the amount of waste they produce.
—Read more about Sidmouth Carbon Challenge

Transition Together
Transition Town Totnes has set up Transition Together to encourage more people to get involved in saving energy, saving money and reducing their impact on the environment.
—Read more about Transition Together