The science is clear – our world is warming and humans are part of the cause.
There are so many actions we can take as individuals and it does help – every conversation helps people see there are alternatives and that we can all do something. It could be tied to discussions about what we buy, what we eat, how much plastic we use, how we get from a to b or what bank we choose to let use our money, or where our pension funds sit. Being open and curious enough to look at your climate footprint is a great way to start.
Some of our most popular talks have been tied to helping save your pocket and the planet.
- Climate Fresk trainingWe had our first trial of Climate Fresk training in February at the Newport library, facilited by our vice chair Susanne Bearblock. The training was a success with participants being happy with the outcome and what they learnt. We’ll now be seeking additional funding to run additional sessions for interested members of the community. BelowRead More
- We made it!
Newport, Shropshire is Awarded ‘Plastic Free Communities’ Status as it Takes Action on Single-Use Plastic. Newport has joined a network of communities across the UK who are leading the way to tackle throw away plastic at source. The town has been awarded Plastic Free Community status by marine conservation charity, Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), inRead More - Newport Coffee Cup
Following on from the inspiration Zero Waste Events gave us at the Field to Fork Festival in May, and the success of the Shrewsbury Cup the Sustainable Newport team decided to bring this scheme to our town. We put the order in with Cup Solutions with a planned delivery date in time for our standRead More - EveryDay Plastic talk
On May 21st Sustainable Newport were pleased to bring Daniel Webb from EveryDay Plastic to town. 50 people attended the meeting at Newport Girls High School where Daniel updated us on the findings from his plastic free experiment – where he kept and analysed his plastic waste. The event was well supported from people acrossRead More - Plastic Free BusinessObjective 2 to gain Plastic Free Community status is to get business’s on board with the goal to remove Single Use Plastics. To meet this objective for a population of 10,000-20,000 people we need at least 6 business’s to commit to removing 3 plastic items from use. In order to meet this we need yourRead More
- Sharenergy Newsletter – January 2019Hello Everyone 2018 closed with a successful bond offer for a wind turbine for Small Wind Co-op and 2019 opens with news of another bond offer about to launch at the start of February for a turbine on an adjacent site in County Durham for SWC. This is a Vestas machine at High Knitsley, very near toRead More