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March 2021
Financing a Green and Just Recovery from COVID-19
How can we combine recovery from COVID-19 with the shift to an inclusive and sustainable global economy? Leading figures in government, business and civil society have pledged to “build back better”. In the run-up to the COP26 climate summit in November 2021, there’s a clear need for both greater ambition and greater practicality in mobilising the public and private finance that will be needed for a green and just recovery. Meet our speakers and chair Naïm Abou-Jaoudé is the Chief Executive Officer…
Find out more »What Next? Summit 2021
What Next? Summit 2021: Building Community Power through Imagination and Action Welcome to the What Next Summit, three weeks of workshops, events and networking to build community power across the UK. Throughout the Summit hundreds of community activists who are already making change happen, will come together so collectively we can have a bigger impact. It will be a space to empower us to create our own future, tap into our imagination, make new connections and share knowledge to build a…
Find out more »Webinar: Communities and Climate Action
To date, much of the discussion around climate action has been focused on what governments can and should be doing. While climate change won't be effectively tackled without action from government, industry and business, communities themselves can and are playing and important role in tackling climate change. IPPR's forthcoming research on communities and climate action, which has been kindly supported by Local Trust, has identified a range of activities being undertaken by communities to tackle climate change. This activity is taking place…
Find out more »Introducing 20 Minute Neighbourhoods
Around the world there is a growing awareness that creating '20 minute neighbourhoods' (also known as '15 minute cities', or 'complete and compact' neighbourhoods) can be an effective way of boosting local economies, improving people's health, increasing social connections in communities, and tackling climate change. This FREE conference will look at what can be learned from places that have already successfully introduced 20 minute neighbourhoods and how the lessons they have learned can be applied in the context of the…
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