Climate Action Planning

Climate change is an urgent problem that can feel overwhelming and too complex to solve alone. Local action offers tangible solutions that can meet communities’ needs and add up to meaningful change.

Climate change will impact every area and community differently, and the changes needed vary from place to place.

Helping communities take effective climate action

CSE supports communities to tackle climate change by reducing carbon emissions, using energy more sustainably and creating greener, more resilient places to live. We work with local people to identify impactful changes they can make that meet the needs and aspirations of the community.

CSE provides bespoke support including one-to-one guidance, interactive workshops and practical resources for engaging your community in the action planning process.

We’ve come from a place of recognising the climate emergency but feeling completely overwhelmed … to a place of understanding our role as community leaders, and the opportunity that gives us to be advocates for change.
Bay of Colwyn Town Council, North Wales

Climate action resources

Unsure where to start? Our resources help you to understand where to focus your efforts.

Create your own climate action plan using CSE’s action plan template.
Find out the carbon footprint of your parish, ward or local authority using our Community Carbon Calculator.
Small organisations or community groups can calculate their carbon emissions using our Organisational Carbon Audit Tool (OCAT).

Working with CSE has turned our good intentions into useful steps forward.
Artspace, arts and education based charity based in the Forest of Dean

Work with CSE to develop your action plan

If you need in-depth support, our climate action support package can cover:

An introduction to climate change and its impacts in the local area.
Understanding your local carbon footprint using CSE’s Community Carbon Calculator.
Tools for engaging the local community and communicating about climate change.
Practical session to draft a climate action plan (including planning for financial, health and wellbeing benefits), using CSE’s template.
Opportunities to learn from and network with others in your local area.

If you are interested in working with us or would like to find out more about the support we offer, please get in touch with Harriet Sansom.

Our work with CSE provided a forum for councillors and council staff to come together in a purposeful and facilitated way. We can now develop a climate plan with short, medium and long term goals – and ensure the community is involved along the way.
Wellington Town Council, Somerset