Come Together
Whatever steps you’re taking to protect our planet, you don’t have to take them alone. At FEL, we’re building a regional Climate Action Hub to unite communities in responding to climate change.
Climate Action Hubs, funded by Scottish Government, are here to help people understand what is happening to our environment, see how others are making changes that will protect their communities, and be inspired and supported to act themselves.
They all belong to a national network set up by the Scottish Government as part of its efforts to prepare communities for climate change and ensure a just transition to net zero emission living.
Our Climate Action Hub for the Forth Valley and Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park will bring communities together, ensuring they are informed, engaged and empowered to develop local initiatives that build low-carbon, climate-resilient futures for everyone where they live.
Hub goals
Climate Action Hubs are here to:
- Make everyone aware of the climate and nature emergency we face
- Strengthen community resilience to climate change
- Promote cooperation, collaboration and shared learning between places
- Develop responses to climate change that reflect local circumstances and priorities
- Build communities’ capacity to create and implement their own action plans
- Amplify community voices and the reach of local campaigns
- Advance social equity through a just transition to low-carbon future living
How we’re helping
From food to travel, nature to sharing, action on climate change is at the heart of every FEL project.
So too is community growth: we let people see what’s possible and help them develop the skills and confidence to make the changes they want to see.
Now we’re taking that approach to the next level: creating a powerful membership of innovators and collaborators, and helping them find the inspiration, support and resources to build community responses to environmental change.
Our Climate Action Hub is where it all comes together.
Climate Action Hubs are a ground-breaking initiative from Scottish Government’s Net Zero campaign, that puts power into the hands of our communities. They have been expanded through the current financial year.
The ebike trial gave us the chance to try cycling again as we had not had bikes for a long time. I think an e-bike gives the option of using it without power if you want and also the option of extra power if you need or want it. We go further on our e-bikes."
NHS Forth Valley
Following damage to my back it was suggested I should consider cycling to aid my rehab. The E-bike loan scheme was instrumental in helping me to understand the benefits this technology had to offer and I was hooked from the first ride. "
ALAN
The cargo bike was a fantastic asset to GBT and the local community, especially throughout the pandemic. We have since thought more about how bikes can be used in all our services and how they can be used to transport local goods. "
Getting Better Together Café
