Current Projects
Durham County Council have passed a motion to "Rescind the Climate Emergency Declaration signed in Feb 2019 at a full council meeting at 10.00am on Wednesday 16th July, and replace it with a County Durham Care emergency, recognising the critical and escalating crisis in children's social care"
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We strongly opposed this and demonstrated against it
The future of our children cannot be made secure if we ignore the climate crisis, and Durham County Council closing its eyes to it will not make it go away, but just make it harder to combat. If this were followed by multiple councils, then it could seriously affect the UK’s emissions targets and have significant affects globally.​
We have now approached the County Durham Environmental and Climate Change Partnership under the chair of Jim Cokill - Durham Wildlife Trust Chair - to see how we can continue to help with the climate change agenda.
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Big Solar
Let’s Buy Solar!
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Big Solar Co-op is a UK non-profit dedicated to using rooftops across the UK to install more solar panels for electricity production; they offer training and support communities to install more solar, faster. Big Solar Co-op is a member-owned and member-led co-op. As a Community Interest Company, Climate Action Durham shares this ethos.
Climate Action Durham supports the mission of the Big Solar So-op and is asking for donations so we can invest in Big Solar Co-op.
What: You donate to Climate Action Durham, Big Solar account. Climate Action Durham buys shares in Big Solar Co-op.
Any future proceeds will contribute to the income of Climate Action Durham.
If you donate, you will not receive any money back; for you, this is purely a donation.
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Climate Action Durham Big Solar
Ac No: 46307168
Sort Code: 52-30-44
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We are also invited to submit any possible commercial rooftops, which must be a reasonable size (see website for info) to Big Solar for consideration. Please let us know of any possibilities.
UPDATE
21st August 2025 we made our first investment of £200 made possible through donations by our members. We have become and investor member
In October 2025 through donations we have invested a further £100 in this co-operative.
Working with Durham County Council
Food and Waste
​We have responded to DCC's comments on the food and waste section of the CERP, and are having ongoing discussions with them. Our response here
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Part of this is concerned with the proposed (incinerator) on Teeside. TVERF. For fairness we include a link TVERF
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We are supporting the SINE campaign (stop incineration North East Click here to find out more). This is also supported by UK without incineration (UKWIN),
and Medact (Medical Action) click here to find out more.
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We are working alongside City of Durham parish council in writing to the DCC to withdraw from this.
Green Party Councillor and CAD Member Cllr Jonathan Elmer is putting forward a motion to council on wednesday 22nd October 2025 to oppose the development of the Incinerator (TVERF). Please show your support for this by joining a small demonstration on County Hall steps DCC DH1 5UZ on wednesday 24th at 9.30 am.