Updates and news
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What do we mean by Energy and Heat?
Energy includes the electricity that powers modern life, industries, homes, and the digital economy. Heat, as a subset of energy, sustains life and comfort, and accounts for nearly half of the world’s energy demand (while contributing more than 40% of global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions). In Scotland, heat is primarily used for residential and…
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What coastal East Lothian really thinks about climate change
East Lothian is uniquely concerned about its coastline, calling for unique community-led climate action.
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Half a million pounds awarded to Climate Action Hubs across central Scotland
The East Lothian Climate Hub is celebrating a significant milestone in Scotland’s fight against climate change: a £500,000 funding boost from Foundation Scotland. This investment will empower five Community Climate Action Hubs across central Scotland to amplify their community-led efforts in tackling climate change and building long-term resilience.
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How We Reorganised the ELCAN Board with Collectively Intelligent Decision Making
Sociocracy, at its heart, is about making decisions together in a way that values everyone’s voice, while getting things done. With that in mind, we gathered post-its, flipcharts, and a big dose of curiosity – and set out to collaboratively understand what actually needed doing
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East Lothian Climate Action Network – Recruiting New Board Members
Are you interested in contributing to the development of the the East Lothian Climate Action Network Board, which provides strategic direction to the Climate Hub?
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Whole Farm Plans and Carbon Auditing
East Lothian is a rural region with a strong farming community. The East Lothian Climate Hub put on two sessions in the first half of 2025 to support farmers to understand the new government requirements of Whole Farm Plans, auditing and how these can enhance your farm resilience.
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HeatHack and Greening St Andrew Blackadder
The question of how to retrofit community buildings can feel overwhelming. Read here about the workshop that HeatHack ran for the Climate Hub on Saving Energy in Buildings to help address warmth and heat loss and how St Andrew Blackadder Church in North Berwick have “greened” their building.
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Next round of Climate and Nature Action Grants now open! Now with a rolling monthly deadline
We are very pleased to announce the next round of our Climate and Nature Action Grants! Find out more…
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What I learned from a week working at a Climate Action Hub
An article written by our Work Experience Placement student Nellie Parks from Knox Academy, who spent a week with the Climate Hub to see what happens behind the scenes to make our work possible.