Updates and news
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Job Opportunities: Communications Officer and Operations Officer
The East Lothian Climate Hub is recruiting: Communications Officer and Operations Officer. See here for more information and how to apply to join our small, dedicated team.
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Celebrating our 2nd Green Futures Festival!
Celebrating one year of the East Lothian Climate Hub, GFF 2025 draws 350 people and is a place of connection, practical learning and building hope across the region.
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Our Response to the Community Benefits for Renewable Energy Developments Consultation
The Scottish Government is currently facilitating a consultation on Community Benefits for Renewable Energy Developments. Anyone can respond by 11th April 2025. Read our response, which may be helpful to frame and consider your own response.
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Biodiversity: Healthy Hedgerows
As part of the beginning of a pilot for Healthy Hedgerow restoration, collective knowledge and skills on hedgerows are being built for interested parties across East Lothian.
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East Lothian Climate Hub Manager speaks with First Minister, shares successes and challenges of Climate Action Hub Programme
Read more about Bobby’s conversation with the First Minister, and our shared goal of ensuring that no community is abandoned in a just transition to an ecologically positive future on a more wellbeing-focused, liveable planet.
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ELCAN Members Map
As part of the beginning of a pilot for Healthy Hedgerow restoration, collective knowledge and skills on hedgerows are being built for interested parties across East Lothian.
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Open Letter on Collective Action On Community Owned Energy
Hello friends! ‘The stars are aligning for community energy, again!’ I am reaching out to make you aware of some short term funding and resources, and to ask if you want to be involved in a long term collective approach, to increasethe amount of small-scale, community-owned renewable energy projects, like rooftop solar on community buildings, or…
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ELCAN to hold its first AGM on 26th February
If you are an ELCAN member it would be wonderful if you or someone else from your group could attend the upcoming ELCAN AGM. Have a look in this update for more info.
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Climate Creativity Collaboration inspires secondary school students
The Climate Creativity Collaboration with secondary school students has been successfully launched with three workshops to date with North Berwick High and Knox Academy, co-facilitated between the Climate Hub and Tim Porteus.