The Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network (ECCAN), a registered charity, proudly partners with the Edinburgh Climate Festival. Comprised of 74 community groups and 140 individual members passionate about climate action, our mission is to foster community-led initiatives for a just, thriving, and resilient Edinburgh. We are funded by the Scottish Government Climate Action Hub Programme.
Local Heat and Energy and Energy Efficiency Strategy for Edinburgh
Edinburgh Building Retrofit and Improvement Collective provides information for owners and trade professionals interested in community-led building improvement in Edinburgh.
Greyfriars Charteris Centre won the Gold Award in the Architecture:Retrofit category at the Scottish Design Awards 2023.
Blogs:
Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network (ECCAN) Blog, A springboard for climate action.
Fife Communities Climate Action Network (FCCAN)
Fife Council Local Heat and Energy and Energy Efficiency Strategy
Fife Council Community Group Support and Funding
Climate Action Fife, supporting businesses across Fife.
Climate Action Fife, Free climate emergency awareness training for community groups, community councils, workplaces or third sector organisations.
Dunfermline Learning Campus Passivhaus building
Greener Kirkcaldy Energy advice
Ore Valley Housing Association sustainability commitment
Case studies:
Climate Action Fife case study. Climate Friendly Businesses, YMCA Glenrothes [PDF]
Midlothian Climate Action Network (MCAN)
The Green Pledge supports and encourages businesses to play their part in operating in an environmentally friendly way whilst often benefiting from cost efficiencies at the same time. Commit to the Midlothian Business Green Pledge
Midlothian Climate Change Strategy 2020
Midlothian Local Biodiversity Action Plan
Scottish Borders Climate Action Network (SBCAN):
Local Heat and Energy and Energy Efficiency Strategy for Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders Construction Forum (SBCF) aims to upskill existing tradespeople, promote built environment sector career opportunities to young people, encourage collaboration amongst businesses and inspire communities to begin a journey to decarbonisation. SBCF work closely with a wide range of industry partners (Government Agencies, Registered Social Landlord's, Education Sector, Third Sector and Local Businesses) to develop a local supply chain to promote cohesion and a continual flow of information, amongst all partners, which is crucial to delivering Net Zero.
For more information email the Integrated Employer Engagement Team at Capital City Partnership.
e. helix@capitalcitypartnership.org
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