Companies of all types and sizes are being called upon to tackle their emissions and commit to net zero.

Taking action to become net zero will bring many benefits to a small business including improving resilience and competitiveness, while reducing costs and encouraging investment and attracting new customers.

Our Climate Action North vision is focused on “The time for talking is over, today we need to act” and we’re asking for as many people as possible to join us in mobilising climate action.

.Over 100 tree saplings will be planted at Dalton Park Outlet Shopping Centre as part of an ongoing partnership with not-for-profit company Climate Action North.

The Environment Act became law in 2021 and is now the UK’s framework for environmental protection.

It is an important Act because rules and regulations on nature protection, water quality, clean air and other environmental protections

A networking event for small businesses to access practical support on achieving net zero took place on Tuesday 29 November 2022. Small businesses from all sectors wanting to learn more about net zero and how to achieve it, attended a morning event organised by social enterprise Climate Acton North.

The role bees, and other pollinators, play in the food chain is so important that, in the UK alone, their services are worth around £691 million a year in terms of the value of the crops they pollinate. It would cost the UK at least £1.8 billion a year to employ people to do the work of these pollinators.

We spoke to Jamie Sims at Hope for the Future about how to engage with your local MP or councillor about taking climate action.

The climate and ecological crisis is the defining issue of our time, impacting all areas of life – how we respond to it will shape the state we leave our shared world in for future generations.

Community Interest Company Climate Action North is supercharging its work in supporting key campaigns and events this September that are all focused on tackling the climate and ecological crisis.

The Climate Action North Business Action Toolkit is a fully automated and professional web-based portal designed by Duco Digital to assist organisations to identify risks relevant to small businesses and build resilience to safeguard its future. It will also help businesses begin to take meaningful climate action to get on the road to net zero.

Climate Action North received £6,400 from the Society’s 5% Pledge earlier this year to create a ‘Pollinator Parks®’ site in Darlington, where bees and other vital pollinators will benefit.