One of the findings from our Carbon Champions research is the need to switch from influencing organisational policy to changing individual behaviour. The way we’re doing this is borrowing ideas ...Read More
Organisations can be differentiated using commercial and environmental orientation. Our earlier Wizard of Oz metaphor mapped these to Tin Men, Cowardly Lions and Scarecrows seeking to reach a conven...Read More
We’ve joined the Suffolk 25 By 25 campaign and have pledged to reduce our carbon emissions by 25% by 2025. It’s a useful first step towards carbon net zero by 2030, and there is lots of help...Read More
The Carbon Champions Business Carbon Calculator was presented to tenants at Claydon Court this week. The calculator is nothing special (you could probably train a monkey to write one) but the way it...Read More
The first tenant in Claydon Court’s new flexible working programme is Carbon Champions. This organisation recruits, trains and develops champions who measure, offset and reduce carbon emissions ...Read More
We’re hoping to start work with two new communities in March. The first reflects our existing sporting roots with a venture into recreational rugby. The second builds on our existing work and co...Read More
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the ending of the Low Carbon Champions (LCC) programme. LCC worked with 85 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) across Suffolk between 2010 and 2013...Read More
The biggest source of carbon emissions in most sports is transport. Unfortunately it’s also the most difficult to measure with a high volume of fixtures of varying distances. Vehicles ar...Read More
Getting people motivated – and staying motivated – is tricky. One idea we’re trying is allowing champions to record carbon reduction actions with a single click (well, as close as we can ...Read More
Happy New Year and welcome to the first post of 2023 as EAGCC strides confidently towards carbon net zero by 2030. As Carbon Champions we prefer ‘Deeds not Words’ but will provide brief update...Read More
After a summer of cricket there’s still lots going on at Colchester’s Northern Gateway with indoor cricket and indoor training for all players young and old. Our vision of grassroots cricket...Read More
All North Essex Cricket League (NECL) and most Northern Gateway Indoor League (NGIL) clubs now have a simple carbon plan. These estimate a club’s carbon emissions from energy and transport for...Read More
One idea that has evolved over the years and now underpins our approach is that EVERYONE can be a carbon champion (value 21 of 94). It doesn’t matter how much you do or don’t do, anyone an...Read More
Realist evaluation is an iterative process involving theory development, hypotheses, observations and program specification. Our Carbon Champion project continues the work started in 2010, and a...Read More
We’re using the Learndash ‘Learning Management System’ platform to support blended learning on Carbon Champions. We used to use Moodle but need something that fits better with our Bu...Read More
If you thought it’s only football that seems to be played all year round, you’d be wrong. Despite cricket being essentially a summer sport, indoor competitions and training during winter are...Read More
If you thought it’s only football that seems to be played all year round, you’d be wrong. Despite cricket being essentially a summer sport, indoor competitions and training during winter see...Read More
When we first started measuring carbon emissions in 2012, cricket was largely a summer sport whose season started in April and finished in September. This has now changed with indoor leagues and...Read More
