Northfields Community Centre are once again kicking off the new year with their walk and social, from 12-5pm. Arrive at the centre (71a Northcroft Road W13 9SS) by 12.15 for a 12.30 walk, or simply relax while everyone else walks! No children, no dogs, please bring food to share and let Donna (donna.moore214@gmail.com) know if you are coming.
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Air Pollution: Thank You
Many thanks to all who attended our air pollution event on Sunday and contributed to a lively and constructive debate. Thanks to Professor Kelly and Jo Mortensen for talking, and also to Cllr Julian Bell and Rupa Huq MP, our keynote guests. Professor Kelly’s talk is available here for you to read and share with anyone who might be interested.
We have also distilled your ideas and contributions into a strategy document which you can read below. We have tried to keep it as action-oriented as possible. Our plan is to share this with EBC and the Mayor of London as part of his consultation.
If you have any further ideas, feedback or observations, or if you would like to participate more actively in taking these ideas forward, do let us know in the usual way via steering@ealingtransition.org.uk
Finally, please note that you can contribute directly to the Mayor’s consultation here
And you can sign Greenpeace’s petition here
Schools Solar Project
Two Ealing junior schools, Castlebar and Grange, are the first to benefit from a solar programme which is a joint venture between Ealing Transition, Ealing Council, and the Schools Energy Co-operative. Ealing Transition members have invested directly in the initiative, which offers schools cheaper electricity and reductions in carbon emissions. Over the 20-year life of the project, the two schools are expected to save about £40,000 and £20,000 respectively.
Ealing Transition initiated this project because we believe that the future of energy is clean, decentralised and generated where it is consumed. Generating our own power makes us more resilient, and also reduces our dependence on fossil fuels, which cause climate change. Also, London has a real problem with air quality, so clean energy is a great way to reduce this.
With changes to interest rates and the rapid reduction in the cost of renewables, we think local schemes like these can only become more attractive.
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