Local Organisations:
CAGNE (Communities against Gatwick Noise and Emissions.) A comprehensive website explaining the issues and hosting talks and Q&A sessions on line. CAGNE actively lobbies Gatwick authorities.
Climate Coalition The UK's largest group of people dedicated to addressing climate disturbance. www.theclimatecoalition.org/
Croydon Climate Action, https://www.croydonclimateaction.com/ A wealth of information about this group, founded in 2019.
Croydon Friends of the Earth https://friendsoftheearth.uk/groups/croydonfriendsoftheearth. Campaigns on local and national environmental issues, from planting bee-friendly flowers and promoting clean, green energy, to supporting environmental campaigns and organising film shows and talks.
Croydon Transition Town https://www.facebook.com/groups/CroydonTT. Lots of local information and Croydon environmental initiatives.
Energy Gardens www.energygarden.org.uk. Energy Garden supports communities to install and maintain gardens on railway stations across London. Revenue generated by the sale of community-owned renewable energy funds the gardens and education programmes. They're even making beer from hops grown on railway embankments.
Freecycle https://www.freecycle.org/home. National non-profit organisation with a local branch in Croydon which enables the giving and acquiring of articles no longer wanted. Its aim is to prevent items from going into landfill. No money is involved.
Solar Together London. An organisation which helps Londoners buy solar panels at an affordable price. www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/environment/energy/solar-together-london?fbclid=IwAR3muCFpJZ_uN0SqdQpVRb5NtRfGuH52Kb3n-40frg5ZtLbgL-xgEu-NLlEtRfGuH52Kb3n-40frg5ZtLbgL-xgEu-NLlE
The Rewilding Network. https://rewildingbritain.frb.io/rewilding-network Find out about rewilding, join in with what's going on.
Thornton Heath Hub. Monthly pop-up sustainability events - 4th Saturday afternoon of the month. Sustainable Thornton Heath – A group promoting sustainability in Thornton Heath (wordpress.com)
National Organisations:
Greenpeace Needs little introduction. Greenpeace works for a more sustainable world, fairer working practices, equality and peace. https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/
1 Million Women. www.facebook.com/1MillionWomen/videos/4666766490044869490044869
A video from 1 Million Women explaining how to spot greenwashing in the fashion industry.
Butterfly Garden Butterfly Garden, in Cheltenham. They accept vhs tapes and dismantle them into their 32 components which are recycled. Their employees are people with special needs or learning difficulties. One can send or take boxes of tapes to them and they take them apart. They are a registered charity and are very much more than a recycling centre. Watch their inspriring video https://www.thebutterflygarden.org/contact.asp
National Energy Foundation (nef.org.uk) Creating change through our relationship with energy.
Olio - Free sharing app. www.olioex.com Join the giveaway society rather than the throwaway society. Millions of people giving away stuff and food with their neighbours, for FREE. Uses GPS to locate items near you.
Shelter Box https://www.shelterbox.org/ Working in Yemen, Haiti, Burkina Fasso, the Philippines, Syria and other places to bring basic living requirements to those who have lost everything. They supply tents, blankets, tools etc.
Recycle Now https://www.recyclenow.com/ Handy interactive guide as to what you can recycle at home and where you can recycle locally for other items. Postcode locator.
Toilet Twinning. You can sponsor a toilet in a community in the third world which currently has no such facility. Toilet Twinning works with the local population, educating and helping them to build their own toilet, understand its benefits and create a healthier environment for all, reducing the incidence of diseases such as cholera, and reducing violence again women. https://www.toilettwinning.org/
Tree Aid https://www.treeaid.org/ Works with communities in the Sahel region of Africa to plant trees, regenerate the land and grow food.
National Energy Foundation (nef.org.uk) Creating change through our relationship with energy.
Olio - Free sharing app. www.olioex.com Join the giveaway society rather than the throwaway society. Millions of people giving away stuff and food with their neighbours, for FREE. Uses GPS to locate items near you.
Shelter Box https://www.shelterbox.org/ Working in Yemen, Haiti, Burkina Fasso, the Philippines, Syria and other places to bring basic living requirements to those who have lost everything. They supply tents, blankets, tools etc.
Recycle Now https://www.recyclenow.com/ Handy interactive guide as to what you can recycle at home and where you can recycle locally for other items. Postcode locator.
Toilet Twinning. You can sponsor a toilet in a community in the third world which currently has no such facility. Toilet Twinning works with the local population, educating and helping them to build their own toilet, understand its benefits and create a healthier environment for all, reducing the incidence of diseases such as cholera, and reducing violence again women. https://www.toilettwinning.org/
Tree Aid https://www.treeaid.org/ Works with communities in the Sahel region of Africa to plant trees, regenerate the land and grow food.
International Organisations
FutureLearn have produced a handy list of 20 Tips on how to reduce plastic use. https://wwww.futurelearn.com/info/blog/how-to-reduce-plastic-waste?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=fl_marketing&utm_term=220108_GNL__UK_
Plenty of links to click within it for further information, and FutureLearn short courses to study.
Get a better understanding of the science of climate change in just 6 charts. From a TED talk by Betsy Weatherhead, PhD, who is a climate scientist, and shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize as a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It explains global warming and CO2 emissions in easy to understand terms. ideas.ted.com/the-science-of-climate-change-illustrated-in-charts/
Practical Action. https://practicalaction.org/ An international problem solving organisation which brings ingenious solutions to climate change problems and works with people to solve them.
FutureLearn have produced a handy list of 20 Tips on how to reduce plastic use. https://wwww.futurelearn.com/info/blog/how-to-reduce-plastic-waste?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=fl_marketing&utm_term=220108_GNL__UK_
Plenty of links to click within it for further information, and FutureLearn short courses to study.
Get a better understanding of the science of climate change in just 6 charts. From a TED talk by Betsy Weatherhead, PhD, who is a climate scientist, and shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize as a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It explains global warming and CO2 emissions in easy to understand terms. ideas.ted.com/the-science-of-climate-change-illustrated-in-charts/
Practical Action. https://practicalaction.org/ An international problem solving organisation which brings ingenious solutions to climate change problems and works with people to solve them.