UK100 Connect Programme Boosts Local Climate Action

Councils are under growing pressure to communicate climate action clearly and confidently. Local teams are asked to lead conversations on everything from heat pumps to solar farms, while balancing limited resources and the challenge of misinformation. That's why initiatives like UK100’s Connect programme are so important. The programme brings together elected members, comms officers and climate leads from the same council to develop practical skills in communicating climate action. Climate Barometer will lead a session, and so will experts from More in Common, Climate Outreach, ACT Climate Labs, and others. It’s free for paid UK100 members, and applications close Sunday 1 March: https://lnkd.in/eSp4T39d

Worth sharing with councils across your network. We’ve just launched UK100 Connect — a new programme to help councils get better at communicating climate action. 53% of Britons say there’s so much conflicting climate information they don’t know what to believe. Councils are on the front line — leading conversations on heat pumps, solar farms, and more, while facing stretched teams and rising misinformation. Connect brings together elected members, comms officers and climate leads from the same authority to build practical skills — with sessions led by More In Common, Climate Outreach, Harriet Kingaby (co-founder of ACT Climate Labs), Climate Barometer and more. Applications close Sunday 1 March. Free for paid UK100 members. Find out more and apply: https://lnkd.in/eusiAfQ9

53% of people say there’s so much conflicting information about climate change that they don’t know what to believe. Councils are on the front line of this. They’re being asked to lead community conversations on everything from heat pumps to solar farms — while facing coordinated misinformation campaigns and stretched communications teams. UK100's new Connect programme is designed to help. It brings together elected members, comms officers and climate leads from the same council to build practical skills in climate communications — with sessions led by More In Common, Climate Outreach, Harriet Kingaby (ACT Climate Labs), Climate Barometer and more. It’s free for paid UK100 members and applications close this Sunday 1 March. If your council wants to get better at communicating climate action, this is worth a look — find out more and apply: https://lnkd.in/ese7K4bE

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧 Local councils are doing genuinely ambitious work on climate. But too often, the public doesn't hear about it — or when they do, the message doesn't land. Communications teams are stretched thin and brought in too late. Elected members, climate officers and comms officers work in silos rather than as a team. And the audiences councils most need to reach — the unconvinced, the disengaged, the actively sceptical — aren't following the council's social media channels. This is the gap UK100 Connect was built to close. We're bringing together cross-disciplinary teams from councils — elected members, communications officers and climate officers — to build the skills, confidence and relationships to communicate climate action in ways that actually work. Sessions are led by experts from More in Common, Climate Outreach, Harriet Kingaby (co-founder of ACT Climate Labs), Climate Barometer and more are designed around the practical questions councils are actually grappling with: how to understand your audiences, find the right messengers, frame climate in terms people care about, and reach beyond the usual suspects. Participants also get access to a practical resource toolkit, peer learning sessions, and year-round community support via a dedicated WhatsApp network. And it's free to paid UK100 members. Applications close at midnight on Sunday 1 March 2026 — nine days away, and places are still available. If your authority isn't yet a paid member but commits to joining by 27 February, you can still access Connect at no extra cost.

We’ve just launched UK100 Connect — a new programme to help councils get better at communicating climate action. 53% of Britons say there’s so much conflicting climate information they don’t know what to believe. Councils are on the front line — leading conversations on heat pumps, solar farms, and more, while facing stretched teams and rising misinformation. Connect brings together elected members, comms officers and climate leads from the same authority to build practical skills — with sessions led by More In Common, Climate Outreach, Harriet Kingaby (co-founder of ACT Climate Labs), Climate Barometer and more. Applications close Sunday 1 March. Free for paid UK100 members. Find out more and apply: https://lnkd.in/emwgYFbQ

💡Getting the story right is crucial to help build understanding of the role of COP, why it matters and how people feel about climate and nature right now. The story you tell can also remind people of the progress the UK is already making to address climate change - and how we can build on this progress in the coming years. Our CEO Rachael Orr shares key messages, framing and stories to help you tell a compelling story during #COP30 - written in collaboration with the Local Storytelling Exchange to showcase the power of person-centred storytelling. 👉 Read our recommendations: https://lnkd.in/e5duQq9V 👉 More helpful resources to aid your COP comms, including our latest research Britain Talks Climate & Nature: https://lnkd.in/eCpV4bgA

As the UK bakes under record-breaking heat, the urgency of delivering a fast and trusted energy transition has never been clearer. But it’s not just about the tech, or the infrastructure. To succeed, we need public trust. Disinformation is threatening the public support needed to deliver the energy transition, but effective communications is a critical part of making the difference. Join ACT Climate Labs for "Disinformation-Proofing the Energy Transition: A Playbook for Civil Society" and gain practical insights into countering misinformation, building community trust and managing opposition to renewable energy projects. Designed for charities, NGOs, community groups, advocacy organisations, think tanks and communications professionals, this webinar will explore integrated comms approaches to dealing with misinfornation , narrative development, rapid response and measuring impact. 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_hA5Cyy #EnergyTransition #ClimateComms #Renewables

Key takeaways: Collaboration & Engagement 🤝 Councils are in a unique position to empower their residents to live more sustainably and to facilitate businesses taking up low carbon solutions.🌳 Our key takeaways from the 2025 Action Scorecards are: 📊 - 10 councils are leading the way having banned advertising on flights, SUVs, cruise ships ✈️ - 70% of UK councils published an annual update on their climate action delivery (that's 7 percent more than in 2023 🥳) - But only 50% have an ongoing way for resident to take part in the decisions (-3) 💬 - Only 35% have lobbied the UK government or devolved administration for further funding and resources for climate action, that's an 8 per cent drop since the new Labour government took office. 📣 🔎 Explore the Collaboration & Engagement section at: https://lnkd.in/ednB_hbp Thank you to mySociety for creating these designs 🌟

"Changeprint is a word to describe the wider positive impacts of taking collective action. It’s about celebrating and recognising what we can grow when we work collaboratively – focusing on doing more good, rather than on taking away harm." Isabelle Sparrow, Head of Communications at UK climate action charity Carbon Copy, prioritises sharing stories that don't lead with climate across the country, of changemakers creating a changeprint in their local area. To understand more about how place-based climate action is super effective, Carbon Copy carried out research to help make local action more replicable. 👉 Read Isabelle's blog: https://lnkd.in/eMFCMXZe

Applications open until this Sunday for UK100 Climate Connect programme. Climate Outreach, More in Common and lots of other excellent organisations will be delivering sessions for Council Sustainability and Comms team in a crucial year for climate action locally. https://lnkd.in/e3AxWhzt