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sPark It Liverpool is looking for community partners!
Would you like to create an exciting installation on the streets of Liverpool? We're on the way towards something incredible. sPark It Liverpool is coming to a parking space near you, and we're looking for applications to take part in the event. A key part of our...
Build Back Better
It has been 12 months since Liverpool declared a Climate Emergency. To mark this occasion, we wrote a guest blog for Liverpool City Council. It has been a very difficult year for large-scale climate initiatives, but we are pleased to see that great efforts are being...
Free bikeability courses for young people
As the roads get busier, and lockdown eases, yet the increase in people getting their bikes is not slowing. New initiatives also mean that we will see a further surge in pupils using bike lanes for their daily commute in September. Liverpool City Region Local...
Mapping Project July Report
What is the zero-carbon mapping project? We are developing a map of green enterprises within Mersey Region. This in order to support green jobs in the solidarity sector. We are undertaking this initiative in conjunction with the Solidarity Economy Association. They...
Introducing: The Wirral Tree Wardens
Due to Covid-19, many saplings haven't made it to their forever homes this spring, and are in need of some foster carers. Can you help? In a guest post for Transition Liverpool, Dave Ellwand introduces us to the wonderful work of Tree Wardens. We are Wirral Tree...
Heat Pumps are the future – please help us save them.
The UK Government is about to block one of the most impactful options for heat decarbonisation at an industrial scale. Removing support for large-scale heat pumps represents an impending energy policy facepalm. We encourage everyone to write to your MP before July...
Regenerative agriculture or GMOs: A Letter to MPs
Jim Tattersall, a former microbiologist who writes about soil health and regenerative agriculture and its benefits for the climate, has written to his local MP in West Lancashire to draw attention to an Agricultural Bill amendment passing through Parliament without...
The Good Business Festival announces programme line-up for Act 1 in October, supported by industry giants
The Good Business Festival is a springboard for visionary business initiatives in Liverpool Region that respond to the challenges of post-Covid19 and global climate change.
Community Climate Action in the wake of coronavirus – Free Webinar
In the past few months we’ve seen the power of communities gathering for collective action. As the lockdown lifts we need to harness that power to protect our planet. Are you ready to do your bit? Semble is a fantastic online community who are working to empower...
Introducing: Incredible Edible Knowsley
In the latest in our series of guest posts highlighting community organisations in Liverpool City Region, Karen Mower talks about her work as the CEO of Incredible Edible Knowsley. Incredible Edible Knowsley was established in November 2018 and moved into Court Hey...
Casey Drake: Drawing People Together
One of our newest writers, Steph Colderick, is always looking out for stories that celebrate imagination, creativity and community. In her latest piece for Transition Liverpool, she talks to an artist whose humour has struck a chord with everyone who has seen her...
In Solidarity: Black Lives Matter
In Rio de Janeiro, people stage a die-in in solidarity with George Floyd and to condemn police violence against Black communities in Brazil. Photo: midianinja on Instagram Global resistance: From Minneapolis to Melbourne, from Lagos to London, historic protests in...