Transition Together<p>Two years ago, Transition group Zero Carbon Guildford moved into a former New Look high street store and transformed it into a buzzing community climate hub. </p><p>Volunteers set up a library of things, community fridge, zero waste shop, baby clothes library, business network and a vertical farm growing salad crops. <br> <br>They ran cinema, quiz and open mic nights, a food waste feast along the high street, and a climate conversation group.</p><p>They trained energy advisors and citizen scientists to test the local river’s water quality, and hosted dozens of groups from other communities who wanted to create a hub just like theirs. </p><p>In two years, they reckon their projects have saved a whooping 583 tonnes of CO2 emissions from their community. </p><p>It shows how people who are concerned can come together, and have a real, tangible impact and engage whole new audiences with some volunteer power and a meantime space. It’s why they won innovative UK climate project in the Climate Coalition’s annual awards this year.</p><p>Now their lease is up, and they want to take Zero Carbon Guildford to a new home and the next level. They’ve set up a crowdfunder, hoping to find out what they could achieve with great capacity and a more permanent space. </p><p>Find out more and their advice for anyone else setting up a similar community climate hub: <a href="https://transitiontogether.org.uk/building-community-action-through-climate-hubs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">transitiontogether.org.uk/buil</span><span class="invisible">ding-community-action-through-climate-hubs/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/climatehub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatehub</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/communityhub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communityhub</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/guildford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guildford</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/libraryofthings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraryofthings</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/zerocarbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zerocarbon</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/babylibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>babylibrary</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/communityfridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communityfridge</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/zerowastecafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zerowastecafe</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/terracycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terracycle</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/citizenscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizenscience</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/climatecoalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatecoalition</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/communityaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communityaction</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/transitiontown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transitiontown</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.global/tags/crowdfunder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdfunder</span></a></p>