With climate politics at the national and international level so often deadlocked, could action at the community level offer a way forward? This workshop explores how local neighbourhoods can become powerful drivers of climate action and social wellbeing when top-down approaches fall short.
The discussion will examine what motivates people to get involved in climate activism and how grassroots initiatives can help reduce local carbon impacts, while addressing wider challenges such as deprivation and inequality. By looking at real examples of community-led action and campaigning, the event will highlight how local collaboration can build both environmental sustainability and stronger, more resilient neighbourhoods.
Bringing together LSE academics and community practitioners, the workshop will include contributions on LSE Housing and Communities’ Sustainable Communities project and their Housing Plus Academy programme, alongside Sam Nadel’s research at Social Change Lab on environmental activism at the local level. Together, these perspectives will offer a practical understanding of how climate change can be tackled from the ground up. The workshop will be an opportunity for people to share their own perspectives.
[Free tickets available. Book from midday on Monday 18 May.]