Updates and news

We have being working with communities across the region to create a vision of a thriving, sustainable East Lothian. The vision text is ready to read here. This will be then created in a story and images for people to immerse themselves in.

In order to prepare ourselves for climate change, we need to understand what changes are happening and how they are effecting people’s lives. We are asking people to submit their stories of changing weather and climate change here, which will contribute to understanding adaptation needs.

The Climate Hub is having a series of Pop-Ups across the region. This is to allow community members to pop by, ask any questions and discuss action we can take together. Climate change effects all of us so it is important we make ourselves as accessible as possible.

“You don’t have to have a big plan.
You don’t have to do everything at once.
As long as you start somewhere, then it’s better than doing nothing.”
People and organisations, large and small, are doing their part across East Lothian to move towards our net zero, circular economy, plastic-free, and biodiversity targets and ambitions. Oftentimes, the initiatives they undertake go unnoticed and uncelebrated.

Although the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 is behind us, the decisions taken in Sharm el-Sheikh require all countries to make an extra effort to address the climate crisis – starting now.