About Kinver Climate Action Group  

Kinver Climate Action Group was set up in 2023 following the declaration of a Climate Emergency by Staffordshire, South Staffordshire and Kinver Parish councils.  We are supported by Kinver Parish Council, but are independent. Membership and participation are open to all.

Declaring a Climate Emergency means recognising that we need to act, now, to halt the rise in global temperatures caused mainly by the ‘greenhouse effect’ of the build-up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide has come from burning fossil fuels (oil, gas etc). These fuels represent millions of years of plant growth, and we are burning them in a few decades, releasing carbon dioxide faster than plants can take them up.  The balanced carbon cycle we learnt about at school has become unbalanced.

Our purpose in the Kinver Climate Action Group is to encourage locally those changes we need to make for a “net-zero carbon” future.  We do this via community-based projects and information sharing. The overall aims include replacing fossil fuel use by renewables like wind and solar power, cutting our total energy use so that renewable sources of energy are sufficient, and moving towards lifestyles compatible with minimising global warming.

The knowledge to live a “net-zero carbon” lifestyle already exists. As individuals, we can cut our carbon footprint drastically in many simple ways, often saving money at the same time.  But it can be tricky knowing where to start, what works, and what really matters. Our aim in the KCAG is to help the transition to a future, sustainable way of living by sharing knowledge and experience, working together locally.

Recent activities include our market stall, where we take items that are ‘too good to throw’ for helping local charities; our ‘Home Energy MOT’ offering a check on ways to save energy and reduce carbon emissions; and talks and events.

We welcome new members and new ideas.  Read our consititution to learn more about how the group operates.