CK Futures
We can't change the world in Charlton Kings, but like everyone on the planet, we need to make our contribution to achieving the IPCC's target to limit global temperature rise to well under 2⁰ C.
We share Cheltenham Borough Council's commitment to a carbon-neutral Cheltenham by 2030, as a contribution toward helping the UK meet its 2050 carbon neutrality target.
Unless, like thousands of small communities across the world, our community takes action that sets an example, we have no moral authority to suggest to others that they should take action to protect the environment that our children must inherit from our generation.
Check out our story so far on YouTube.
Charlton Kings Parish Council has declared a climate emergency and is part of the Cheltenham Zero partnership. CK Futures seeks to engage the community in using it's collective imagination to work towards a sustainable future. There are many things which can be done on a local scale to have a positive influence and CK Futures works with partner organisations and the community to make change happen.
The CK Futures strategy acts on the current level of awareness and acknowledges everyone lives a different life. Its aim is to inform, guide, and enable people to take an active role in carbon reduction and support the changes needed to achieve Cheltenham Zero by 2030.
CK Futures Aims
- CK Futures will engage the community in the benefits of carbon reduction. We will make it real and continue to build momentum. It will help to facilitate and provide the community with information/knowledge and practical ideas, and work with the community to make carbon reduction, and its management, permanent today and in the future.
- CK Parish Council will be a role model and will aim to be carbon neutral in its operations, buildings and areas it owns/leases.
- CK Futures will continue to build on existing foundations to ensure a sustainable framework to facilitate the delivery of the change needed. It will be done where possible in partnership with other groups and organisations.
CK FUTURES - WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW?
- Upcoming CK Futures Talks
CK Futures welcomes local residents to free, monthly talks on varied subjects including composting, recycling, electric vehicles and all things climate related. These talks are free of charge.
Talks are held at various places in Charlton Kings including the Stanton Hall on Church Piece and FRONT Community Hub on London Road.
- We are Nature Campaign 2022
Nature is hugely beneficial to our health and wellbeing, as well as being key to a healthy planet. Climate change is understood to be driving biodiversity loss, but it also works the other way around. So, becoming more connected with nature and tackling the biodiversity crisis in our community is positive for us, nature, and the climate.
Look out for lots of nature related talks, walks, podcasts, events and activities this summer and follow us on social media for regular updates.
- Food Waste Campaign 2022
In Charlton Kings, we waste the equivalent of 382 wheelie bins full of uneaten food every month. That produces about the same amount of C02e (all greenhouse gases) as 168 people flying from London to New York and back!*
There are lots of things we can all do to reduce the amount of food we waste, from simple things like meal planning, batch cooking and focusing on food storage, to growing our own food or home composting.
We are running a food waste campaign in Charlton Kings starting in January 2022 to help people to make the small changes which can make a big difference.
- Sustainable Living Workshops
CK Futures welcomes local residents to free, monthly talks on varied subjects including composting, recycling, electric vehicles and all things climate related. These talks are free of charge.
Talks are held at FRONT Community Hub on London Road.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CK FUTURES
- Recordings of previous CK Futures Talks
Each month we upload our latest free CK Futures talk onto YouTube and post a link onto this page so that you can catch up at your leisure if you couldn't make it in person.
- Climate & Environment Links & Resources
If you wish to know more about climate change – the science, its implications AND the solutions – this page gathers together useful sources of information.
- Blogs and Podcasts
Our Blogs and Podcasts has blog posts from local residents on their own climate friendly journeys and Podcasts from "Losing our Cool."
The page is updated regularly so please check back for links to the latest Podcasts from "Losing our Cool".
If you are interested in writing a blog for CK Futures we would love to hear from you. We recommend you have a read of the ones already on the page and then you are very welcome to submit your blog post for publication on our page by emailing ckfutures@charltonkingsparishcouncil.gov.uk
- Meet the team
The CK Futures team is made up volunteers, Parish Councillors and members of the local community. Our backgrounds are many and varied: Energy Efficiency, Ecology, IT, Business Change, Mums and Dads.
Like many others, we are care deeply about by the ecological and climate crises and believe that, as well taking whatever steps we can in our personal lives, we should try to help our local community adapt to the extraordinary challenges that lay ahead.
If you would like to get involved or know more please feel free to contact us, please email: ckfutures@charltonkingsparishcouncil.gov.uk or contact the Parish Office if you would prefer to speak to someone involved in the project.