We're delighted these 4 partners: Caudwell youth, Holding Space, Investing in Children and Chilypep - helping us to hear directly from children, young people & carers in understanding how we can rebuild the #mentalhealthsystem so it truly works for those who need it: www.thinknpc.org/blog/barrier...
I’m very excited to share that I’ve been awarded a Churchill Fellowship for 2025!
I'll be travelling to Germany, France, and the USA to learn about how best to work with communities to generate buy-in for community energy projects. If you know someone I should speak to, please do let me know!
🆕 NEW BLOG: Following the launch of the Governments Industrial Strategy, aiming to drive growth nationally by focusing on eight industries over 10 years. Our Head of Policy, James Somerville looks at where there is huge potential for green jobs.
Read full blog: www.thinknpc.org/blog/industr...
Positive to see the Spending Review reference the impact economy - the impact sector should be a key partner in mission delivery. Housing is a great example, impact investors already put c.£5bn into social & affordable housing. Good to see govt thinking seriously about the role of the impact sector.
Great to be at the launch of this last night. Community involvement is at the heart of #EveryonesEnvironment, so it's positive to see govt talking seriously about different models of community ownership.
As always, communities will need clear, accessible info about what these projects mean for them
Congrats Becky, very exciting!
Pleased to have fed into this APPG on Race & Community report alongside our #EveryonesEnvironment partners.
It highlights how climate change is making existing inequalities worse, here and abroad, and sets out some really sensible recommendations - great work from @runnymedetrust.bsky.social!
📩 Lunch time read!
NEW blog: What does the rise of Reform UK mean for the impact sector? 6 things you need to know.
Read our latest blog by NPC's Head of Policy, @jamessomervlle.bsky.social: www.thinknpc.org/blog/rise-re...
#ReformUK #ImpactSector #UKGovernment
It's been great working with Scottish charities on this paper. Like our #EveryonesEnvironment work in England, involving diverse voices in policymaking and accessible information are key priorities.
Environmental policy needs to reflect people's needs, and people need to know what they should do
Charities that endorsed the Everyone's Environment recommendations for making environmental policy inclusive in Scotland are: the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland, Greenspace Scotland, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE), Human Rights Consortium Scotland, Inclusion Scotland, NPC, The Poverty Alliance, SCVO, Verture, Woodcraft Folk, YMCA Scotland, Young Sea Changers Scotland, and Youth Link Scotland.
📢 Scottish charities call on Holyrood to make environmental policies more inclusive
With #EveryonesEnvironment, we wrote to Scottish Parties with recommendations to improve how environmental policies affect marginalised and disadvantaged groups in Scotland.
www.ercs.scot/news/scottis...
Do have a look at these two great roles available with us @thinknpc.bsky.social
The crisis for UK steel is exposing another – perhaps even bigger – crisis for the UK
Our news media seems incapable of even the most basic factchecking
YES energy for UK steelmakers is costly
NO it's not due to net-zero
YES it is due to GAS
Here's what UK media isn't telling you🧵
Great report from @green-alliance.org.uk and @cast-centre.bsky.social, and this table is interesting. Shows that there is political space for targeted tax rises - interesting to see if this + the "the world has changed" narrative paves the way for some kind of wealth/windfall tax in the SR
"Half of people would likely switch to heat pumps if it meant savings on bills" - couldn't be clearer that climate politics needs to focus on lower bills, cleaner air, warmer homes etc rather than net zero.
With cost as a key barrier, targeted support is key.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
📖 Lunch time read! Now is the time for a government match-funding scheme to unlock growth.
With the #Government looking to make their #budgets go further, and charities struggling to access funding, #match-funding could be the answer. Latest blog by @jamessomervlle.bsky.social
💥 NEW! Now is the time for a government match-funding scheme to unlock growth.
With the #Government looking to make their #budgets go further, and charities struggling to access funding, #match-funding could be the answer. Latest blog by @jamessomervlle.bsky.social
But did they ask how much people think is spent on overseas aid?
Jennifer van Heerde-Hudson writes in Sex, Lies and Politics (2019) that the average voter in her research thought 18% of UK government spending went on aid, and wanted it cut to 9%.
The actual spend was 1.7%.
💥New! Understanding the role of community-led early years support
Read our new report published today in partnership with
@localtrust.org.uk exploring the types of locally-led early years support on offer, and the difference it can make.
Read the report: www.thinknpc.org/resource-hub...
Government cannot expect charities to fill the gap in cuts to international development funding. In this blog, @jamessomervlle.bsky.social writes that Governments need to partner with the impact sector, not just ‘get out of the way’ https://buff.ly/41pNrEh #aidcuts #government
Massively agree - climate policy shouldn't be seen as about cutting things out (meat, driving, flying, etc.). There are loads of benefits that govt don't talk about as much (lower bills, cleaner air, etc.) and govt need to lean into the point that this is about making places and homes nicer/better
Great to be at the launch of this yesterday. Communities are central to tackling many of the challenges facing the country, and it's positive to see @coopparty.party.coop setting out a clear vision for the role of communities in politics.
The net zero transition can save people money, create good jobs, and improve homes and neighbourhoods.
But if we want it to do that equally across the country, we need to work with communities to make sure that environmental policies work for everyone.
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We need to understand the specific needs of different communities, and design policy that meets those needs. The best way to do that is to ask people, community groups, and charities what challenges they are facing, and involve them in the design of policies to address those challenges.
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If we want wide uptake of clean heat and transport, we need to think about how we can make them accessible to as many people as possible. This might mean more info, targeted £, or investment in public transport/active travel . Expensive electric alternatives aren't a universal solution.
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The CCC seem to have been reading our Everyone's Environment work when they wrote this:
"Net Zero policies should be accessible, with targeted outreach and support for home heating measures and improved accessibility of public transport and active travel".
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Over 40% of emissions reductions in the Budget come from transport and homes. The report rightly focuses on electrification, and in the context of housing and transport, this means EVs and heat pumps, as well as a shift towards public transport and active travel.
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It's clear that the transition to net zero presents an opportunity to save people money, and create good jobs in places that need them. The Carbon Budget sets out where we should focus on cutting carbon emissions to get there.
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This week, we've seen the @thecccuk.bsky.social's 7th Carbon Budget highlight that the green transition would save households around £1,400, and news that the green sector is growing 3x faster than the rest of the economy.
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