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Fortnightly Open Meeting - Mondays, where all our Team Coordinators come together to discuss and plan our projects and prioritise tasks. Guests and members are very welcome to join us.
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Dorset Climate Action Network (DCAN) has been awarded funding from the Carbon Literacy Community Pot and is pleased to offer monthly training and accreditation workshops for town and parish councils and community groups in the Dorset area.
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Missed an online Event or need a recap? We record all of our online events, you can find them here or at our YouTube account.
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Dorset cabinet approves publication of the county's first Local Nature Recovery Strategy
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Sense About Science are asking Weymouth Residents to help shape the conversation on Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Research in Weymouth
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A study into whether to build a wind turbine manufacturing plant on the Dorset coast has been approved.
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The National Emergency Briefing brought together top experts to examine the likely effect of climate chaos and what we can do about it. It called for a national televised debate to counter the widespread disinformation in the media.
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Despite fierce opposition, Powerfuel have gained permission to build the rubbish incinerator on Portland. But now they have applied for an extension to allow them to burn even more hazardous materials. Now is the time to stop them.
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Low Carbon Neighbourhood News
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Object to the Waddock Cross Oil Well
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DC published no less than three major consultations in the last couple of months, one on the Dorset Local Plan options; one on Dorset Local Transport and one on Dorset National Landscapes (formerly AONB). Summaries of DCAN’s submission on these first two can be read here.
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This online meeting covered 3 Community Energy Projects in Dorset, plus a Community Energy Retrofit Project, and Dorset Greener Homes
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Shaftesbury is visited by the team behind the Dorset Design Code for future housing
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The DCAN stall won the best Small Trade Stand trophy at the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show 2025.
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DCAN members visited Cockcrowing Farm Eype, an experimental climate project.
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A wonderful meeting took place, where many ideas and challenges were shared between individuals and organisations, passionate about cleaning up Dorset’s rivers.
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