Rural Community Carbon Network

In its tenth year now, the New Statesman New Media Awards highlight the positive impact of new media technology on public life - and the Community Carbon Network has been nominated within the ‘Innovation’ category - which “recognises social technologies, people or organisations that make an impact and improve our society through the use of new media technology.”

The nomination is here and you can leave a comment or star rating too.

communitycarbon.net is an initiative developed by ruralnet|uk, the rural regeneration charity.  ruralnet|uk (and other collaborators) were also nominated for a New Media Award last year, for the Open Innovation Exchange.

Or are you thinking about starting one?

There are many groups and villages out there doing great stuff to collectively reduce emissions but at present these groups cannot network effectively with one another.  We can support communities to do this and can provide free training, web space and the support service ‘Experts Online‘ to those that want to be at the heart of collective community action.

If you are thinking about starting a project, you will be well aware of how important the right support is and how valuable it is to be in contact with other villages that are doing the similar things.

If this is the case, please comment on this post or call me (Sam) on 0845 1300 411.