Study highlights under-the-radar UK community projects' green benefits

Thinktank calls for more support for local initiatives ranging from heating to flood schemes

Communities across the UK are tackling the climate crisis with hundreds of local schemes ranging from neighbourhood heating to food co-ops, community land ownership projects and flood defences, according to a report.

A study from the IPPR thinktank found that community projects, often set up with the primary aim of reducing poverty and improving people's day-to-day lives, were also reducing emissions and restoring nature.