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Suffolk residents can now borrow thermal cameras from their local library for free
Over the last few years, Sustainable Suffolk have loaned out thermal cameras to community groups for free through their project called Keep the Heat. The thermal images taken by these community volunteers revealed where heat was escaping from people’s homes and businesses, making buildings cold, increasing energy bills and emitting wasted carbon into the atmosphere.…
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Sustainable Suffolk publishes Suffolk Climate Emergency Plan progress update
Back in 2021, the Suffolk Climate Emergency Plan set out how your public sector organisations were planning to deliver a more Sustainable Suffolk. It included themes like collaborative action, which includes how support local communities to take action and schools to become more sustainable, and cleaner power, which includes how they plan to decarbonise the electricity grid. It has…
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Suffolk residents urged to apply quickly for free home energy upgrades
Suffolk residents living in properties which are not energy efficient, could be eligible for funding to make their homes warmer and reduce their energy bills, thanks to Warm Homes Suffolk. At the end of November 2025, Suffolk County Council secured £1.38 million from the government’s Warm Homes Local Grant Fund. Residents and landlords are urged…
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Flatford Wetland Enhancement Project
Phase one of the Flatford Wetland Enhancement Project was completed in October. This partnership project between the National Landscape, National Trust and the Environment Agency was funded predominantly by Defra through the Water Environment Improvement Fund. A series of scrapes were dug, and a pond was restored on a wet and sloping field adjoining a…
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Nature recovery roadmap launched for Norfolk and Suffolk
County councils in Norfolk and Suffolk have launched their respective Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS). These aim to address the region’s decline in nature, identify ways to help it recover and deliver wider benefits such as reducing flood risk. Norfolk County Council and Suffolk County Council have worked closely together and formed the Norfolk and…