Taking action on the climate emergency

Hope Valley Climate Action (HVCA) is a charity based in Hope Valley in north-east Derbyshire, which seeks to provide a local response to the global climate crisis we all face.

Hope Valley Climate Action promotes travel solutions which are low-carbon and practical in a rural setting, including car sharing, lift sharing, promoting local community car clubs and facilitating the switch to electric vehicles. Most of this work is done through its travel and transport project: Travelling Light.

Travelling Light

Travelling Light is a nationally significant project to co-create and pilot sustainable solutions that decarbonise rural travel in the Peak District National Park's Hope Valley. The project is delivered in partnership with Derbyshire County Council and the Peak District National Park Authority, currently funded by the Department for Transport. 

The Travelling Light project is focused on 4 key areas:

• Inclusive active travel

• Integrated public transport

• Reduced fossil fuel dependency

• Innovation and spreading change

The project aims to contribute towards the target of a 33% fall in carbon emission from transport by 2030, as set out in the UK government's Net Zero Strategy, Oct 2021. Benchmark target outcomes by 2030 have been established in line with government targets and the outcomes of equivalent measures introduced elsewhere.  

One of Travelling Light's key objectives is to reduce fossil fuel dependency by supporting communities to take action and identify solutions which really work for them. Community conversations and local campaigns are at the heart of the project's ethos.

Visit https://hopevalleyclimateaction.org.uk/travel/travelling-light/ to find out more.