100 CLIMATE ACTIONS
100 climate actions, ranging from individual daily activities to large-scale advocacy, were gathered in collaboration with local residents in Hackney and experts, including climate scientists, a climate economist, council staff, designers, artists, and young students. Some may seem to contradict ideologically, while others share similar approaches, mapping the complexity of possible routes we can take in collectively deciding our future.
Each climate action card visualises the potential impact when carried out individually and collectively. Quantifiable actions show their carbon savings at the individual level, among a hundred people, and at the borough scale, while non-quantifiable actions, such as advocacy, draw on scientific research to convey their scale and impact when undertaken collectively. Each card includes a quote from a climate scientist highlighting its broader environmental significance.
100 Climate Actions was first presented on 100 recyclable cardboard stools used to create the installation Harvesting Climate Action, and later deconstructed at Hackney's Low Carbon Banquet For A Hundred, where 100 members of the public each ‘harvested’ a stool to sit on, learn more, and embody a climate action while feasting at the Finale Banquet that concluded Hackney's Low Carbon Chinatown. 100 Banquet guests voted for the action they believed would generate the greatest environmental impact, as well as the actions they were already taking in their everyday lives. The collective data reveals contradictions and complexities between perceived and actual impact, highlighting the challenges of making sense of, and collectively tackling the climate crisis. They then took the stools home as a reminder of the evening and of the actions they had embodied, individually and collectively.
With contribution from:
Dr Alice Garvey at Priestley Centre for Climate Futures, University of Leeds
Climate Team at Hackney Council
Catherine Chong at C.L.E.A.R
Rachel Bronstein at Design Council
Alexie Sommer at Design Declares
Usman Haque
Students at Gainsborough Primary School
Dr Peter Walton at Priestley Centre for Climate Futures, University of Leeds
Dr Andy Yuille at Lancaster University
– Find out more about each climate action by hovering over an action, or click to expand and learn more –
You can also see how many participants voted for each action in terms of its perceived impact and daily uptake. Take part in the project by sharing your opinions on climate actions through this survey –
Low Carbon Chinatown is a project by Ling Tan, originally commissioned by Kakilang.
Leeds Low Carbon Chinatown is commissioned by Compass Festival.
Hackney’s Low Carbon Chinatown is supported by the Climate Team in Hackney Council and public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
With contributions from data scientist Raphael Leung, climate scientist Dr Alice Garvey, climate economist Catherine Chong, food writers MiMi Aye, Uyen Luu and Shu Han Lee, chef Neil Eakapong, designer Usman Haque, production support Nick Murray, Holly Gibbs & Jennie Gilman, fabricator Gary Campbell and Studio Makecreate, structural engineer Atelier One, community film participants Man Chiu Leong, Bei Gao, Haojin Wang & Stephen Wong.
With support from Arts Council England, Compass Festival, Manchester Museum, Barking Riverside, Royal Docks, Growing Communities, Gainsborough Primary School and MadLeap. With community support from London Chinese Community Centre, Hackney Chinese Community Centre, Newham Chinese Association, Mafwa Theatre, Lincoln Greeners, Lychee Red Chinese Seniors & Gainsborough Primary School.
