Climate action more successful if communities are involved in projects, new research finds

Bohemians FC partnered with local groups in the Dublin 7 area, including Connecting Cabra and Mountjoy Prison, to support older people to access home retrofits. File picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Climate action is more successful if communities are involved in initiatives from the very outset, new research has found.

Published by Pobal and the Department of Climate, the research paper looked at 19 projects given Government funding and examined how they can be scaled up and replicated around the country.