Stage 2: Hello Halo Project in Kilmarnock!
The second stage has taken us from the county of Lanarkshire to the coast, at Troon, at the heart of the Firth of Clyde overlooking the Isle of Arran. Although it has been a challenging route of 72 km in cold and rainy Scotland, it is one of the most spectacular sections of the entire route.
Moreover, it has been a very special day as we were invited to visit the Halo Kilmarnock Enterprise & Innovation Centre. The HALO project is a regeneration initiative aimed at revitalising the towns and cities of the UK involving several partners. HALO Kilmarnock is a groundbreaking urban regeneration project located on the site of the former Johnnie Walker bottling plant. It is being shaped as a multi-faceted brown-field regeneration that will create a unique urban park with a dynamic commercial, educational, cultural, leisure and lifestyle quarter.
It has been a great experience, enabling us to discover a real example of how innovative and sustainable solutions can be implemented through collaborative approaches. This puts alliances in the spotlight of climate action. As the slogan of COP26 reminds, we need to “Unite the world to tackle climate change” through collaboration between governments, businesses, and civil society.
Don´t miss the views of our experts on the importance of working together to deliver here.
Local action will play a key part of delivering net-zero. Cities and communities are the places where people can come together around common goals, where collective action can be harnessed, and where we can start to break down unhelpful silos to drive more ambitious action.Rebecca Ford - Senior Lecturer, University of Strathclyde
It's crucial that the vulnerable don’t get left behind in the journey to Net Zero.Gerry Gilmurray - Social Obligations Coordinator, ScottishPower
We need systemic changes. We must start by questioning everything we know and do. If something is wrong, we must improve it and make it right. We must educate ourselves, raise awareness, take responsibility and understand that everything is interconnected.Catalina Muñoz - Assistant professor, Institute for Sustainable Development of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
COP26 must act a springboard for an accelerated response to the climate crisis and partnerships across sectors will be critical to this. Moving for Climate NOW will help build those very same partnerships!Sam Gardner - Head of Climate Change & Sustainability, ScottishPower
No part of society can act against climate change alone. We all need to work together through collaboration and partnership, to protect those in greatest need and give us all a future.Hazel Gulliver - Director of Engagement, ScottishPower