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5.4 Best practices and cases

When it comes to promoting the environment, the SEE is also of great importance and can have great
influence. Due to the importance that SEE gives to the well-being of the society, it is the best way to
address environmental issues. The SEE is part of the group of transforming economies that want
a progressive change from the consumerist and capitalist society to new initiatives based on solidarity.

There are different examples of SEE that centre their efforts in climate change and sustainable economy:

SOMEnergia

Source: SOMEnergia (SOMenergia, 2020)

This is a Spanish cooperative that makes efforts to fight climate change. This initiative started as a university
project and is currently related to social movements. Nowadays it has 60.000 members. This initiative
empowers people to consume renewable energies or to make their own energy using collective
infrastructures.

Worcester Solidarity and Green Economy Alliance

This alliance in Massachusetts has a clear purpose, which is to put people and the environment first, instead
of profit. It promotes a movement to fix what the current economy system has caused to the environment,
and they propose a green economy that will also contribute to fight against inequalities, poverty, racism and
sexism. In 2012, they received a Grow grant to improve their management and follow-up processes (Grass
Roots Fund, 2012).