Subject: Get involved and reduce your home carbon emissions! 📉

Opportunities to get involved

We have lots of exciting opportunities to take part in that can help you reduce your home carbon emissions and bring the wider systemic change which we need. You can take part in the Citizens' Jury to help decide the future of Greater Manchester's local energy market, learn new eco-retrofit skills at Harrogate College, or play your role in developing the future of flexible energy - supporting the decarbonisation of the grid, with the new phase of PowerShaper Flex.

If you are looking to learn more, don't forget to check out our community forum and social media channels where there are plenty of in-depth topics and discussions to support your entry into the world of retrofit.

Foundations of Eco-Retrofit at Harrogate College

Over the last year, despite the pandemic, there has been huge demand from householders wanting to make energy efficiency improvements to their homes. We know demand is there, but we don’t have enough builders to do the work!

This course gives you a starting point for getting into retrofit, the future of the building industry. The course is taking place on Saturday 12th March and Saturday 19th March.

Thanks to Zero Carbon Harrogate there is a £80 discount for those attending from the Harrogate area with the code ZEROCARBON80.

Citizens' Jury - Apply now!

We’re looking for people to take part in a citizens’ jury which will shape how Greater Manchester gets its green energy of the future.

The citizens’ jury will see 12 people, carefully selected to represent the demographics of the city region, come together to help with decision making on the governance of the local energy market.

The deadline to apply to be part of the jury is Monday, 14^th March — so sign up now!

Apply now

Register for PowerShaper Flex

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Register for PowerShaper Flex

Carbon Co-op invite you to participate in the PowerShaper Flex trial - a service which supports the flexible operation of the electricity grid and can enable more of your energy to be supplied by renewable sources.

Participants will receive 3 instalments of voucher payments totalling £300. There are limited spaces available, so you can learn more about the service and register your interest in joining at the link below.

Learn more and register now

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How we retrofitted our Victorian home - and went gas free

This switched-on couple in Bournville have brought their house into the 21st century by going all electric

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Tackling the energy crisis through retrofit

See us featured on BBC news as part of the message from that we need to do more to tackle the energy crisis through retrofitting our homes.

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What we are reading

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Green opportunities missed in UK levelling up strategy, say experts

The need to reach net zero carbon emissions, and the green jobs that could be created in doing so, received scant attention in the government’s levelling-up strategy, an omission slammed by green campaigners and businesses.

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In the community

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Ripple Energy - is micro ownership of a wind farm worthwhile?

Community members discuss the pros and cons of micro-ownership of windfarms as an investment with Ripple Energy.

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Thermal Image Analysis

Can you share any input on Carbon Co-op community members' thermal imaging results?

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Upcoming events

EcoHome Lab: Monthly meetup and skill share

10^th March, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

(online)

Foundations of Eco-Retrofit at Harrogate College

12^th March, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm & 19th March 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (Harrogate College)

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Subject: Get involved and reduce your home carbon emissions! 📉

Opportunities to get involved

Foundations of Eco-Retrofit at Harrogate College

Citizens' Jury - Apply now!

Register for PowerShaper Flex

Carbon Co-op in the news...

What we are reading

The need to reach net zero carbon emissions, and the green jobs that could be created in doing so, received scant attention in the government’s levelling-up strategy, an omission slammed by green campaigners and businesses.

In the community

Thermal Image Analysis

Upcoming events