Energy

Connie Muir: Croydon Community Energy

We spoke to Connie this International Women’s Day about her journey from working in the energy sector to founding and running a renewable energy cooperative. My name is Connie Muir. I'm based in C...

Coal Was The Future Once

The UK government has announced that it intends to build a new coalmine, the first in three decades, at Whitehaven in Cumbria. A decision that has received objections locally as well as across the co...

From Seed To Solar

John Blowes: Halton Lune Hydro

John is the Director, Project Manager and Chairman of Halton Lune Hydro – a community owned hydro-electric project generating around 750MWh of electricity per year – situated on the River Lune, just...

Karla Ricalde: Sparking Conversations, (Em)powered Communities

Energy underpins most aspects of our everyday lives (I would say all, but I am cautious with absolutes). That is what makes it the perfect excuse to get on to other topics. Energy is often seen as ne...

Picture This: Conversations

Renewable Energy On June 17, 2021, Carbon Copy launched Picture This: with an event hosted by Trustee, Ric Casale, and environment presenter and author, Atul Kumar. Atul had the challenging ta...

Pictures to warm your heart (not the planet!)

Writing this on a ridiculously wet Monday morning in June, I can think of nothing more uplifting than to wander through the newly-opened online gallery of Carbon Copy’s Picture This: photographic exh...

Picture A Carbon Zero Future

This week we have launched submissions for our first ever online photography exhibition. Picture This: will showcase images of collective action from across the country, covering a broad range of app...

How to... raise funds for your community initiative

Funding is a key element required to launch a successful community initiative. In this bitesize interactive session, we get top tips on securing the financial support you need, from Richard Tynen, Di...

Chris Coonick: Leaving No One Behind In The Energy Transition

The Government has set some very ambitious targets for the UK to reach net zero carbon by 2050.  It is inevitable that in order to meet these targets there will be a significant increase in elec...

Finlay Drummond: Fuel Poor, Energy Rich

The west coast of Scotland has long been identified as having boundless potential for renewable energy generation. Stand on the shorefront of any village in the western isles and this becomes all too...

How to... run a community share offer

Communities all over the UK are taking control of their energy and heating needs. But how do you raise money to fund solar panels, ground source heat pumps or hydro-electric turbines? In this int...

Kyle Baldock: Growing Home With Energy Garden

We are Energy Garden, a London-wide community benefit society made up of 30 gardens and 300 volunteers. Our aim is to support communities to cultivate resilience, cohesion, innovation and hope in a t...

How to... help SMEs with energy efficiency

In this episode of our series, we chat to Alex Rathmell, Managing Director at EnergyPro Ltd about how to set up an ESCO (Energy Services Company) locally to support small and medium businesses to sav...

Local Leaders Are The Key

In the last year, as national governments have largely focused on managing the pandemic, it has fallen to local communities, councils and businesses, despite repeated lockdowns, to lead the drive to...

Boosting The Local Economy

This is part of our Unlocking Local Action series of events. Community is the lens so often left out of the environmental discussion, but it’s vital in implementing lasting solutions. Rather than...

Our Advisory Board

We are delighted to announce the first four expert members of our Advisory Board. A warm welcome to: Zarina Ahmad, Sonya Bedford MBE, Zunaira Malik and Professor Ian Thomson. Zarina Ahmad campaign...

Energising Your Community

This is part of our Unlocking Local Action series of events. Community is the lens so often left out of the environmental discussion, but it’s vital in implementing lasting solutions. Rather than...

Exploring The Crown Estate

In early December 2020, The Crown Estate announced its commitment to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. The Crown Estate is the Sovereign’s “public lands” - land owned by the current Monarch...

Amy Reid: Pioneering the community heat pump revolution with CREW Energy

We’re CREW Energy – a Wandsworth- and Merton-based community energy co-operative delivering low-carbon solutions, energy advice and community outreach to south-west London. It was formed in 2014 by a...