£50k up for grabs for community projects
Zero Carbon Cumbria has been supporting community projects to ‘do their bit’ to reduce greenhouse gas emissions since 2020, as part of the programme of activities supported through the National Lottery’s Climate Action Fund With one year left to go, this is the final allocation of Lottery money for community renewable energy projects, or any […]
Education settings to have climate action plan for September 2025
It has been a long time coming, but the deadline for education settings to have their sustainability actions in place is looming. The September deadline is a key initiative in the Government’s sustainability and climate change strategy – and it states: “By 2025, all education settings will have nominated a sustainability lead and put in […]
Support for community organisations to reduce climate impacts
We’re working with Cumbria CVS on a new project to support community organisations to address their climate impacts and ‘go green’, and we’re looking for your views to help us shape the support on offer. So, are your village hall energy bills huge? Do fuel costs frustrate your community bus service? Do you need a […]
Thinking of retrofit? The whole house approach.
The Whole House Approach is the latest blog from our home retrofit team. Find their other blogs here. What is the Whole House Approach to Retrofit or Renovation? If you are thinking about improving your home in any way, it may link to other aspects of your home now, or as you might want […]
New Government, New Green Policies – Part Two
This is the second half of our blog exploring the new government’s key ‘green’ policies – and what they could mean for Cumbria. Read part one here Energy Efficiency An extra £6.6bn in home energy efficiency improvements This could be good news for Cumbria, where we have a lot of draughty, damp housing […]
