£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 […]
Green Enterprise Hub Success Stories: Penningtons Tea and Coffee
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Thinking about retrofit? Damp and Mould
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Green Enterprise Hub Partner Spotlight: Al Muir
In this series of blogs we go behind the scenes of the partners at the Westmorland and Green Enterprise Hub – in this one we meet Al Muir of AMUIR Surveying Alasdair has worked in the Lake District’s built environment for 25 years, qualifying as a Building Surveyor in 2004 and gaining his professional charter […]
New government, new green policies?
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour party claimed their general election win with the slogan ‘Change begins now’ and with a promise to ‘hit the ground’ running’ on key green policies. Four weeks into the new government we take a look at those key policies, and how they relate to Cumbria. Labour’s manifesto […]
Thinking of retrofit? Tips for ventilation
Ventilation is our fourth blog in a series exploring retrofit. In this one we explore ventilation and what you can do to get it right in your home. Draught-proofing and ventilation are 2 sides of the same coin – Seal Tight, Ventilate Right. They are important concepts when considering your retrofit. Most homes in the […]