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Ask us about new grants for heat pumps

The newly announced government grant of up to £5000 to help householders replace an old boiler with a heat pump is already generating a lot of interest. And the CAfS team are ready to answer your questions. With a grant of £5000, if you can install an air source heat pump for £7000 then there’s just £2000 to pay, to swap out your old gas boiler and replace it with a heat pump - right? For some households, it could be that easy. But, even in these cases, there are some important differences between an oil or gas boiler and a heat pump. [...]

By |2021-10-28T19:21:51+01:00October 28th, 2021|Home energy efficiency, Homepage, News|
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COP26 – what we can dare to hope for and what it means for Cumbria

In a few days' time, world leaders will arrive in Glasgow for the UN climate summit, COP26. When the negotiations draw to a close two weeks later, will countries have made the commitments needed to keep global temperature rise within the crucial 1.5 degrees limit? Speaking to school children this week, the prime minister said: "I am very worried because it might go wrong and we might not get the agreements that we need and it is touch and go. It is very, very difficult, but I think it can be done." Whether the PM was managing expectations, or [...]

By |2021-10-28T18:14:27+01:00October 28th, 2021|Climate politics, Homepage, News, Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership|
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Electric Battle Bus rolls into Burneside

The good people at Burneside Community Energy (BCE) hosted the only Cumbrian stop on a UK tour of film makers documenting low carbon initiatives in a big, blue zero-carbon bus. The government-funded Zero Carbon Tour stopped by to feature the successful partnership between BCE and James Cropper PLC, which has seen a range of solar PV arrays installed at the firm's plant. BCE held an event showcasing their success and welcomed representatives from multiple organisations involved in Cumbria’s sustainability efforts.  The Zero Carbon Tour is a project from Planet Mark, a team of sustainability certifiers. They are embarking on a [...]

By |2021-10-21T15:48:20+01:00October 18th, 2021|Electric vehicles, Homepage, News, Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership|
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Youth Climate Summit 2021

Calling all Cumbrian schools! The Cumbria Youth Climate Action Summit is being held online on Friday October 15 2021, from 9:30am – 12 midday. We’ve been hard at work behind the scenes getting together a great programme, with a steering group made up of young people in Cumbria helping us plan workshops that will help inform and empower your students. These workshops cover a range of topics which you can choose from, from getting your voice heard and COP26, to making your school carbon zero, to what opportunities there are in the Fellfoot area. The event will be held [...]

By |2021-10-01T11:50:38+01:00October 1st, 2021|Homepage, News, Youth|
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Fantastic take up at the Ambleside to Zero Climate Action Day

Last Thursday 23rd September, as part of the Great Big Green Week, we supported Ambleside Action for a Future to hold their Climate Action Day. This public event was to both support local businesses and residents to cut carbon and was packed with information, advice and projects to get involved with. Excitingly, the event was featured on ITV news which gave a great overview of what it was about. Business support Businesses were able to have face to face conversations with Sarah Smith, manager of the Low Carbon Lake District Grant scheme, who explained how to apply for the [...]

By |2021-12-14T16:49:31+00:00September 27th, 2021|Ambleside to Zero, Homepage, News|
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Free retrofit advice consultations now available

As autumn progresses, many of us think about ways to make our homes warmer, more comfortable and cheaper to heat. And this year, we might also be thinking about better levels of controlled ventilation.  If you are wondering whether your home needs more insulation, improved ventilation and windows, or a new heating system, it is good to know you’re making the best use of your money to achieve your specific priorities.  Thanks to funding from Energy Redress, CAfS is able to offer home owners in Cumbria a free telephone consultation to answer your questions about retrofitting your own home.  All you need to do [...]

By |2021-09-27T15:47:26+01:00September 27th, 2021|Cumbria Green Build Festival, Draughtproofing, Home energy efficiency, Homepage, Insulation, News|
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Cold to Cosy offers lifeline amidst rise in gas prices

Cumbrians will see their gas and electricity bills soar with the recent rises in gas prices. CAfS can help households cut their bills with their free Cold to Cosy Homes Cumbria service.  Our friendly team of experienced energy saving experts can help householders reduce the amount of gas and electricity they use and keep their homes warm and comfortable.  This service is expected to be in high demand this winter as more and more residents find themselves struggling to cope with higher energy prices.  Gareth Field, who manages the Cold to Cosy Homes Cumbria service, said: ‘Unfortunately, people’s energy bills are going to rise. It’s a result of [...]

By |2021-09-27T10:50:54+01:00September 27th, 2021|Draughtproofing, Home energy efficiency, Homepage, Insulation, News|
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Self employed role: Energy Adviser

Key roles: • Providing energy advice calls/visits on behalf of Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS) as part of their Cold to Cosy Homes project • Providing energy advice calls/visits on behalf of the Local Energy Advice Partnership (LEAP) funded by AgilityEco and contracted to CAfS Full details & how to apply Please apply by completing the application form below. We do not accept CVs. If you are interested, and would like to discuss the role in further detail, please contact [email protected] or call our office on 01768 210276. Application Form - Energy Adviser Background CAfS provides [...]

By |2021-11-16T14:17:53+00:00September 13th, 2021|News, Vacancies - expired|
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Great Big Green Week

This post is for the Great Big Green Week in 2021. For the list of events happening in 2022, go to this page. Great Big Green Week is a nationwide celebration of action on climate change, taking place across the UK from 18 - 26 September.    The aim is to collectively celebrate all the positive grassroots actions being taken to tackle climate change and protect green spaces, and encourage others to get involved too.  Great Big Green Week also calls on politicians to raise their ambition and champion action on climate change, ahead of November’s crucial COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow.  CAfS has [...]

By |2022-08-31T14:04:08+01:00August 30th, 2021|Climate politics, Homepage, News|
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Shed 1 continues with CAfS’ as its charity partner for 2021

The award winning, Ulverston based, Shed 1 Gin approached us to be one of their 2020 charity partners. They are committed to pursuing a low carbon path and were keen to help support our work while doing so. Each year they run fundraising events and donate the proceeds of their Gin Jelly Marmalade to local charities, as well as a donation from every bottle and jar returned to them. However, 2020 wasn’t a year in which we could hold any events, so we were delighted when they kept us on as a partner this year as well. Our first [...]

By |2023-01-26T10:09:55+00:00August 26th, 2021|Food, Homepage, News|
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