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Research to find good businesses who do retrofit work in Cumbria

By |2021-07-29T12:27:00+01:00July 29th, 2021|Home energy efficiency, Homepage, Insulation, News|

Over the last year, a growing number of householders across Cumbria have taken up our paid energy advice service and report: the “Home Retrofit Planner”. In order to help householders onward through the retrofit process, we are now collecting information on the building and retrofit industry in Cumbria.  If you’ve had work done to your home to make it more energy efficient, we would love to hear about your experiences of the suppliers and trades you used.   We will use your feedback to help us identify companies that might wish to join our network of suppliers involved in retrofit [...]

Job: Senior Marketing Officer

By |2022-11-23T12:21:38+00:00July 15th, 2021|Vacancies - expired|

Closing date: 9am on Monday 16 August 2021 We are looking for an experienced communications professional for a new senior role within our growing marketing team. You'll have the skills and experience to create and deliver creative and effective marketing strategies and action plans for our diverse projects, as well as supporting our wider communications. You'll have hands-on marketing skills, from writing press releases and producing flyers through to digital marketing, and you'll also be skilled at coordinating the work of others to ensure action plans are delivered on time and within budget. As part of a [...]

Job: Marketing Officer

By |2022-11-23T12:19:39+00:00July 15th, 2021|Vacancies - expired|

Closing date: 9am on Monday 16 August 2021 We are looking for a communications professional with expertise in digital marketing for a new role within our growing marketing team. From Google and social media advertising to email marketing and analytics, you'll enhance our capabilities and help us to expand our reach. As part of a busy team, however, you'll also help to deliver other aspects of our marketing action plans, from writing press releases, newsletters and website content through to producing flyers. You'll play a critical part in the success of our projects and in enabling us [...]

Job: Project support officer – Cold to Cosy Homes

By |2022-11-23T12:21:20+00:00July 6th, 2021|Vacancies - expired|

Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 27 July 2021 We are looking for two new colleagues with excellent customer service and administration skills to join our Cold to Cosy Homes Cumbria team, helping households to save energy and money, and enjoy a warmer home. Thanks to new funding, we are expanding the service to reach even more people.  Application & Interview Process Please apply by completing the application form below. We do not accept CVs. Guidance for submitting your application is included in the form. Application Form - Project Support Officer Candidates shortlisted for interview will be [...]

Climate training available for all County Council staff and Members

By |2021-06-30T12:03:27+01:00June 30th, 2021|Climate politics, Homepage, News, Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership|

CAfS are delighted to be working in partnership with Cumbria County Council to deliver climate and carbon literacy training to 550 of their staff and elected members. All elected representatives, senior managers and extended leadership team are able to book a place on either a full day, accredited climate and carbon literacy training course, a 90 minute ‘Climate Science and Solutions for Cumbria’ overview or a 30 minute climate coffee break chat. Places are also available for any interested staff across the organisation. The uptake so far has been fantastic with an inspiring number of council staff eager to [...]

Growing the sustainability network

By |2021-06-29T15:09:20+01:00June 29th, 2021|Climate politics, Cumbria Green Build Festival, Homepage, News, Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership|

On June 22nd representatives from the Cumbria Sustainability Network came together for a virtual discussion on how to take their work forward and build a strong community of groups and individuals working across the county to raise awareness of the climate emergency and to take practical action to reduce carbon emissions in their area. Resources are available to support the development of the Cumbria Sustainability Network as part of National Lottery investment in the Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership.  The Network is an informal group of community-based organisations whose mission is to promote environmental sustainability.  Members include Ambleside Action for [...]

Announcing Great Big Green week!

By |2021-06-29T14:52:00+01:00June 29th, 2021|Climate politics, Cumbria Green Build Festival, Homepage, News, Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership|

Ahead of November’s crucial COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, communities across the UK will join together for the Great Big Green Week, organised by The Climate Coalition. The festival takes place during 18th – 26th September, and aims to be the largest event for climate and nature ever seen in the UK. Everyone’s invited!    COP26 has already been delayed by a year due to the pandemic. It’s being billed as a pivotal moment in the fight against runaway climate change, at the start of what is a critical decade for our planet.   The run-up to this year’s summit is the key period when countries update their [...]

Over 9,000 new chargepoints may be needed for Cumbria by 2030

By |2021-07-06T12:08:54+01:00June 29th, 2021|Electric vehicles, Fossil fuels, Homepage, News|

A new study by Cumbria Action for Sustainability has found that an estimated 70 public chargepoints would need to be installed every month for the next 9 1/2  years in Cumbria to meet expected demand for electric vehicles by residents and tourists. CAfS undertook the complex task of forecasting the potential demand for publicly accessible chargepoints across Cumbria by 2030, as a partner in a project to install community-owned chargepoints across the north of England, led by Charge My Street and funded by Innovate UK. Nigel Jenkins from our EV team created the report, with peer support from several [...]

Partnership to Galvanise Green Investments for Cumbria Launches

By |2021-06-17T15:09:56+01:00June 17th, 2021|Community energy, Fossil fuels, Homepage, News, Renewable energy|

A new and innovative green investment plan for Cumbria is being developed by a consortium of local and national partners. The plan will enhance the county’s competitiveness nationally, benefit the county’s economy, boost employment opportunities and help tackle climate change. The investment plan will identify a set of iconic projects across Cumbria in sectors such as energy generation, transport, agriculture and waste management, along with exploring the sources of finance required from institutional investors, banks, public finance and community funding institutions. Key partners involved include Grantham Research Institute of the LSE, the multinational engineering and design company Arup, local [...]

Great feedback from our carbon calculator users

By |2021-05-31T16:10:58+01:00May 31st, 2021|Climate politics, Home energy efficiency, Homepage, News|

Lots of individuals and businesses have now had a go with our carbon footprint calculators and some have fed back to tell us about their experience. Which is incredibly helpful! Happily, the vast majority feel that it was definitely a worthwhile experience, which has helped improve their understanding of their environmental impact and focus their efforts to reduce it. Here are some of the comments received. “I was impressed with the tool, having looked at a number of other, much more gimmicky tools which claim to do the same thing, didn't in my view ask all the right questions… [...]

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