Back to school – new Carbon Co-op training programme 2017/18 launched!

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We've spent a lot of time recently thinking about how we can support you to improve the fabric of your homes and replicate the example of householders who have already made large scale reductions in their home energy use. So we've put together a brand new 2017-2018 Training Programme to help you take the short … Read more

Carbon Co-op Social – A chance to meet, socialise and learn!

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At our next social we will hear from three households who have recently completed home retrofit works.This is a great chance to ask questions and get to the nitty gritty of what it’s like to research and commission home retrofit works. Find out how these households have dealt with finding trades people, making decisions and … Read more

The Great Energy Escape

An immersive game, designed and delivered by Energy Democracy Greater Manchester and Carbon Co-op as part of the Manchester Science Festival.   Where: Manchester Museum When: 28 – 29th October Tickets available now on Manchester Science Festival's website.   Agents! We need your help.  My name is Commander Rex Mattravers, I’m Chief of City Operations, … Read more

Community Green Deal Case Study released

Carbon Co-op has pioneered a way of supporting homeowners to invest in making their homes warmer and more comfortable – while reducing their energy use by around half, in line with Greater Manchester’s climate goals Our report ‘Powering Down Together’ is published to coincide with Community Energy Fortnight 2017. It reports on the retrofit of … Read more

Community group points the way to warm up Manchester homes

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A summary of the report can be found here and the full report here.   Press release COMMUNITY GROUP POINTS THE WAY TO WARM UP MANCHESTER’S HOMES A Manchester community energy group has pioneered a way of supporting homeowners to invest in making their homes warmer and more comfortable – while reducing their energy use … Read more