Jonathan Atkinson The Greater Manchester Spatial Framework sets out a strategy for the development of the city region's physical infrastructure over the next 20 years. It's important to Carbon Co-op and our members because it will define how existing housing is managed (and new housing built) over the next two decades as well as how we meet … Read more
This December, Jonathan Atkinson of Carbon Co-op was lucky enough to be invited to take part in a two day, community energy delegation visiting Brussels on the invitation of Green MEP for the South West Molly Scott Cato. The visit fulfilled several purposes: a chance to meet MEPs and get a better understanding of the … Read more
Below is Carbon Co-op's response to Manchester Climate Change Agency's Manchester Climate Change Strategy 2016-50, the full call can be found here: http://www.manchesterclimate.com/2050consultation October 2016 1. About Carbon Co-op Carbon Co-op is a not-for-profit community energy organisation based in Manchester. Operating since 2007, we enable householders to makelarge-scale reductions in their energy usage. We have … Read more
Britain may laugh (or squirm) at the amount of dirt and dishonesty the US Presidential election is sinking of into. It is hard not to. But Britain has as much dirt and sleaze of its own to worry about. This has nothing to do with the private lives (or lusts) of MPs, but about our … Read more
A one day conference of discussion and collaboration on future energy system opportunities, innovation and change. Convened by community energy organisation Carbon Co-op in collaboration with the University of Manchester, this one day conference is an opportunity for key players within energy system to discuss the change, challenges and opportunities ahead. The aim of the … Read more
Produced by Manchester-based urban design company URBED [1], the 'Retrofit Fact-file' is a short summary of facts and publications relevant to retrofit – the upgrading of existing homes to new energy efficient standards – released on Tuesday 13th September 2016 to coincide with Community Energy Fortnight. With ambitious carbon emission reduction targets [2], increasing levels … Read more