Though manifesting as huge increase in energy bills, in reality the crisis we are currently experiencing is a gas crisis, highlighting the UK’s unique dependency on gas as a domestic and industrial fuel. Successive reports, institutions and organisations have highlighted the need to reduce this dependency and from day one, Carbon Co-op has been an … Read more
The ‘Heat Pump Challenge 2021’ was a citizen science and participative research and discovery project led by Carbon Co-op. We collected feedback and data from around 30 member households currently relying on gas heating to help understand how a heat pump installation would impact their home. The premise of the challenge was to enable households … Read more
We’re looking for a new Project Manager to work on an exciting new European project as part of our retrofit team. Read on if you think you could fit the bill. Summary Salary: £30,000–£34,000.00 PAYE/Payroll (depending on experience) Time: 0.8 – 1 FTE (flexible) Location: Manchester, UK Holiday: 33 days flexible (pro rata) + 5 … Read more
As a fast growing social enterprise with a mission to address climate change we’ve experienced a growth in the scope and scale of the projects we deliver. From a small, integrated staff team we’ve grown to manage a number of large scale projects ranging from participatory citizen engagement to tech-led innovation. Summary Apply now: – … Read more
How can we build energy transition capacity in all neighbourhoods? Check out our new toolkit developed with (CLES) Centre for Local Economic Strategies and URBED: http://energyfuturestoolkit.carbon.coop Community-led Energy Planning (CLEP) is a place-based, community-centred approach to building knowledge, understanding and confidence in lower-income communities to enable them to shape and benefit from the energy transition. … Read more
With energy bills skyrocketing and the energy supply market broken, communities across the UK aren’t satisfied with a centralised, carbon-intensive energy market. Consumers want more of a localised, environmentally friendly energy system, with 76% of consumers saying they would rather buy and use sustainable energy generated in their community. And yet despite high demand, for … Read more