Subject: Summer retrofit and decarbonisation news! 🌞

Decarbonise your home this summer...

Hi Friend,

As the weather improves, many people take advantage of the good conditions for home retrofit work. Whether you are undertaking a deep retrofit or some DIY improvements, we have been working to make retrofit easier and more accessible for everyone.

Our Energy Systems team have been working with the Linux Foundation Energy on tools to manage a flexible energy system, where a greater proportion of our energy comes from renewable sources. We are now joining forces as a community partner in the LFEnergy Summit 2023: Deep Decarbonisation this week in Paris.

Our sister Co-operative, People Powered Retrofit are currently carrying out research into the financing of retrofit projects, and they need your help! If you have undertaken a home retrofit or intend to, please take a look at their survey and share your thoughts.

Of course, many other projects and activities are underway, and we hope to share more about these over the rest of the summer!

LFEnergy Summit 2023 - Deep Decarbonisation

A promotional image for the LFEnergy Deep Decarbonisation Summit showing half a glob with stylistic renewable energy sources

We're delighted to be a community partner with the Linux Foundation Energy initiative on their 2023 Deep Decarbonisation Summit in Paris.

Taking place between 1 - 2 June, virtual tickets are only $25 for both days, and the summit will showcase the best in open source solutions for rapid decarbonisation.

See what is on the agenda

Jonathan Atkinson at REScoop Spring Gathering

A photo of a room full of people gathered around a speaker and a screen that says RESCoop.eu

Carbon Co-op's Jonathan Atkinson attended the REScoop AGM and Spring Gathering in Athens this month. Returning overland he put together some of his thoughts on key discussions at the gathering. Looking at the Community Energy landscape across Europe, Jonathan identified some key areas where the UK needs to catch-up and potential inspiration from our fellow European co-operatives.

Read Jonathan's insights

Financing your retrofit

A graphic announcing hte Department for Energy Security & Net Zero's trial of new ways to make home energy efficiency more affordable showing a man on a ladder fitting roof insulation

Carbon Co-op and People Powered Retrofit are currently undertaking research into retrofit finance as part of a project in partnership with Manchester based credit unions and Glasgow-based Loco Homes, and are looking for participants to complete their survey.

The survey is for those who intend to complete, or have already completed, some form of retrofit on their homes and will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. We’re looking for your views to help us deliver retrofit to more people across the UK.

Take the survey

Accelerate to Zero Podcast

Jonathan Atkinson joins a bonus episode of Built Environment - Smarter Transformation's Accelerate to Zero Podcast. Listen as Jonathan shares his extensive insight about the public and third sector and the world of co-operative approaches.

Listen now

What we are reading...

Who applies for energy grants?

Fascinating research highlighting the 'social relations' aspect to the take-up of energy related grants.

This phenomenon is why we've long advocated and demonstrated a Community Based Social Marketing approach to the role out of new energy efficiency services and schemes.

Read the paper

The front cover of Energy Research & Social Science journal

In the community

External wall finish

Where external wall insulation might not be immediately possible, community members discuss potential options that might exist, as well as limitations to these works.

Join the conversation