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Calderdale Citizens’ Jury helps to shape climate action – supporting warmer and healthier homes On the anniversary of Calderdale Council declaring a climate emergency, a new initiative is helping to shape climate action and supporting work to make Calderd

Brilliant to see recognition of the countries first #CitizensJury on #Retrofit
Thanks to @carbon.coop @calderdale.bsky.social & @innovateuk.bsky.social for the help. Hearing from residents about what they need to unlock warmer, greener and healthier homes.

22.02.2025 14:14 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Could this be the future of housing in Manchester? Forget damp, forget sky-high energy bills. Let’s retrofit

For inspiration for your own home and a rare bit of positive news about the climate crisis, check out the full piece by @sophieatkinson.bsky.social below 🏚️>🏠 manchestermill.co.uk/could-this-b...

13.03.2025 15:36 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

We also spoke to @carbon.coop about their pilot scheme in Levenshulme - they're showing how we could retrofit street by street, rather than house by house. (This photo is of one of the properties they've retrofitted - each of the houses now has a jazzy new colour scheme).

13.03.2025 15:35 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

A great article from @manchestermill.bsky.social about the state of retrofit in the area, including a great profile of our collective retrofit scheme in Levenshulme.

13.03.2025 16:08 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Visited the Carbon Coop area based retrofit scheme in Levenshulme, South Manchester this week. It's great to see it on site and speak to the designers, contractors and householders involved...

01.02.2025 08:00 — 👍 21    🔁 8    💬 3    📌 0

Had a great couple of days in Letchworth for People Powered Retrofit working with the Letchworth Heritage Foundation. Finding retrofit solutions and engaging with local people. #energysky #climatesky

23.02.2025 08:18 — 👍 19    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0

Great day in Edinburgh for the @changeworks.bsky.social #cwconnect - like the name says, loads of connections made!

28.02.2025 19:32 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Exploring the Levenshulme Area-Based Retrofit Scheme: A Walk with the Carbon Co-op Team | Carbon Co-op On a sunny Monday lunchtime, the Carbon Co-op team took a stroll around the streets of Levenshulme to check in on our Area-Based Retrofit Scheme—an exciting project that’s transforming homes for a…

Exploring the Levenshulme Area-Based Retrofit Scheme: A Walk with the project team carbon.coop/2025/02/expl...

13.03.2025 13:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Speaking to households about retrofit grants | Carbon Co-op Do we recommend grant schemes? Do we refer people into them? We’ve done a lot of thinking about what our position is, because we want to provide clarity to our staff and the households we talk to. Thi...

Over the last year we’ve been increasingly asked about grant funded programmes for retrofit. Do we recommend them? Do we refer people into them? So we’ve done a lot of thinking about what our position is, because we want to provide clarity to people we work with. Read on: carbon.coop/2025/02/how-...

13.03.2025 13:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A Fuelling Greater Manchester event attended by people talking to each other about community energy.

A householder shows visitors around his retrofit home.

A contractor, Boris Afinogenov, works on a piece of timber, drilling into it. He is wearing safety goggles!

The front cover of The Carbon Co-op Manual - a guide to retrofit in the community

Hello Bluesky! We are a Community Energy organisation based in Greater Manchester, UK. We help people and communities to tackle climate change, mostly through action on home energy. We put the tools of the energy transition in the hands of people and are committed to advocating for Energy Justice.

13.03.2025 13:37 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0