Do you live in a Hotspot?
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Do you live in a “hotspot”, where lots of homes can be easily be upgraded to become healthier with lower carbon emissions and bills? Here are three simple steps to do now
Not just a load of hot air?
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The Green Homes Grant scheme has just been launched, but will it deliver? The government’s track record is not good. The previous scheme, the “Green Deal”, was launched at the end of 2012 with much fanfare. I listened with some scepticism as the minister Greg Barker claimed that it would be a world beater, but […]
Cool ways to tackle the climate emergency
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Towards the end of this summer’s little heatwave, I popped into the Sydney Street Sainsbury’s hoping to restock with ice cream. But I was out of luck. Their refrigeration system had failed, and the staff were hard at work removing all the chilled and frozen foods. The shelves were bare. This is a distressing waste […]
Could Natural Water Treatment Work for Cambridge?
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Anglian Water are one of the largest users of power in the East of England, so I was pleased to see that they have set themselves a target of being Net Zero Carbon by 2030. As construction accounts for about 15% of their carbon footprint, it’s also good that they’re being thorough by including both […]
Improving loft insulation: “a no-brainer”
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I was pleased to see that in their recently published Climate Strategy, South Cambs will be enforcing the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard on rented homes. This makes it an offence for landlords to rent out properties with a dreadful Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of F&G, unless they have registered with the Council for an […]
Mass online lobby of Daniel Zeichner on Fairer Greener Recovery
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In what we think is the largest ever group to meet with a single MP, 139 constituents met online with Daniel Zeichner MP on 30th June 2020 to call for a fairer greener recovery. As one participant said “This is a great way to interact with our MP. I hope this can be done more […]
Going Green: opportunities for covid recovery
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During the first quarter of 2020, for the first time ever, UK electricity became lower carbon than gas. Since 2013, dirty coal fired power stations have steadily been phased out in the UK, with electricity generated instead by renewables such as solar, wind and hydro. This has reduced the carbon intensity of electricity by a […]
Lets build back better
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Coronavirus is having an astonishing impact on how we live our lives, and is likely to be around for a long time. So what should policy makers do, so that we can Build Back Better? One big area to address is “Working From Home”. A recent big poll for the AA found that most respondents […]
A time for transformation
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With the UK in lockdown, our immediate focus is rightly on tackling the Coronavirus emergency. However there are things we should be doing now so that when we emerge from this crisis, the world will be on track to tackle the climate crisis too. This can help make the emerging world a better place, in […]
Construction in an era of climate emergency
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Constructing and operating our homes and businesses currently accounts for about half of the UK’s carbon emissions. So tackling the climate emergency, requires us to urgently and dramatically reduce emissions in the construction sector. This is why Carbon Neutral Cambridge is assisting the Cambridge Forum for the Construction Industry (CFCI) in organising the “Cambridge Climate […]