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Thinking of joining? Do it now!
The climate and energy discussion is moving on fast – and in the right direction. In just the last week we’ve had an unprecedented announcement…
Festival of Solutions – Up Our Street
Lucy and I just had a great afternoon at Up Our Street’s Festival of Solutions event in Easton Community Centre in Bristol. We had some…
Our Action Plan
Getting toward zero carbon is a massive undertaking. We’re pushing it along in three ways: Vision Creation; enabling Green infrastructure; and Community Action. Vision Creation…
What’s stopping us?
You probably noticed we now have official endorsement of a zero carbon target for the UK. There’ll be disagreement about how it’s framed, and the…
Over the weir – new crowdfunder!
The path to renewable energy does not always run smoothly, and Bristol Energy Co-op (BEC) is working to overcome a setback encountered in March this…
Avon needs trees – update
Great to see that Avon Needs Trees have now reached an agreement to buy their first 34 acre plot near Chippenham. More and more people…
A solar farm on your roof?
Rooftop solar farms that allow neighbours to share kit are one way forward for community energy, and Bristol could soon grow one. David Saunders explains….
The power of zero
There’s a lot to digest in the report from the UK’s Committee on Climate Change (CCC) earlier this month. The full release, including technical appendices,…
Write to your MP – about onshore wind, and more…
We’re getting involved in 10:10’s campaign to persuade MPs to press the government to ease restrictions that block onshore wind. And we thought you’d like…
Microgrids – key to zero-carbon homes?
Our new energy system will be a mosaic of large and small projects, and one venture Zero West has helped get off the ground is…
