by Lucy Meredith | Feb 26, 2020 | National news
The 2020 State of the Sector Survey is now live. Community Energy England and Community Energy Wales invite community organisations working on low carbon energy projects to respond to this survey so we can investigate the number, nature, and...
by Simon Bowens | Feb 25, 2019 | Behavioural change, Energy, National news
The Church of England’s General Synod has voted overwhelmingly to step up its Environmental Programme in response to the escalating threat of climate change. It has called on every diocese to put in place an environmental programme overseen by a member of...
by Simon Bowens | Feb 25, 2019 | Energy, National news
Green Alliance, along with 20 community energy groups, have published its Community Energy 2.0 report calling on Government to revitalise its ambition on increasing levels of community energy. The Government’s Community Energy Strategy, launched in 2014, which...
by Simon Bowens | Feb 15, 2019 | Climate science, Energy, National news, Transport
The Government has published its final 2017 greenhouse gas emissions report which shows that emissions fell 3% between 2016-2017. The report attributes the fall in emissions largely to coal generated power falling by over a quarter in the year as the carbon floor...
by Simon Bowens | Dec 17, 2018 | Buildings, Energy, Fossil fuel extraction, National news
Here’s a roundup of climate change news from Yorkshire and further afield for the month: Fracking The government is coming under increasing pressure to cancel its plans to fast-track fracking through the planning system. The plans, which would see exploration...
by Simon Bowens | Dec 14, 2018 | Climate science, Divestment, Energy, National news, Transport
Here’s a roundup of climate change news from Yorkshire and further afield for the month: IPCC Report demands “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented” changes The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on Global Warming of 1.5C...
