Latest Environmental Audit Committee report of the Environmental Audit Committee, chaired by Philip Dunne, MP for South Shropshire, published 10…
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Category: Climate Care
Sustainable Valentines Day!
Sustainable Valentines Day! Some thoughts about giving for Valentines Day, including a link to the Discover the nation’s best leftover…
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A new carbon footprint calculator
We’d be really interested to know what you think about this carbon footprint calculator. In addition to giving the user…
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)
We are seeing much more published about ASHPs on the news and in the press, and accordingly have revised the…
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Nativity tableaux – made from recycled plastic
Using an old Council recycling box for a stable, a Stretton Climate Care colleague made this beautiful nativity scene: Nativity The…
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The Tan House, Little Stretton
The Tan House, Little Stretton illustrates how it is possible to adapt a truly challenging domestic building dating back to…
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Green Homes Voucher scheme
There has always been concern that vouchers issued (which are time limited), may expire before installers who have because of…
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The race is on to find a steady source of lithium, a key component in rechargeable electric car batteries. But while the EU focuses on emissions, the lithium gold rush threatens environmental damage on an industrial scale
The Guardian Long read by Oliver Balch, 8 December 2020 The curse of ‘white oil’: electric vehicles’ dirty secret. The…
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ELM and Common Land: What does the Future Hold?
Following on from the release of Defra’s Agricultural Transition Plan the Foundation for Common Land (FCL) is hosting the first…
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Sixth Carbon Budget report published 9 December 2020
Today The UK Climate Change committee presents the first ever detailed route map for a fully decarbonised nation. The Sixth…
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The Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution
The full text.
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Video – There is no Planet B with Mike Berners Lee
This YouTube video is well worth thirty minutes of your time There is No Planet B.
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How Bad are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything, 2020 edition, reviewed
Review of the updated edition. How Bad Are Bananas? was a groundbreaking book when first published in 2009, when most…
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Today is Fuel poverty awareness day
Today is Fuel poverty awareness day – Shropshire has many excellent sources of support. Stretton Climate Care https://strettonclimatecare.org.uk Marches Energy…
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Green Homes Grant: deadline for completion of the improvements on your home extended to 31 March 2022
The Marches Energy Agency has produced a comprehensive guide to the Green Homes Grant Scheme which includes a directory of registered…
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Have your say on trees
Trees have been one of the most sought-after things in Shropshire this year – and now Shropshire Council want to…
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Green Homes Grant extended for extra year.
Homeowners across England now have until the end of March 2022 to have energy efficiency upgrades to their homes completed…
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The Government has just announced their 10 point plan – where can we best direct our resources to encourage the recovery?
The Climate Recovery Plan in summary: Accelerating offshore wind Developing the hydrogen economy Investment in large and small scale nuclear…
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Restoring Shropshire’s Verges Project
Congratulations to Caring for God’s Acre on the production of their video – you will find it on their website…
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The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme has been extended to 31st March 2022.
The intention is to amend the RHI Regulations. Installations with a commissioning date on or after 1 March 2019 will…
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