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Carbon Co-op is an energy services and advocacy co-operative that helps people and communities to make the radical reductions in home carbon emissions necessary to avoid runaway climate change.

News from Carbon Co-op

Shaping our future: AGM 2026 & Summer Social Teaser!

8 Jun 2026

As a community of members, we are all united by a shared goal: reducing domestic carbon emissions and championing the technical and policy work needed for a fair energy transition. To keep that vital work going, it’s that time of year again—our Annual General Meeting (AGM). Carbon Co-op members should have already received the formal … Read more

Retrofit For All: impact and reflections

18 Mar 2026

Today we release the impact report, which marks the formal close of our two year funded Energy Redress project Retrofit For All: Enabling people-centred approaches in publicly funded retrofit schemes. It follows the publication of several outputs, which are the culmination of research and a service design process looking at barriers and enablers to people-centred … Read more

A community Building with solar panels and heat pumps

New Guide: An introduction to solar energy for community organisations

17 Mar 2026

The wide-ranging benefits of solar energy and batteries are ready to be realised – our new guide is here to help your organisation jumpstart its community energy journey. With support from Manchester City Council, we have developed a guide for community organisations in Manchester on the practicalities and benefits of installing solar panels and batteries. The … Read more

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