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Luke Gooding
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Researcher at the Stockholm Environment Institute York- Community energy, retrofit and the built environment
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Looking forward to this live Q&A with Fraser Stewart from Regen on what a just transition means for #CommunityEnergy in the UK.
sei.org Stockholm Environment Institute @sei.org · Aug 12
⚖️🔋 What does a just transition mean for #CommunityEnergy in the UK?

Join our live Q&A with @fraserjfstewart.bsky.social on how community energy can drive a fairer #NetZero, and why justice must be at the heart of the UK’s energy future.

👉 Find out more: buff.ly/5gXjykO
August 13, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Really looking forward to this. Into all things Ecological Citizenship? Come along…
sei.org Stockholm Environment Institute @sei.org · Aug 7
What does it mean to be an ecological citizen? 🍃🗣️

Join @lukegooding.bsky.social and @sarahwestsei.bsky.social at the #ECFestival2025 a free one-day event with workshops, creative labs, shared meals and open conversations.

Register today 👉 buff.ly/WWZMTkh

#DerbyEvents #CollectiveAction
August 12, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Looking forward to speaking all this community energy governance next week
sei.org Stockholm Environment Institute @sei.org · Jul 31
🇬🇧🔋What does it take to rethink energy decision-making in the UK?

In our next online Q&A, @lukegooding.bsky.social shares insights from local case studies on making #EnergyGovernance more inclusive and community-led.

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#CommunityEnergy #InclusiveCitSci #CitizenScience #UKEnergy
August 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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If you're working at the intersection of sustainability, community, and digital futures, this is for you. We're looking for research proposals that explore how to co-create place-based everyday ecosystems through ecological citizenship. Got an idea, we’d love to see it.
sei.org Stockholm Environment Institute @sei.org · Jul 30
📢 Final funding call now open!

Got an idea for a short-term, community-driven research project? We’re offering funding to explore everyday ecosystems for a sustainable digital society.

Apply by 22 August 👉 www.sei.org/projects/eco...

#FundingOpportunity #CitizenScience #EcologicalCitizenship
July 30, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Involved in #CommunityEnergy?

I'm working on a new #CitizenScience project exploring how community energy schemes are run. We're bringing together #EnergyGroups and researchers through a series of online workshops, and we'd love your input.

Find out more 👇👇
www.sei.org/projects/eco...
Ecological Citizen(s)
The Ecological Citizen(s) Network+ uses the digital economy to catalyse sustainable change and tackle the ecological and climate crisis.
www.sei.org
July 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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sarahwestsei.bsky.social
Involved in #CommunityEnergy?

New #CitizenScience project needs your help to find out how community energy schemes are run through online workshops bringing together #EnergyGroups and researchers. First meeting next week as part of #CEF2025

Find out more 👇👇
www.sei.org/projects/eco...
Ecological Citizen(s)
The Ecological Citizen(s) Network+ uses the digital economy to catalyse sustainable change and tackle the ecological and climate crisis.
www.sei.org
June 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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As part of #CEF2025 – Community Energy Fortnight, we're bringing together community energy groups and researchers to better understand how local energy schemes are run.

Learn more & sign up: www.sei.org/projects/eco...

#InvestInCommunityEnergy
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June 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Involved in #CommunityEnergy?

New #CitizenScience project needs your help to find out how community energy schemes are run through online workshops bringing together #EnergyGroups and researchers.

Find out more 👇👇
www.sei.org/projects/eco...
Ecological Citizen(s)
The Ecological Citizen(s) Network+ uses the digital economy to catalyse sustainable change and tackle the ecological and climate crisis.
www.sei.org
June 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
lukegooding.bsky.social
Feels great to share that our latest paper, "Ecological Citizenship and the Co-Design of Inclusive and Resilient Pathways for Sustainable Transitions," has been published in Sustainability lnkd.in/eeKy7VxK
We explore how ecological citizenship can (and must) play a role in sustainable transitions.
April 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Visited the Carbon Coop area based retrofit scheme in Levenshulme, South Manchester this week. It's great to see it on site and speak to the designers, contractors and householders involved...
February 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath

50 reasons to want more walkable streets.
50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
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March 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Please help to spread the word about @croydoncommenergy.bsky.social share offer!

#CommunityEnergy
croydoncommenergy.bsky.social Croydon Community Energy @croydoncommenergy.bsky.social · Mar 5
WE NEED YOU! And you're not alone... we have created a marketing pack to show how you can help us spread the word about the investment, including draft emails and templates you can use.

Read the marketing pack here and please support our mission! Any questions, let us know 🤩 bit.ly/3DjVOYM
March 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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younityuk.bsky.social
Community energy groups always need more funding—that’s where our Powering Communities Fund comes in! 🙌

Round 7 is now open, offering up to £3,750 for groups with an active or upcoming PPA with us.

📆 Deadline: Friday, 28th March

Find out more & apply today

🔗 www.younity.coop/powering-com...
March 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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janrosenow.bsky.social
THE FASTEST GROWING HEAT PUMP MARKET IN THE WORLD:

The UK heat pump market grew by 63% in 2024.

As far as I know it is currently the fastest growing heat pump market in the world.
March 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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There are 3 #CommunityEnergy #Share investment opportunities currently live! Wiltshire Wildlife Community Energy, North Lincolnshire Community Energy (NLCE) on @ethexuk.bsky.social , & Grimsby Community Energy on
@energy4all.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/commun...
Community Energy Investors Club on LinkedIn: #communityenergy #share
There are 3 #CommunityEnergy #Share investment opportunities currently live! Wiltshire Wildlife Community Energy, raising on Ethex, targeting a 5.5% return…
www.linkedin.com
January 16, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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seloncommenergy.bsky.social
NEW event announced: Festival of Retrofit for Conservation Areas 🏠💡

📆 Saturday, March 15 · 1 - 4pm at St Alfege Church, Greenwich Church Street, London SE10 8NA

More details to be announced soon - find out more & reserve your free place today bit.ly/FestofRetrof....
Festival of Retrofit for Conservation Areas
February 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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younityuk.bsky.social
💡 Another funding boost for community energy groups! 💰

Greenwich Council has launched a £1M Community Energy Fund to support local solar, wind & other renewables! 🌱⚡

The focus? Cutting emissions & lowering bills for communities 🙌

www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/news/2025/in...
March 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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🌱Biodiversity Net Gain🌱

You may have heard about it but unsure what it is or how it might affect your community.

Don’t fret. Local Zero - part of the Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities - have this one covered.

We chat with expert Tom Butterworth who explains all.

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Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG): Arup's Tom Butterworth
Local Zero · Episode
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February 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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seloncommenergy.bsky.social
The Festival of Retrofit returns on 15 March - this time with a focus on conservation for for the future. 💡🏠

Find out what to expect, and what you might have missed at the last one with this 1 minute highlights video.
February 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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commenergyengland.bsky.social
🔎 Our National Map of community energy projects has been viewed over 110,000 times!

📍 With updated MP constituencies, it's a powerful tool to show the impact of #CommunityEnergy 🌍

Help keep the map accurate—submit your data to #SOTS2025 by 17 March!

communityenergyengland.org/pages/state-...
February 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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The Community Energy Fund is about to run out, with 100 projects waiting to go.

What is the government going to do? I asked, but did not get an answer as the government acknowledged its importance in #GreatBritishEnergyBill

@commenergyengland.bsky.social #Renewables
February 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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eastangliabylines.co.uk
The UK's largest 'Zero Bills' housing development is to be launched in Essex.
This 113-home project guarantees residents zero energy bills, thanks to innovative green technologies and a community microgrid.

@jennyrhodes42.bsky.social
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New housing in Essex: free energy for five years
Residents who move into a new 113-home site in Epping will have zero energy bills for at least five years
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM