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John Kerr
Mar 1, 20232 min read
Climate Change Starts at Home
If the climate crisis isn’t already on your radar, chances are that soaring energy costs have had you thinking about the benefits of...


Zero Carbon Harrogate
Oct 15, 20223 min read
Cutting the cost of your heating bill
Jemima Parker Chair, Zero Carbon Harrogate Even with the government price cap on home energy bills, many of us will be paying double what...

Zero Carbon Harrogate
Oct 10, 20223 min read
Saving Money, Saving Carbon: Home Energy
Jemima Parker Chair, Zero Carbon Harrogate Many of us have never paid that much attention to how we use energy at home. For decades,...


Zero Carbon Harrogate
Feb 10, 20222 min read
Planning for the future?
by Tim Larner, Zero Carbon Harrogate Planning Group Lead We all love to berate the local authority planning system, me included. Why...


Zero Carbon Harrogate
Apr 15, 20213 min read
Big changes needed in the way we heat our homes
Since the dawn of mankind fire has played a crucial part in our survival, keeping us warm in the coldest of climates, but now it poses a...


Zero Carbon Harrogate
Feb 18, 20213 min read
We all need to get our climate priorities right
As we sat shivering in another ‘Beast from the East’ and were filled with a mixture of glee and annoyance, depending on age, by the...


Zero Carbon Harrogate
Nov 25, 20203 min read
Planners, developers and house builders need to do more
Harrogate frequently tops the list of the best places to live in the UK and being joined this year by Ripon it’s perhaps not surprising...


Zero Carbon Harrogate
Mar 29, 20204 min read
Controlling home energy use during the Covid-19 outbreak
The restrictions being imposed to control the spread of coronavirus mean we all need to spend more time at home, to limit our social...


Zero Carbon Harrogate
Jan 16, 20202 min read
Let your love shine in 2020
There are so many ways of showing love to your children and grandchildren but changing your electricity supplier might not come top of...


Zero Carbon Harrogate
Nov 1, 20193 min read
Warm homes - warm world?
The colder weather is gradually making its presence felt, with heating systems needed to keep our homes warm. Unfortunately, they also...


Zero Carbon Harrogate
Aug 29, 20192 min read
Looking forward to a clean power future
We all want power at the flick of a switch, and as we transition to a low carbon economy, phasing out fossil fuels, we need alternative...


Zero Carbon Harrogate
Sep 27, 20182 min read
Why not build zero carbon new homes, offices, factories and community buildings.
I never cease to be amazed when I am reminded that, on average, we spend 90% of our lives in one building or another. That means that I...
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