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Shrink your carbon shoe size

28/7/2020

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​​It takes someone in the UK just five days to emit the same amount of carbon as someone in Rwanda does across a whole year, data extracted from Global Carbon Atlas shows.

Most people want to reduce their carbon footprint (I’ve never met anyone who wanted to increase it, anyway), so, the good news is you can save energy without expending too much of your own!

​Find out how in just 10 (foot)steps.

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Merton Council approves Climate Emergency Working Group's Climate Strategy and Action Plan

14/7/2020

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On 13 July 2020, Merton Council approved an excellent action plan put forward by the Merton Climate Emergency Working Group - a group of residents, council members, other local organisations, including CREW! 

The Council had already agreed to work towards net-zero carbon emissions from the Council’s operations by 2030, and the borough by 2050, but this plan sets our more details actions to be taken on the following points: 
  • Green economy
  • Buildings and energy
  • Transport
  • Greening Merton
  • 2030 Council target

Our chair, Toby, represents CREW within this group and has been working on the 'buildings and energy' branch of the plan. The vision for energy and buildings is as follows (pages 28-29):

Residents and businesses will have much lower energy bills because homes will be more energy efficient and will store and generate low carbon energy. Natural gas heating will be replaced with a low carbon alternative. All new developments will be net-zero carbon, sustainable and adapted to the effects of climate change.

You can read the full plan here!

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Climate action replay

6/7/2020

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June was a very busy month for CREW and the many strings to our bow. We took part in Community Energy Fortnight, Coop Fortnight, Virtual Lobbying of MP for Putney, Southfields and Roehampton - Fleur Anderson (pictured above) - and part one of London Climate Action Week. This community movement across the capital and country was just another display of how being apart has only brought us closer together!

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CEF2020 - An introduction to community energy

17/6/2020

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This Community Energy Fortnight (and every week) we have been tweeting a lot about community energy. In fact, the UK Community Energy body, Community Energy England even kindly asked us to run their very first Twitter takeover on Monday to kick off Community Energy Fortnight. Not too shabby for a group of green folk from Wandsworth!
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But, while we may live and breathe community energy, we know not everyone is familiar with it (some of our members didn’t even know what it was until they joined the CREW). So, to celebrate #CEF2020, we want to share the knowledge and green love by introducing you to our friends and raison d’être!

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Who are CREW? Going back to our roots for Volunteers' Week

7/6/2020

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CREW Energy was founded in 2014 as Community Renewable Energy Wandsworth (as long-time fans will know). Some members of Wandsworth Friends of the Earth were looking for a new project to take on, one that would go beyond environmental activism and allow us to take action ourselves. Seeing the success of Brixton Energy, we decided to take on the challenge of bringing community energy to Wandsworth!

This Volunteers' Week (1-7 June 2020) we wanted to go back to our roots and say thank you to the dedicated volunteers that have made CREW what it is today.

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So-lar, so good? Shedding light on PV

31/5/2020

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Many people will know about solar panels and the renewable energy they generate due to their prevalence on residential buildings, as well as recent news stories. It’s a technology used by community energy groups at both a small and very large scale. You may well have heard about 'PV' in the news recently, especially in light of COVID-19 where we have seen clearer skies and reduced air pollution, meaning much stronger sunlight is reaching the ground.

Interested in learning more or getting your own solar panels? We're here to shed some light on the situation... 

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Mental Health Awareness Week - Climate anxiety

22/5/2020

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To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, we wanted to take a look at a mental health issue that is on the rise – climate anxiety – and the things we can do to combat it, including taking action to counteract climate change!

In the words of Greta Thunberg, 'no-one is too small to make a difference'! You only need to take the first steps...

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COVID-19 call-back service updates

17/5/2020

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The UK lockdown came on so quickly that, consequently, all our planned workshops and energy cafés had to stop, almost without warning, as our usual venues closed their doors.

​The particular challenge with COVID-19 is that, as a nation, we are spending more time in our homes and, as a result, more money on bills. So, while we physically cannot get out to share our advice, people actually need it now more than ever!

In response, we switched our energy advice service to a 
call-back service. We can now offer support in Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Italian and French to those struggling to pay their bills - all over Skype!

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#MakeDoCREW - Water-saving freebies

14/5/2020

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​This Water Saving Week, we are putting our water supply under the microscope and exploring the effect of our water usage on the planet. By saving water, we can save money, carbon and nature!

In the UK, the average person uses 143 litres of water per day in England and Wales, 150 litres in Scotland and 145 litres in Northern Ireland. This is risky business, considering that London is drier than Istanbul and Sydney. What's more, our population is growing, but the amount of water we have is not. By 2050, if we keep using water as we are today, we will need an extra 250 million litres of water a day. It’s time we did something to make our water usage more efficient! ​
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Last week we showed you how to save money and water with your taps, but there are other wily water wasters we need to take care of… To help with this, most UK water providers offer freebies that they will post to your home.

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#MakeDoCREW - Tap into water savings

7/5/2020

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The average home uses 330 litres of water a day. Multiply that by the number of homes in the UK and that’s more than just a drop in the ocean...

The good news is, there are simple ways to cut down your use and make sure you’re only using the water you need. Starting with your taps!

This week we're bringing you top tips on how to fix leaky taps, fit water-saving gadgets and save some H2O.

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