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Grants are available in South Derbyshire

Grants are available in South Derbyshire for home energy efficiency works, works are subject to survey but may include loft insulation, wall insulation and/or low carbon heating such as air source heat pumps.

Your household is likely to qualify if you meet all these conditions:

You are off gas/do not have gas heating

You are owner-occupier or a private tenant*

You receive a means-tested benefit OR your combined annual household income is under £31,000 (before tax)

If one exists, your home has an Energy performance certificate (EPC) of D, E, F, or G.

*If you rent your property, we will need permission from your landlord as they will be required to make a contribution towards any works.

Apply here
Learn more here

UN chief Antonio Guterres tells rich countries to impose tax on fossil fuel firms

National/Global News in Brief

UN chief Antonio Guterres tells rich countries to impose tax on fossil fuel firms 'feasting' on windfall profits

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A half century after founding the outdoor apparel maker Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, the eccentric rock climber who became a reluctant billionaire with his unconventional spin on capitalism, has given the company away. Mr. Chouinard, 83, said in an exclusive interview. “We are going to give away the maximum amount of money to people who are actively working on saving this planet.”

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Torrential monsoon rains have triggered the most severe flooding in Pakistan’s recent history, washing away villages and leaving around 3.4 million children in need of assistance and at increased risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition. 

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Job Opportunity

Project Leader – Travelling Light

£34,000 plus pension contribution.  12-month initial contract, with the expectation that it will continue for up to five years; 37 hours per week. HVCA will contribute £100 per month to local travel and the cost of working from home.

A person with  vision, energy, personal commitment to tackling climate change  and an understanding of transport policy and practice to provide strategic leadership for Travelling Light.  

Find out more - https://hopevalleyclimateaction.org.uk/fund-raiser/

Eight million Australians urged to turn off lights.

National/Global News in Brief

  • Eight million Australians urged to turn off lights. Australia's energy minister has urged households in New South Wales - a state that includes the country's biggest city Sydney - to switch off their lights in the face of an energy crisis.

           More here 

  • Nepal is preparing to move its Everest base camp because global warming and human activity are making it unsafe. The camp, used by up to 1,500 people in the spring climbing season, is situated on the rapidly thinning Khumbu glacier.

            More here 

  • People’s views of the climate crisis can be influenced by the media, according to new research. But accurate scientific reporting only has limited impact on people who already have a fixed political viewpoint, particularly if it is opposed to climate action.

           More here

Heatwave is sweeping through northern India

National/Global News in Brief (May 22)

  • An intense heatwave is sweeping through northern India with temperatures hitting a record 49.2C (120.5F) in parts of the capital, Delhi. This is the fifth heatwave in the capital since March.

            https://tinyurl.com/mwvk4ctt

 

  • UK airlines have missed all climate targets set since 2000 except for one, a new report claims. The aviation industry sets its own goals for cutting its environmental footprint. In 2018 air travel was responsible for 7% of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions.

           https://tinyurl.com/y9dxc8hv

           Government's 'Jet-Zero' plan: https://tinyurl.com/z6dnxfwm

 

  • Water levels in California’s two biggest reservoirs have dropped to “critically low levels” as the state faces another dry summer amid ongoing drought, according to a new report. Precipitously low water levels have already spurred mandatory water conservation measures in parts of the state. 

           https://tinyurl.com/yp5xapam