Claim your free community energy book

by Michael Smith (Veshengro)

CommunityEnergyBook_web If you've already brought your personal carbon footprint down to size and want to try something a bit more ambitious, a community energy project might be right up your street. But where to begin? A couple of 10:10 staff recently co-authored a new book designed to answer that exact question, and it's being distributed free thanks to some sponsorship from M&S. Click here to grab your free copy.

What can we do to create sustainability in our own communities? How can local people work together to save or generate energy and tackle climate change?

The Rough Guide to Community Energy has the answers. Packed full of practical advice and inspiring case studies, it covers:

  • Local energy groups – how to set one up and keep its momentum going

  • Types of project including solar, wind, hydro, biomass, CHP and energy efficiency

  • Getting a project off the ground, from fundraising and planning to construction

  • Real-world advice from successful groups all over the UK

Whether you’re looking for inspiration or you already have a local energy group, The Rough Guide to Community Energy will help you make your project happen.

The book was written by Duncan Clark and Malachi Chadwick, and published by Rough Guides, part of Penguin Books. It's being made freely available thanks to support from M&S.

To get a free printed copy of The Rough Guide to Community Energy, simply send a self-addressed A5 envelope with two first-class stamps to climate campaign 10:10, which helps all its members to cut carbon at an individual and community level:

Community Energy book
10:10
8A Delancey Passage
Camden Town
London NW1

Please note that copies will only be sent to people who have provided a suitable self-addressed envelope bearing two unused first-class stamps.

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