Britain has some of the least energy efficient housing stock in Europe, with 27 million homes in need of improvement. People across the country are struggling with bills and suffering in cold, draughty houses. In this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast we meet Andrea Howe from Cosy Homes in Lancashire, and Til Wallis, from Canopy Housing, to explore action that people can take to insulate their homes and other inefficient buildings, to save money, improve health and reduce carbon emissions. 

Listen now to learn: 

• How much money you could save by installing effective insulation in your house 
• Some of the different materials that can be used for insulation 
• What you can do if you are a landlord with properties that have low energy efficiency ratings 
• How you can find out more and get involved with tackling cold homes across the UK 

“We're trying to change the system up in lots of different ways. I think that's the big thing about Canopy: we're providing warm, safe, comfortable, nice homes for people to live, where they get support. But also trying to do social bridging, and also trying to do our bit for the environment within this city.” - Til Wallis, Canopy Housing 

Full transcript available at: https://carboncopy.eco/podcasts/insulate-our-homes

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Show Notes 

• Discover 25 Big Local Actions in 2025: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction  
• Listen back to previous episodes of the Carbon Copy Podcast: https://carboncopy.eco/podcast  
• Check out the hundreds of inspiring, hope-filled initiatives on Carbon Copy: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives  
• Subscribe to Carbon Copy’s newsletter: https://carboncopy.eco/newsletter 
• Learn more about insulation, on the Insulate Our Homes action page: https://carboncopy.eco/takeaction/insulate-our-homes 
• Read more about Cosy Homes in Lancashire: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/cosy-homes-in-lancashire 
• Read more about Canopy Housing: https://carboncopy.eco/initiatives/canopy-housing-2  
• Find out about funding available to people on lower incomes for home insulation: https://www.gov.uk/apply-great-british-insulation-scheme  
• Find out about the Warm Homes Grant which can be used by both private owners and landlords: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/warm-homes-local-grant 

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