The Social Housing Tenants’ Climate Jury brought together 30 social housing residents, randomly selected, from across the North to learn about climate change and how to work towards net zero at the local level. In November 2020, the Jury launched its report and recommendations to the sector; their views, as social housing tenants, as to how tenants, social landlords, and other place-based organisations can work together to tackle climate change in our homes and neighbourhoods.

The Jury looked to identify how the process of decarbonising homes; through improving a buildings energy efficiency and moving on renewable heating sources; can be made as much as possible a collaborative effort between landlord and tenant. The Jury also considered how retrofit can be made one part of creating sustainable neighbourhoods; making best use of our spaces to improve not just the environment but our health and happiness, prosperity, and ability to interact with each other: net zero as community building.

As part of its commitment to promote the Jury’s work and begin a dialogue as to how the social housing sector can implement the Jury’s recommendations, the Northern Housing Consortium has undertaken the Social Housing Tenants’ Climate Jury Webinar Series. Across five different sessions expert speakers, including commentators who originally gave ‘evidence’ to the Jury, will discuss examples of what the Jury felt represented good practice in decarbonising homes as well as the wider implications of retrofit and climate change highlighted as core concerns.

You can watch each Jury Webinar Session, and access speaker materials, below: