Power Station screening at the Imagine Festival - 28th March 2026
Join us at the Imagine! Festival for the screening of ‘Power Station. ’This is a unique event that showcases the potenti...
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Joint Statement on the Local Power Plan
The publication of the Local Power Plan (LPP) is a landmark moment for community energy across the UK. With £1 billion of funding,...
A CENI Critique of the Mid-term Review of the DfE Energy Strategy
The Mid‑Term Review of Northern Ireland’s Energy Strategy claims to put people at the centre of the transition, yet its own eviden...
Ballymacash and 2025 IYC
On the 27th November, we found ourselves in Lisburn, at the heart of Ballymacash Sports Academy, a community co operative. We hear...
British – Irish Council Visit to Edinburgh
From 14th to 16th May, the British-Irish Council hosted a Social Inclusion Symposium in Edinburgh with the support of all devolved...
Feeding Ourselves Gathering 2025 in Cloughjordan
In April, Co-operative Alternatives made the trip down to Cloughjordan in Co. Tipperary to join this year’s ‘Feeding Ourselves’ ev...
A Video from The Future’s Already Here conference
If you missed the conference of the year, yep, the one we held in Carrickfergus in November 2024 called "The Future’s Already Here...
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MAR 28 2026
FEB 25 2026
Overcoming Barriers to the Clean Energy Transition - 25th Mar 2026
Community Energy NI (CENI) is taking part in a discussion on the 25th March organised by Queens University titled “Overc...
FEB 4 2026
Webinar on Food/Green Co-ops - 4th Feb 2026
Discover, Learn, Start a Co-op – Raising Awareness WebinarIf you have ever wondered how communities can take control of...
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Co-operative-led Solutions to Addressing the Climate Emergency
This policy brief was written by Eleonore Perrin (University of Liverpool) with the help of Tiziana O'Hara (Co-operative Alternatives) in 2021. A quick summary. A co-operative economy would mean a democratised local ecosystem where the production and supply of food and other essential goods and services serves all those involved. A local ecosystem where food and essential goods are produced through community supported agriculture, by co-operative farms and fisheries, in local community gardens. A local ecosystem where we shop in farmers markets, worker-owned bakeries and butchers, and in consumer-owned shops. A local ecosystem where we work in worker-owned factories and firms, producing socially useful goods and services. A local ecosystem where we live in collectively owned houses, powered by community renewable energy. A local ecosystem where we bank in a regional mutual bank and put our savings in credit unions.
Inclusive Growth Strategy: a Co-operative Perspective in Northern Ireland
This policy brief was written by Eleonore Perrin (University of Liverpool) with the help of Tiziana O'Hara (Co-operative Alternatives), Mary McManus and Lee Robb in 2021. Quick summary: Community Wealth Building is an integrated collaborative approach to transforming the local economy where the local community is the main beneficiary. It harnesses the power of anchor institutions i. e. colleges, universities, hospitals, local authorities that have significant wealth to shift economic development in favour of procuring locally, encouraging sustainable work practices and living wage employment, offering services that benefit residents.
