Our large portfolio of innovative and effective projects fit into five distinct themes. Each theme has a Team Leader and its own website.  See the casestudies section on the left for more information about the projects that each team has been involved in.

Project Carbon is a local carbon offsetting scheme that also helps its clients to reduce carbon emissions. With targets areas in Shropshire and a newly established operation in the south west of the Peak District National Park this theme generates lots of interest and excitement from beneficiaries and clients alike. Download casestudy or go to website. Team Leader - Jeremy Thorp

Carbon Forum provides education and inspiration. From public speaking to interactive events, cartoons to short films, in-house training to long term carbon literacy projects, Carbon Forum strives to help everyone understand the ‘why?’ of climate change and move swiftly to the ‘how, what, when, where and who?’ of mitigation. Download casestudy or go to website. Team Leader - Kris McGowan

Low Carbon Communities is a place-based approach to carbon dioxide reduction. This theme is seeking to enable communities to understand their carbon emissions and then to take long term action to reduce emissions in homes, businesses and community buildings. This theme is working in 4 communities in Shropshire, and two more in Staffordshire, with many opportunities further a field. Download casestudy or go to website. Team Leader - Simon Ross

RE:think Energy is the latest project being developed and managed by MEA.  It offers awareness raising, feasibility services and help with funding (up to 50% of the capital cost investment), to install renewable energy technologies in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs), situated in, or who are benefitting the Rural Regeneration Zone (RRZ) areas.  RE:think Energy will also provide opportunities for business within the RRZ to capitalise on the opportunities presented by the growing low carbon economy through the manufacture, supply and installation of renewable technologies and services. RE:think Energy Manager - Kate Millbank

ActionHeat is MEA's affordable warmth team. Leading the £165k Keep Shropshire Warm initiative in alliance with all of Shropshire's Local Authorities, ActionHeat seeks to significantly reduce fuel poverty in the County by 2010. Using the key tools of local knowledge and resources ActionHeat aims to raise the awareness of fuel poverty and tackle it through increased awareness of the help available to those that suffer from fuel poverty, financial help through grants and discounts for affordable warmth measures and improved household incomes through increased benefit take-up.  Download casestudy or go to website. Team Leader - Steve Winmill