Monthly Archives: September 2010

FIT for the Future

21 September 2010: Friends of the Earth report FIT for the Future – produced by ARUP – details how councils, schools, households and businesses can make a guaranteed income and reduce fuel bills by generating electricity from small scale renewable energy systems.

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Towards zero carbon development in Ealing

September 2010: Towards zero carbon development in Ealing: Energy Evidence Base. This report establishes the rationale and viability of carbon emission saving targets in the borough  and examines measures to promote sustainable design and construction.
Working jointly with the GLA and LDA, the council are also assessing the feasibility of decentralised energy networks within the borough. Phase 1 of this project was completed in May 2010 and encompasses a heat mapping exercise (post at the above link).

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Regional CO2 emissions estimate

16 September 2010DECC 2008 carbon dioxide emissions for all London boroughs.

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Green Expectations: London jobless set to benefit from environmental initiatives

13 September 2010: Green Expectations sets out London’s low carbon job prospects from 2008/09 to 2012/13. The report’s key findings include:

  • Job Growth in London’s low carbon sector, particularly in renewable energy, is forecast to exceed all other sectors in the next two years.
  • In 2008/09 approximately 100,000 people were employed in the low carbon sector in London, and by 2013 18,000 new jobs will be created.
  • An estimated 2,200 of these net new jobs in the low carbon sector will be accessible to workless or low-skilled Londoners.
  • The current skills profile of the sector is characterised by high skills with more than one in two employees having a degree. However, a quarter of all jobs in the sector currently require skills at Level 2 and below.
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GLA – London Energy and Greenhouse Gas Inventory (LEGGI)

September 2010: London Energy and Greenhouse Gas Inventory 2008 showing total greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption by London Borough.
LEGGI 2008 Borough Summary
LEGGI 2008 Database

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Regional CHP and Renewable Energy Statistics

September 2010:  Two articles in September’s issue of DECC’s quarterly publication Energy Trends providing a regional breakdown of CHP and renewable energy statistics.

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Camden – Meeting 40% Carbon Emissions Reductions by 2020

5 September 2010: Report prepared for Camden by Carbon Descent studying routes for the borough’s 40% carbon emission reduction by 2020

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