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Monthly Archives: May 2011
London Needs a better Green Deal
28 May 2011: Darren Johnson, London Assembly Green Party member, argues that more needs to be done to ensure the Government’s Green Deal programme delivers a step change in improving energy efficiency measures in London’s homes.
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Bromley
Bromley’s Carbon Footprint Progress Report 2010 -11 – July 2011
Bromley Discounted Insulation Scheme – London Warm Zone
UK Power Networks pledges to open up connections
27 May 2011: London electricity distribution operator, UK Power Networks, has pledged to open up its regions to independent connections providers, signing a joint action plan with 16 independent connections firms outlining its plans to improve connections competition.
Muswell Hill Low Carbon Zone
May 2011: A mid-project report of the Muswell Hill Low Carbon Zone was produced to establish some of the points learnt and the carbon savings achieved whilst roughly half way through the project.
Carbon emission factors from the UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory
May 2011: DECC published data which, if you really want to get into the detail, on the ‘Regional Gas Data‘ tab on this spreadsheet, provides a specific ‘Carbon dioxide emission factor for natural gas‘ for London (or ‘North Thames’ as gas companies like to regionally identify London).
Camden
Camden Green Deal webpage and mailing list
Camden 40% carbon reduction target – report by Carbon Descent (September 2010)
Camden Retrofitting Planning Guidance “sets out a range of measures that householders can carry out and explains the necessary planning consents that are required for these works.” The guide is detailed and provides case studies of some typical properties in the borough that would be suitable for retrofitting, and then outlines which measures would be permitted and which would require additional consultation with the council.
Low Carbon Scenarios April 2007
Camden Climate Change Alliance better climate for Camden initiative
Camden Climate Change webpage (including a Youtube post of what Camden might be like in the future as a result of climate change).
Camden Energy Advice website
Making London the “Greenest Big City in the World”
25 May 2011: The Mayor’s Annual Report 2010-11 has just been published and pages 23-26 set out the Mayor’s activities on the environment over the year. The report highlights the development of the London Green Fund: consisting of £50 million of European Regional Development Funding (ERDF) matched by £32 million from the LDA and £18 million from LWARB. The Fund is “to play a big part in supporting and promoting a thriving low carbon economy in the capital”.
Croydon
LDF Evidence Base – Croydon Climate Change Technical Paper (March 2012)
Summary of Croydon’s Carbon Management & Energy Efficiency Programme (February 2012)
Croydon’s Climate Change Strategy and Climate Change Action Plan (including 2011 updates)
Details of Croydon District Energy Scheme June 2010
Croydon ‘Sustainable City’ brochure – June 2010
Croydon Decentralised Energy Study December 2009
Energy and environmental strategy 2008-2012 – October 2009
District energy in Croydon webpage
Towards a low carbon economy webpage
Carbon Trust Local authorities case study – Croydon power ahead in the struggle to cut carbon (March 2011)
Croydon carbon managament energy efficiency programme (2010 – 2015)
Croydon climate change adaptation action plan
State of the environment report 2010
Croydon Greenhouse Gas Emission Reports 2009/10 & 2010/11
London project competing into Ofgem’s Low Carbon Network Fund
24 May 2011: Ofgem announces that six innovative projects are eligible to compete for a share of £64 million, in the second year of the £500 million Low Carbon Networks Fund. Included is a London-based project by local distribution operator, UK Power Networks. The ‘Flexible Plug and Play‘ project will explore how to convert an existing network to connect more renewable generation.
Energy Saving Trust to become social enterprise
23 May 2011: With the announcement made by DECC last week as part of their Delivery Review that core funding of the Energy Saving Trust (and Carbon Trust) is to stop at the end of this financial year, the Chief Executive of the Energy Saving Trust, Philip Sellwood, has announced that the EST is to now become a social enterprise and will seek charitable status. Core to the Trust’s activities going forward will be a number of regional energy saving programmes, with the trust looking to expand such initiatives.
Design a Pylon!
23 May 2011: Don’t like London’s pylon’s? DECC have announced today a competition to help design a new generation of pylons. As the press release states “As well as exploring the design of the pylon itself, the competition aims to explore the relationship between energy infrastructure and the environment within which it needs to be located.” The competition closes on 12 July – further details on DECC’s website here. If you want some design ideas have a look at the Pylon Appreciation Society’s website!