Monthly Archives: May 2011

Cities should be allowed to become more financially independent

23 May 2011: The City Finance Commission have today published the results of their inquiry into the current system of city local government finance recommending that cities should be allowed to become more financially independent, to strengthen their ability to drive both local and national economic growth, deliver localism and to increase care for their communities. Of interest to supporting the development of low carbon solutions, the report proposes that new Tax Increment Financing (TIF) powers for local authorities and Business Improvement Districts should be introduced to support local infrastructure investment.

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Ealing

Towards zero carbon development in Ealing: Energy Evidence Base September 2010
Ealing Climate Change Strategy September 2008
Energy Efficiency Advice webpage

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East of England renewable and low carbon energy capacity study

May 2011: Report prepared for DECC using the Government’s standard national methodology for conducting renewable energy capacity assessments to examine the potential for renewable energy generation in the East of England.

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Enfield

Enfield 2020 Action Plan – January 2013

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Greenwich

Greenwich Council’s climate change strategy and detailed action plan 8 March 2011
Information on energy efficiency and decentralised energy systems in the borough

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Energy Performance of Buildings Quarterly Data

20 May 2011: CLG release of ‘Code for Sustainable Homes and Energy Performance of Buildings: Cumulative and Quarterly Data up to March 2011‘ . Contains code certification data and SAP ratings of new homes being built. Data is available in the spreadsheet posted at link for London.

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Legal Frameworks for Sustainable Community Infrastructure

20 May 2011: The UK-Green Building Council – in conjunction with the Zero Carbon Hub – launched the  interim findings of the Legal Frameworks for Sustainable Community Infrastructure. The report represents work by an industry task group on what is needed for the development of standardised legal frameworks across the industry to facilitate the growth of Sustainable Community Infrastructure and reduce associated costs and burdens.

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Renewables Obligation: Guidance for generators

May 2011: Useful Ofgem overview of the generating technologies eligible under the Renewables Obligation (RO) scheme. Explains how generators become accredited and sets out the information required from generators in order to issue ROCs.

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Hackney

Hackney’s Green Matter’s news website
Update on Hackney’s Climate Change programme of activities – Hackney’s Annual Report 2010
Hackney Climate Change Strategy September 2009

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London’s Energy Gap

19 May 2011: London Assembly Environment Committee note – in advance of a briefing session – on the issue of future energy supplies to London (see Agenda Item 8).

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FOE – Cuts to local government funding could decimate councils’ ability to tackle climate change

19 May 2011: Friends of the Earth have today published a short and useful study (undertaken by local government expert, Prof. Tony Travers, of the LSE) providing a summary of the changes currently being applied to local government and the likely adverse impacts that will arise in relation to council action to tackle climate change.

 

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Hammersmith and Fulham

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