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Tag Archives: Local Authorities
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.
LGA Briefing on the Energy Bill
6 May 2011: Local Government Association (LGA) briefing sets out the key issues for local government on the Energy Bill ahead of its Second Reading in the House of Commons on Tuesday 10th May 2011.
Sharing information on emissions from Local Authority own estate and operations
13 April 2011: Letter from Minister for Energy, Greg Barker, to Chief Executives of Councils in England, on sharing information on greenhouse gas emissions from Local Authority own estate and operations. This is to help establish a successor to national indicator 185. DECC letter and further information on this data gathering exercise.
Funding revolution – A guide for local authorities
21 March 2011: A guide for local authorities, housing associations and community groups providing advice on establishing and running low-carbon community revolving funds. Written by Forum for the Future in collaboration with Bates Wells and Braithwaite the report outlines how to use smart finance to kick-start carbon saving projects and make investments go further. Download the funding guidance report here.
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Tagged Decentralised Energy, Funding, Local Authorities
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Renewable energy in your local area, an opportunity not a threat!
14 March 2011: Series of useful presentations from a conference organised by the Local Government Association (LGA) focussing on how local authorities can explore opportunities to start energy generation projects.
DECC – LGA Memorandum of Understanding
9 March 2011: The MoU sets out how DECC and the Local Government (LG) Group will work together to help and encourage all councils to take firm action to reduce carbon emissions
How local economies can benefit from renewable energy
16 February 2011:New Local Government Network (NLGN) report on opportunities for councils to make greater use of renewable energy systems and benefit financially through the use of the ‘Feed-in Tariff’ and forthcoming ‘Renewable Heat Incentive’. Download the report How local economies can benefit from renewable energy.
Local Carbon Frameworks Update
15 February 2011:The government is currently running a pilot programme with 9 local authority areas to co-design a series of Local Carbon Frameworks (LCF) to identify what works at what spatial level, and develop templates for action on carbon for all local authorities. Detail the LCF programme and the list of the projects currently underway – which includes a project in the London Borough of Haringey – are available on DECC’s website here.
Building a Low Carbon Britain
7 Feb 2011: Forum for the Future and ADEPT report on the key role local authorities play in moving to a low carbon economy.
Building a Low Carbon Britain
7 Feb 2011: Forum for the Future and ADEPT report launched today which makes five recommendations for how local authorities can prepare their areas and communities for a low carbon future. It presents four scenarios which explore plausible, alternative visions of a low carbon UK. The report states that “Local authorities will have a key role to play in the low carbon economy of the future. This project aimed to help local authorities understand what a low-carbon economy means for them and to find opportunities for low-carbon innovation in a time of public sector cuts.” Press release and report available here.
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Salix Finance Newsletter
January 2011:The latest newsletter from Salix Finance highlights carbon savings made by those public sector bodies who have taken on loans. Salix also announce a new funding round bid.
Carbon footprint of London’s Local Authority Procurement
November 2010: London Councils’ Capital Ambition project has funded a groundbreaking project that has identified how to reduce the carbon footprint of London’s £8 billion public procurement. The three year project, delivered by Trucost has evaluated 90% of suppliers to London local authorities, a total of over 9,000 suppliers. 29 London Borough Councils, the GLA, City of London and London’s Fire and Emergency Planning Authority have taken part in this project and have been provided with reports that detail their spend, their most carbon-intensive suppliers and provides a modelling tool specific to the authority to that details how changes to carbon use in suppliers will impact their overall supply-chain carbon use.