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| Preparing local authorities for the Carbon Reduction Commitment |
The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) is a new mandatory emissions trading scheme covering large non-energy intensive businesses and public sector organisations. Participation in the scheme will be a legal requirement for organisations whose annual UK half-hourly metered electricity consumption is at least 6,000 MWh during the 2008 calendar year. The scheme is a central part of the UK's strategy for reducing CO2 emissions and delivering the ambitious targets set in the Climate Change Act. The CRC will commence in April 2010, but there are some actions that will be necessary throughout 2009. A one day event was held in London on 27 April to provide delegates with a clear brief on the CRC and how it will affect them as participants. Visit website |
| Environmental sustainability and climate change |
The Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) has updated its web resource on environmental sustainability and climate change, highlighting the role of local government in pioneering much of the best practice in this field. The resource looks at why local government needs to act and what the sector is already doing.
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| Planning renewables |
A newly updated and redesigned website will allow planners and councillors across England access to information and resources to aid their work and decision-making in relation to the development of renewable energy projects .Developed in cooperation with the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG), the website covers issues such as wind, biomass, solar power and waste-to-energy.
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| Energy efficiency in buildings |
New modeling by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) indicates that while energy use in buildings can be cut by 60 percent by 2050, this will require immediate action to transform the building sector. This is the central message of the report from the WBCSD's four-year, Efficiency in buildings (EEB) research project which took a bottom-up, market-driven approach to understanding the barriers to lower energy use, based on the most detailed view ever of the current state of energy demand in buildings.
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| Sustainable urban development in Europe |
The European Commission has published a report which summarises the experiences gained through European Community programmes and initiatives introduced to support urban development and regeneration. It contains chapters on: milestones in Cohesion Policy support for urban development; the role of cities and urban policies for sustainable development in Europe; working towards a common European methodology for sustainable urban development; and perspectives on the future development of European cities.
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| Urban planning in the information age |
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The 14th International Conference on Urban Planning and Regional Development in the Information Society, held in Sitges, Spain, on 22-25 April 2009, dealt with the challenges and perspectives for cities, and considered how they might be organised and managed in the future, with a special focus on the role of information and communications technologies in urban development. The major questions dealt with at the conference were: What makes cities smart, sustainable and integrative and livable? How can cities and regions take advantage of globalisation and keep their local character? How can planners help cities find the way to a successful future? Government, governance, mediation, participation and planning - are there models for short-term and long-term perspectives? Are there technologies that can support the above-mentioned goals? Are there best practices for "liveable cities of tomorrow"? Papers and a report of proceedings are available online.
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| Sustainable travel demonstration towns |
People in Darlington, Peterborough and Worcester have cut their car use and taken to more active, low-carbon forms of transport, according to research released by sustainable transport charity Sustrans.
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| Green Day: climate change activity for schools |
Green Day is a one-day event for schools about climate change, sustainability and the built environment. It aims to be an enjoyable and flexible way to integrate these themes into lessons and whole-school activities. The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) has published a second edition of the activity kit which provides ideas, activities and resources for holding a Green Day in schools. It is designed to work in both primary and secondary schools for key stage 2 and key stage 3. View PDF |
| May 2009 issue of eg magazine now available online |
The Seventh EcoProcura Conference was held in Reykjavik, Iceland on March 25-27. The objective of the conference was to discuss how green public purchasing can contribute to climate mitigation, adaptation and economic growth. We report on the conference, consider sustainable procurement over the last 10 years and look forward to the future.
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