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| Building a low carbon future |
In a new report, published by the Policy Network, leading UK and international thinkers address a number of difficult dilemmas that need to be resolved. These include: whether the reconstruction of the global economy will be positive for mitigating climate change; whether the move toward energy security is at odds with a low-carbon society; do we need the return of state planning to overcome the climate change challenge; how can the response to climate change be socially just; and how can we forge an achievable but also equitable and legally secure international emissions deal at Copenhagen.
The idea behind this pamphlet is to begin a focused and comprehensive analysis of how the lack of an effective politics of climate change can be redressed. The pamphlet is divided into three sections: the first analyses five central dilemmas of domestic policy in advanced economies; the second looks at how to develop and entrench an international emissions reduction agreement in key nation-states; and the final section examines the United Kingdom as a leading low-carbon case study.
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| Carbon Reduction Commitment |
The Local Government Association and Nabarro LLP have developed introductory guidance on the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) to help raise awareness within all local authorities about the scheme. This document introduces the scheme and covers some of the policy and budgetary implications, and also suggests some of the fundamental actions that your local authority needs to take now, to prepare for it. As of May 2009, the CRC scheme is still subject to enactment through regulations, the draft of which was open to consultation between 12 March and 4 June 2009, before coming into force early 2010.
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| Transition to low carbon economy |
Following the World Business Summit, held in on 24-26 May 2009,and over the next six months, business leaders and experts will advise and inform policy makers on how to achieve a rapid transition to a low carbon economy. Part of this process is a series of papers, published by the Copenhagen Climate Council, designed to send a strong message from the business community to the 2009 UN Climate Change conference on how to remove barriers and create incentives for the implementation of new solutions in a post-Kyoto framework, reinforcing the need for urgent action to tackle emissions growth.
Tackling emissions growth: The role of markets and Government regulation
This paper sets out the role that markets and other government interventions, such as energy efficiency standards, will need to play in order to build a low-carbon economy in the next five to ten years.
Risk, responsibility & opportunity: The CEO's guide to climate action
This paper gathers insights from ten top executives and highlights how innovative companies across all sectors are facing up to climate change. The guide also features checklists for change, the top ten things to know about climate change, and a call to political leaders preparing for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December 2009.
This information can be accessed on the Climate ready website, hosted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers. It is possible to sign up to receive a monthly newsletter.
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| Clean fuels and vehicles project |
ICLEI is looking for cities and regions to express their interest in learning about a new project which addresses the issue of alternative fuels and clean vehicles in cities. The project will launch an awareness-raising and information campaign directed at local governments on clean fuels and vehicles. ICLEI would be involved in creating guidance material, including technical tools, tailored towards decision makers, municipal planners and procurers, and helping them to discover which solution is right for them. There would also be opportunities for peer-to-peer coaching, with some of Europe's most advanced clean fuel and vehicle cities forming the basis of the training element. The joint procurement process for alternative fuels, clean vehicles and related technologies will also be explored. ICLEI is keen to hear from cities that would like to participate in the activities of the project, or avail themselves of such material. Further details are available by contacting Andrea Philipp. |
| Impact of congestion charging on business |
Business could benefit from congestion charging in cities so long as strict criteria are met, according to research, conducted by Faber Maunsell and the Centre for Economics and Business Research. In commissioning the study, the general view of the project sponsors, the Confederation of British Industry, the Commission for Integrated Transport and Freight Transport Association, was that not enough is known about the potential or actual impacts of road pricing on business. The overall objectives of the research were to provide new insights into the impact of road pricing on business and to generate study outputs that could be used to: improve awareness among businesses about the possible impact of road pricing; inform the public debate about the merits of road pricing; influence Government policy on road pricing; and inform the design of specific proposals for road pricing schemes in the UK.
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| UK Transport Guidance |
The Local Transport Act 2008 gives local authorities powers to improve the quality of local bus services, and greater control over the planning and delivery of local transport and governance arrangements. The Government is committed to ensuring they are well equipped to meet not only today's transport challenges, but also those of ten or twenty years' time. The Government has published guidance which outlines how local authorities from around the country and their partners worked with young people to overcome transport barriers by developing innovative solutions which make the best use of available transport resources and flexibilities locally. It highlights potential linkages with emerging policies which could contribute to new solutions to address transport issues at local level.
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| REIPs - one year on |
A new brochure from the Local Government Association reflects the key achievements of the nine Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships (RIEPs) over their first year of delivery. It includes a number of case studies to illustrate individual RIEP's work at regional levels and their collective achievements as a programme. It also describes the challenges the RIEPs will be tackling in years two and three and what they plan to achieve.
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| Empowering communities |
| The Department for Communities and Local Government has published a study which provides a review of the domestic and international evidence base around community empowerment. The research identifies key criteria that drive and define empowerment across six specific mechanisms: asset transfer, citizen governance, e-participation, participatory budgeting, petitions and redress. more | |
