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| Carbon trading councils - taking stock |
The Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) has published a report on the first year of its virtual carbon trading scheme. The study has found that councils have a long way to go to prepare themselves ahead of the launch of Defra's Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) in April 2010. CRC is the new policy measure that government will be introducing to get carbon emissions down. It will be a mandatory "cap-and-trade" scheme for more than 5,000 public and private sector organisations, including local authorities. The publication of the LGiU's report marks the first piece of research into the implications of the CRC and explores how such a concept will work in practice.
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| The failure of emissions trading |
Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus took part in a discussion at the Institute for Public Policy Research to discuss 'The Failure of Emissions Trading and the Need to Make Clean Energy Cheap'. Named as Time Magazine's 'Heroes of the Environment 2008', Nordhaus and Shellenberger challenge the environmental establishment's obsession with emissions caps and pollution pricing as the keys to preventing climate catastrophe. They articulated a radically different approach, one focused on making clean energy cheap through massive public funding for technology innovation. Giving a response from the UK perspective was James Cameron, Vice Chairman and an executive Director of Climate Change Capital, and Dieter Helm, Professor of Energy Policy at the University of Oxford. A recording of the event is available online. |
| Tracking actions on carbon emissions (TrACE) |
The Energy Saving Trust (EST) has launched TrACE, a new tool that will record CO2 saving evidence. TrACE (Tracking Actions on Carbon Emissions), developed with input from the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE), is designed to help local authorities report and keep track of their actions to curb local carbon dioxide emissions, in line with their new national performance indicator, NI 186.
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| e-conference on climate change |
The purpose of the EcoRes Forum E-Conference Series is to provide an easily accessible platform for moderated discussions among global stakeholders about the socio-cultural aspects of climate change. Conducted online, e-conferences encourage wide participation by circumventing the logistical hurdles of traditional conference formats. To facilitate the proceedings, discussions are led through a progressive framework of questions and focus points by the moderating team. Subject timelines are provided, and discussion archives are maintained for participant reference. The third and final conference in the series, Climate change and you: Putting a face on global warming, is to be held from 19-28 October 2009. Registration for the event is now open. Visit website |
| ICLEI World Congress 2009 |
The ICLEI World Congress 2009, held in Edmonton, Canada on 14 to 18 June 2009, provided an opportunity of learn about the achievements of cities and towns and build upon past successes in advancing local action on sustainability. The event involved keynote presentations, reports, debates, workshops, networking events, site visits and an exhibition. Presentations are available on the current working areas:
climate and energy;water;biodiversity;managing local sustainability; climate adaptation and resilience; and sustainable procurement. |
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eg Magazine July-Sept issue |
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The latest issue of eg Magazine explores climate change problems and solutions in relation to urban areas. Articles include:
- GRaBS project:Green and Blue Space Adaptation for Urban Areas and Eco-towns
- Urban Heat Islands: CABE guidance
- Urban Futures project - urban regeneration solutions
- Freiburg: Long term strategies for climate protection
- Liverpool: Year of the Environment 2009
- Sustainable & World Class Places
PLUS 16 PAGES OF NEWS
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| European funding opportunities |
FP7 Cooperation
The next round of calls under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) was published on 30 July 2009. 53 calls were published in various thematic areas.
The Programme's Objectives are grouped into 4 categories: Cooperation, Ideas, People and Capacities.
Within each of these categories, a number of themes are addressed. Within each of these themes, sub-calls are regularly published, with individual topics specified.
The Cooperation category has 10 themes, including:
Information and Communication Technologies
Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Transport (including Aeronautics)
Socio-economic sciences and Humanities
The new FP7 calls cover a wide range of topics - too numerous to list here
Please get in touch with us with your ideas, and we'll identify for you the most relevant calls. Contact helene.batifois@globaltolocal.com
This includes the new PPP (public private partnerships) initiatives:
The European Economic Recovery Plan supports innovation in the manufacturing, construction and automotive sectors. These sectors have recently seen demand plummet as a result of the economic crisis and also face significant challenges in the transition to the green economy. Research activities in these sectors are being supported through three public-private partnerships (PPPs):
�� Energy efficient Buildings
�� Green Cars
�� Factories of the Future
These PPPs aim to involve industry in the planning and implementation of research activities that are part-funded by the EC. The priority areas are "challenge-driven", and projects are to involve integration of activities across different sectors. | |
