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4 July 08
Meeting with Patrick Hall, MP
Discussion covered the Government's Planning and Climate Change Bills, Eco and Transition towns, retrofitting existing housing stock and the current Renewable Energy consultation.
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19 May 08
Luton Climate Change Meeting
A summary of some of the interesting statistics related to Luton's carbon footprint.
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1 Mar 08
Biofuels - Blessing or Bane
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12 Mar 08
Energy From Waste
Three contrasting summary opinions here, from Mary Edwards (Friends of the Earth), Peter Davis (British Plastics Federation) and Geoff Brighty (Environment Agency)
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2 Feb 08
Nuclear Energy
A paper raising the questions which much be answered before
Nuclear is deemed a solution
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Advice
Climate Change
Carbon Calculators
Carbon Reduction Projects
Courses
Electricity Meters
Food Produced Locally
Funding
for Projects
Partners
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Advice - For Businesses:
Carbon Trust
Advice - For Residents:
Cocoon (Insulation Price Comparison Service)
Energy Saving Trust
Low Carbon Life
United Sustainable Energy Agency
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Climate Change - Adaptation
UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP)
UKCIP presents scenarios for what might happen and research on how to deal with it.
Met Office's Hadley Centre
International research on impacts of climate change and how to adapt.
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Climate Change
- Background Info
BBC
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Carbon Calculators
Act On CO2
Carbon Workout
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Carbon Reduction Projects - Community
Angmering
Angmering is one of only three villages in West Sussex chosen to have an eco-makeover.
Ashton Hayes
Going Carbon Neutral Project: The Cheshire village of Ashton Hayes (pop. 1000 approx.) is aiming to become the first small community in England to achieve carbon neutral status.
Bedford Carbon Castle
A good example of community action on climate change in Bedfordshire.
Baywind energy co-operative
Baywind energy co-operative enabled a community in Cumbria to invest in local wind turbines. The original board of directors included 7 members of the community from Ulverston and Barrow.
BedZed in Wallington, Surrey
This is the UK’s biggest carbon-neutral eco-community, producing at least as much energy from renewable sources as it consumes.
Biggar
Aiming is to make Biggar the first town in Scotland to aim for Carbon Neutral status.
Bollington
The Bollington Carbon Revolution is a group of local active volunteers who have come together with the over-arching aim of reducing Bollington's carbon footprint.
Bovey Climate Action
This is a community group based in the South Devon town of Bovey Tracey and the surrounding area which aims to reducing the amount of CO2 emissions in Bovey Tracey, raising awareness locally of climate change an how to tackle it and lobby for greater change - to government and business.
Brixton
Includes a successful 'grow your own' project on the Hyde Farm housing estate.
Crediton Climate Action
Exeter
Low Carbon Exeter aims are to inspire, through individual and civil action the natural creativity of Exeter’s citizens. So that we can all participate in creating a broad-ranging plan for living more with less energy.
Falmouth
Now has an annual community seed swap event, known as 'Seedy Saturday' due to its great popularity.
Glastonbury
Exciting projects include the Glastonbury Ten Bob note, inspired by the Totnes Pound and Low Impact Building for Sustainability.
Lewes
Lewes is currently developing an Energy Descent Action Plan, following a long string of successful initiatives such as a local solar panel-buying group.
Marsden & Slaithwaite
These neighbouring villages are in the process of producing an Energy Descent Action Plan.
Middlesborough
In the summer and autumn 2007, thousands of people living and working in the town of Middlesborough, Tees Valley participated in a project to increase local food production and reduce food miles.
Moseley
Sustainable Moseley’s aim is to work towards a sustainable Moseley, through initially reducing the community’s carbon footprint.
Oxfordshire
Across Oxfordshire, individuals, neighbourhoods, villages, and towns are taking the low carbon challenge into their own hands.
Shropshire Low Carbon Communities Project
This project aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 5.88% or 3820 tonnes within three communities in Shropshire by April 2009, incorporating all sectors of those communities.
Stirling
Going Carbon Neutral Riverside , a community organisation in the Riverside area of Stirling in central Scotland that is taking steps to tackle climate change and high energy bills by lowering Riverside’s ‘carbon footprint’.
Totnes
Many events are being organised in the UK first Transition Town.
Transition Towns
This website is a WIKI for
use by all the communities that have adopted the Transition Model for responding to the twin challenges of Peak Oil and Climate Change.
Whittington & Fisherwick
Whittington and Fisherwick Environment Group’s (WFEG) campaign to reduce the villages’ carbon emissions.
Whitstable
A sustainable future is within reach as there is already a wind farm off the coast of Whitstable providing enough electricity to power 70,000 homes.
Articles & Reports
2008
Want to cut your carbon? Join our club
Lichfield Green fair pulls the crowds
What is being done about climate change?
2007
Making carbon personal - snapshot of community initiatives
The low carbon revolution starts here
Debut of Marlow low carbon community club
Could Folkestone become UK first carbon neutral town?
Spreading the green gospel
Neighbourhood watch on heat
What happens when every action counts?
2006
Brilley seeks carbon neutrality
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Courses
Skills 4 Energy
Renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainability training courses at Bedford College.
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Food Produced Locally
Tastes of Bedfordshire
Buying local food reduces food miles and ultimately CO 2 emissions from the freight and shipment of goods.
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Partners
Beds Climate Change Forum enjoys the support of a number of organisational partners. These assist by providing free space for meetings and events, and support with fundraising, marketing and expertise. Current partners include:
Bedford Borough Council
Bedford College - Skills 4 Energy
Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity
Luton Borough Council
Mid Beds District Council
South Bedfordshire District Council
United Sustainable Energy Agency
University of Bedforshire
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Funding
for Projects
Community Sustainable Energy Programme
CSEP is an
an open grants programme run by BRE set up to help community based organisations in England to reduce their energy bills and environmental impact.
Cut Your Carbon
This campaign is
a competition fund with the aim to mobilise communities in the East of England to come together to tackle their carbon emissions.
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