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Lofty Ambitions - The role of Councils in reducing domestic C02 emissions. This 80 page downloadable pdf file from the Audit Commission. 'This report examines and reports on the progress made by councils to cut domestic C02 emissions. It gives practical examples of how to tackle emissions, and at the same time help to reduce fuel poverty'. To visit the web site to download a full report or short summary please click HERE
Houses with low energy effeciency will lose value in Government plans
Energy effeciency plans to help cut greenhouse gasses by a third by 2020.Encourage effeciency measures such as solar panels and full insulation.Offer of loans of £10,000 to install energy saving devices. Loans linked to the home and not the owner.Private landlords - it is proposed to make the installation of loft and cavity wall insulation a condition of renting out a property. For a more detailed report from the Times Newspaper from March 3rd 2010 please click HERE
The Sustainable Energy Academy - Promotes education and action to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings and communities.
'We are currently spearheading 'Old Home Superhome' - a network of exemplar, old dwellings which have undergone an enery-effeciency retrofit. We aim to create a network of homes that are local and publicly accessible, within 15 minutes, to nearly everyone in the country'.
To visit this data base of information and find a Superhome near you, please click HERE
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Cabe.org.uk : The Government's advisor on architecture, urban design and public spaces
To search for publications, videos, case studies etc that can be accessed from this data base please click HERE
Completing the Loop.org.uk - Ground Source Heat Pumps
This comprehensive site aims to demonstrate the potential of ground source heat pumps. It is full of facts, pdf files to download, photos and statistics of how effeciently the system works; with a prime example of the award winning Penwith Housing Association project. To visit the web site home page please click HERE
Contraction and Convergence ; A global solution to a global problem
This Global Common Institute goes into the theory and practice of the C&C model in some detail. To explore this web site please click HERE
Please see our FAQ page one for an answer to the question 'What is Contraction and Convergence?'
What makes an eco - town ?
'These real - life projects should advance industry best practice and government policy. More than that, we hope they will speak to all of us as individuals, showing us what a sustainable future could look like : nothing to be afraid of, but something to embrace'. Sue Riddlestone. Executive director and co-founder BioRegional Development Group. To visit the BioRegional web site and download the 31 page pdf document please click HERE
The Sustainable Development Commission : The UK Government's independent watchdog on sustainable development.
To explore this data base for the latest information please click HERE
Sustainable Energy - without hot air
David JC Mackay is the professor of natural philosophy in the Department of Physics at Cambridge University UK. This web site is a must to explore if you would like to find out facts and figures together with the latest thinking on creating a sustainable energy future for us all. To visit withouthotair.com please click HERE
Europe finds cleaner fuel in trash - The Observer - article by Elizabeth Rosenthal
'Far cleaner than conventional incinerators, this new type of plant converts local trash into heat and electricity. Dozens of filters catch pollutants, from mercury to dioxin, that would have emerged from its smokestack only a decade ago. In that time, such plants have become both the mainstay of garbage disposal and a crucial fuel source across Denmark, from wealthy exurbs like Horsholm to Copenhagen's downtown area'.
To read the full article, please click HERE
Alternative Energy - Converting trash to Energy Makes sense - article by Steve Stillwater
Denmark collects trash locally and, after making sure all recyclables are separated, burns this waste to create electricity-a lot of electricity. Only 4% of the trash in Horsholm, Denmark goes to landfill. All the rest is either recycled or converted into electricity.
To read the full article, please click HERE
The British Hydropower Association
'Hydropower is one of the most reliable, predictable and least environmentally intrusive of all renewable energies. Small scale Hydro is highly effecient over 80% and remains one of the cheepest forms of renewable energies per unit'.
To visit the BHA website to read more about Hydropower, please click HERE
h2oPE.org.uk - Hydroelectricity
A social enterprise scheme created by Water Power Enterprises - We intend to develop 'low head' hydro sites using the Archimedian screw which will be installed adjacent to suitable river weirs. The water will run from above the weir, down the screw and turning it, returning to the river just below the weir. - Simple proven technology - We aim to save approx 6,500 tonnes of carbon emissions per year by installing around 5MW of renewable energy by 2015. This is equivalent of saving 18 million car miles per year and suppling upwards of 10,000 homes. To read the full report on the h2oPE website, please click HERE
The Environment Agency. gov.uk
Report on the potential for the use of hydropower in England and Wales. March 2010
To read this latest report by downloading the 26 page pdf file, please click HERE
The 2010 Peak Oil Report - The Oil Crunch - a wake-up call for the UK economy
The Peak Oil Task - Force.net - To download a pdf file on this report titled The Oil Crunch and watch a You Tube video of it's leaders of industry sharing their concerns about future government policies to address Peak Oil, please click HERE
Tracking action on carbon emissions - The Energy Savings Trust
To explore this data base for information on - Home, Building Professionals, Local Authorities, Housing Associations, Transport in business, Resources and News and Events, please click HERE
The Government's consultation on Community Energy Saving programme (CESP)
The Department of Energy and Climate Change : To read an introduction, Background and see a full list of pdf files to download, please click HERE
The Hunt is on for deep heat : press release Oct 22nd 2009
£6 Million has been made available by the UK Government to fund exploration for natural energy under the ground - 'Deep geothermal is a renewable energy that uses the natural heat from deep underground to produce non-intermittent electricity and heat at the surface'. To find out more please click HERE
Yes2wind ; How to say yes to wind energy in your area
This is a comprehensive site about the use of wind energy. To see the - '5 ways that Yes2wind can help', - 'how to get active by suporting renewable enegy', or just want to know more on the truth about wind turbines see - 'debunking the myths', then please click HERE
Lenchwick Wind Farm, nr Evesham Worcs.
Scottish Power have put together this website, to give you information on the proposed Lenchwick Windfarm, north west of Lenchwick, near Evesham. If you would like to find out the details for yourself, please click HERE
Stop Lenchwick wind farm campaign
To read the local arguements against erecting a wind farm at Lencwick, (so that you can then make up your own mind where you choose to stand on this matter), please click HERE
Back Local Windfarms group (BLoW) - Evesham Journal News March 2010
The recently - formed Back Local Windfarms group (BLoW) successfully brought an Advertising Standards Authority case against the protest group Vale Villagers Against Scottish Power (VVASP), set up in opposition to the proposed Lenches windfarm.
Now BLoW has been contacted by the British Wind Energy Association to ask if its model can be rolled out across the country as part of its new 'Embrace My Planet' campaign.
To visit the BLoW website (so that you can then make up your own mind where you choose to stand on this matter), please click HERE
Vigor Wind Power - Vigor Wind provides small scale turnkey wind developments using the unique concept of Windcrofting. To find out more visit the vigorrenewables.co.uk website ,
please click HERE
Uk Climate Projections
To explore this Defra Government data base please click HERE
BBC News - March 5th 2010
Climate change human link evidence 'stronger'
A review from the UK Met Office says it is becoming clearer that human activities are causing climate change. To read a report on the latest evidence, please click HERE
The Department for Environment and Rural Affairs : Key Facts about Climate Change
To explore this data base and see the latest facts and figures of carbon dioxide emissions within the UK please click HERE
World Energy Outlook 2010The 2010 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO) was released on 9 November and it provides updated projections of energy demand, production, trade and investment, fuel by fuel and region by region to 2035. It includes, for the first time, a new scenario that anticipates future actions by governments to meet the commitments they have made to tackle climate change and growing energy insecurity.WEO-2010 also puts the spotlight on several topical issues, including what more must be done and spent post-Copenhagen to limit the global temperature increase to 2°C and how these actions would impact oil markets; how emerging economies – led by China and India – will increasingly shape the global energy landscape; the costs and benefits of increasing renewable energy, the outlook for Caspian energy markets and their implications for global energy supply, the future role for unconventional oil and the crucial importance of energy in achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals.
To visit and explore the WEO website, please click HERE
To download and read the pdf Fact Sheet, please click HERE
To download and see the Key Graphs that go with the Fact Sheet, please click HERE
The Water Footprint of Humanity
To explore this important data base and read more about it, please click HERE
Some facts and figures
• The production of one kilogram of beef requires 16 thousand litres of water. There is a huge variation around this global average. The precise footprint of a piece of beef depends on factors such as the type of production system and the composition and origin of the feed of the cow.
• To produce one cup of coffee we need 140 litres of water. This, again, is a global average.
• The water footprint of China is about 700 cubic meter per year per capita. Only about 7% of the Chinese water footprint falls outside China.
• Japan with a footprint of 1150 cubic meter per year per capita, has about 65% of its total water footprint outside the borders of the country.
• The USA water footprint is 2500 cubic meter per year per capita.