UK Local Government

People, place and value
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25 April — added by Rosalie Callway, CPRE London
Check out the Green House Debate booklet reporting on their debate series @GHdebate
Diary of a Green Deal provider: Part 8
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8 April — written by Karen Lawrence, Local Energy
Local Energy is now accredited as an official Green Deal provider. But there are still plenty more hurdles to clear. Well, it turns out that successfully negotiating the …
Government sets out plans to boost district heating
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28 March — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has outlined a £9million package to help local authorities establish more heat networks across UK towns and cities. The …
Budget 2013: What were the highlights?
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21 March — written by Rory Bergin, HTA Sustainability & Innovation
Here's a round-up of the key points to come out of Chancellor George Osborne's spring budget. Budget 2013, a lot of hoopla but not much moolah. There are several housing …
Do you operate a data centre?
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22 March — added by Lawrence Leask AM inst R, Excalibur Energy Ltd
Excalibur Energy recently completed a very successful project for at a Lloyds Bank data centre to improve the efficiency of their chillers. The project reduced energy …
2degrees Sustainability Essentials Series: Low Carbon Local Authorities and Sustainable Communities
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26 Sept. 2011 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The 2degrees Sustainability Essentials Series provides the necessary guidance to a range of topics, for sustainability professionals looking for an easy-to-use guide, …
Funding to boost wetland biomass to bioenergy
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10 Jan. — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Seven British entrepreneurs have been awarded a share of £292,000 under the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC’s) biomass to bioenergy competition. The …
Diary of a Green Deal provider: Part 7
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11 Feb. — written by Karen Lawrence, Local Energy
Local Energy wants to become accredited as an official Green Deal provider. Read the seventh installment of how it is going about this daunting task. Local Energy is now a …
Powys County Council creates tool to unlock the benefits of sustainable thinking
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1 Feb. — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Powys County Council has developed a toolkit that will help embed sustainable thinking into strategic decisions What’s the background? The Sustainability Integration Toolkit …
Powys County Council: Using sustainability to design better projects
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1 Feb. — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
This document supports Powys County Council’s submission into the 2degrees Solution of the Year Award 2013. Read the entry here.