Low Carbon Communities

Community Energy – there’s a lot of it about!

The full set of 242 community energy projects funded by DECC to the tune of £10M through the LEAF programme is now out - check out http://ceo.decc.gov.uk/ and they are all on an interactive map at http://www.communitymaps.org.uk/Departmentofenergyandclimatechange. Even if you were not involved it's worth a look and a quick ...

Renewable energy – a lot of that too…

More renewable energy was installed in the EU in 2011 than ever before but coal-sourced power increased at a faster rate than was decommissioned, according to a new report. In 2011, 9,616 MW of wind capacity was installed in the EU, making a total of 93,957 MW - enough to supply ...

Meanwhile back in the dark ages… Nuclear Power? EDF out on their own

At the LCCN conference Jonathon Porritt described the idea of proceeding with new nuclear stations as ‘unbelievably stupid' and every passing month appears to make the economic case less realistic (but some might say that that has never worried the industry....) while renewables continue to get cheaper. How many gigawatts ...

CSE and Co-op new initiative

The Centre for Sustainable Energy and The Co-operative have announced a new initiative from which is being launched on February 1st. It's called the Co-operative Community Energy Challenge and forms an integral new element of The Co-operative's Clean Energy Revolution campaign. The Community Energy Challenge will provide 12-18 months of enterprise ...

Climate Change Risk Assessment shows the UK needs to adapt

LCCN hasn't done much on adaptation but we should not ignore this: Defra have published ‘The Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA)' This highlights the top 100 challenges to the UK and our economy of a changing climate and "provides the most compelling evidence yet of the need to increase our ...

CAG Oxfordshire News

Here are some great stories from the CAG Oxfordshire website about Oxfordshire groups who have won LEAF funding to run energy saving projects on homes: Launch of new fund to save money on fuel bills: Sustainable Wallingford has won an £88,000 government grant to carry out home energy surveys on 300 ...

New energy scenarios for Europe

The final public conference of the EU FP7 ENCI LowCarb Project on March 15, 2012 in Paris, where they will present the results, methods and experience of the Project. For organizations interested in development of their own scenarios and strategies there is a Pre-Meeting March 14, 2012 to discuss ...

Conference follow-up

Thanks for the feedback and comments on the conference. A further request to anyone who took notes in any session or who has comments on sessions please do send us your thoughts to hello@lowcarboncommunities.net It will all feed into our report on ‘developing local climate partnerships'

Community FITS update

Various people have spoken with staff at DECC a few times over the past few weeks on the phase 2 consultation, and the issue of ‘community definition'. Some relevant points arising may be of interest.; On the community FiT, they have received a lot of input and don't need more ...

Deadline for Climate Week Awards fast approaching

The deadlines for the prestigious Climate Week Awards is less than a week away - 5pm on Monday 30th January 2012. What category will you enter? Best Community Initiative? Best Event? Or maybe Most Inspirational Leader? Maybe you are involved with an ambitious community energy project or know someone in your ...