Innovation

Training for Low Carbon Energy Proposals

Sunny — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:20:25 +0000

A training event, to help planners assess landscape issues in relation to renewable and Low carbon Energy Proposals is to be funded through the Climate Change Skills Fund and will be held at Hambleton District Council on 26th June 2012 from 10am – 4pm.

A number of other studies have been completed in the North Yorkshire and York sub-region that help to provide certainty around the potential to deliver Renewable and Low-Carbon Energy (RLCE). These are:

Reducing emissions from heritage buildings

Sunny — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:51:04 +0000

Help to make historically important buildings energy efficient while retaining their character by using this new guide.

‘Low Carbon Heritage Buildings: a guide’ has been produced to help people across Yorkshire and Humber sensitively introduce changes to historically important buildings that improves their environmental performance.

Dates Announced for Climate Change Training for Planning Officers

Sunny — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:07:40 +0000

The Comprehensive Planning and Climate Change Training for Planning Officers will be delivered by Arup to enhance the skills planning officers need to take positive action on climate change and increase local authority capacity to tackle the causes and effects.

EU 2020 Going Local

Sunny — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:49:54 +0000

LGYH is an active partner in an EU funded Interreg 4c project called ‘EU2020 Going Local’. The project involves 14 partners from across Europe developing a new programme around the delivery of the Europe 2020 strategy. There is a particular emphasis on climate change, energy and sustainable transport.

Heritage Counts 2011

Sunny — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:35:03 +0000

Each year 'Heritage Counts' explores the role of the historic environment in wider social and economic agendas.

'Heritage Counts' is produced on behalf of the Historic Environment Forum. This year it looks at the historic environment and Big Society, introducing new research into the role of heritage in civil society and highlighting our plans for increasing on-going engagement in local heritage issues.

Download Heritage Counts 2011 - England (2.3 MB)

Tackling fuel poverty during the transition to a low-carbon economy

Sunny — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:25:56 +0000

Are existing fuel poverty policies working or do we need to implement new ideas and approaches now?

Since energy prices are expected to carry on rising, this paper assesses some of the options available to governments and policy-makers if they are to successfully tackle fuel poverty whilst simultaneously managing the transition to a low-carbon economy.

The authors:

Rural Growth Networks

Sunny — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:52:13 +0000

On 29 December 2011 Defra launched a competition to identify six pilot Rural Growth Networks. Around £15 million is to be invested in the pilots aimed at supporting rural businesses and growing the rural economy. The Rural Growth Networks will help rural areas overcome barriers to growth such as lack of suitable premises and poor provision of infrastructure like superfast broadband and mobile networks. Up to £2.3 million will be allocated to supporting rural enterprises led by women.

Green Incubator

Sunny — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:10:32 +0000

Groundwork Sheffield and its partners Groundwork Wakefield and Heeley Development Trust, are delighted to announce a new project that aims to create 101 jobs and 15 social enterprises to boost the green economy and create employment opportunities for the people in South Yorkshire and the rest of Yorkshire and The Humber.

This project is being supported by European Union investment, receiving over £750,000 from the European Regional Development Fund through the Yorkshire & The Humber ERDF programme 2007-13.

Empowering employees to reduce carbon emissions in the office

Sunny — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:34:28 +0000

This month the Carbon Trust launched Carbon Trust Empower™, a web-based tool which engages employees to make practical commitments to save energy in the work place. It provides an interactive animated tour of a typical workplace, starting by considering how an employee arrives for work, moving on to their desk and other office areas to complete the journey.

Spotlight on the Sustainable Farming network

Sunny — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:08:22 +0000

Sustainable Farming is a public network for those interested in sustainable farming in the Yorkshire and Humber Region.

It is managed by Vicky Wren, the Farm Resource Efficiency Programme (FREP) Project Manager.

The network includes news, events, forums for discussion and the Farming Futures interactive map to discover case studies, factsheets and events in your region.

Climate Change Fund for Communities

Sunny — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:52:42 +0000

The Big Lottery Fund, Communities Living Sustainably will fund partnerships that bring together the public, private, voluntary and community sectors to build up to 10 sustainable and resilient communities to help deal with the potential impact of climate change.

These communities will provide inspiration and share their learning with other communities across England. We are particularly interested in supporting the most vulnerable groups and communities who are more likely to be affected by climate change.

Green design competition from CO2Sense

Sunny — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:04:10 +0000

You could save thousands of pounds by reviewing your product design. Want £10,000 from CO2Sense to help you to do this?

If your new product has an environmental benefit – for example, it could be recyclable or made from recycled materials, or it maybe it takes less energy to make or use – then you could win up to £10,000 worth of consultancy to help develop it, cut its carbon emissions, and bring it closer to market.

But you’ll need to hurry – the deadline for entries is 5pm on Friday December 2nd.

Biomass training courses

Sunny — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:49:31 +0000

Ignite is an innovative training programme of practical seminars and interactive workshops with a focus on woodfuel. Ignite is designed for those wanting to know more about woodfuel and to equip new and existing woodfuel businesses with the skills and knowledge required to meet the increasing demand from this growing alternative market.

Climate Change Training for Planning Officers

Sunny — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:32:56 +0000

This free training package is designed to enhance the skills planning officers need to take positive action on climate change and increase local authority capacity to tackle causes and effects.

The training is free of charge to relevant local authority officers and qualifies as CPD for planning officers.

Climate Change Skills Fund - YoHr Space Programme Report and Project Update

Sunny — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:57:45 +0000

Local authority Leaders and Chief Executives recognised the critical importance of managing the risks and opportunities associated with climate change in Yorkshire and Humber and agreed a programme of work that commenced in February 2009. This report sets out the overall programme aims, objectives and outcomes for the YoHr Space Climate Change Programme. It contains details on each project and how to get in touch with the people that led the work as well as where to find the exhaustive range of tools and resources that have been developed.