The UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) provides scenarios that show how our climate might change and co-ordinates research on dealing with our future climate.
The LGA Climate Change Commission was established to consider how local government can respond more effectively to both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and deal with the impact of climate change.
The commission will look at the ways in which councils can tackle carbon emissions in their own buildings and facilities, in the services they provide and decisions they take in housing, transport and social services. It will investigate how authorities go about purchasing green goods and services as well as the most effective way to share best practice. It will explore the leadership role of councils in encouraging individuals, communities and businesses to reduce their emissions. Members will also consult with authorities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
This 600+ page Online Textbook provides free access to a comprehensive education and training package that brings together the knowledge of how countries, specifically Australia, can achieve at least 60 percent cuts to greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
To develop systems that will help both public and private sector organisations account more accurately for the wider social and environmental costs of their activities.
RESOLVE is a new and exciting collaboration located entirely within the University of Surrey, involving four internationally acclaimed departments: the Centre for Environmental Strategy, the Surrey Energy Economics Centre, the Environmental Psychology Research Group and the Department of Sociology.
Finance is a key mechanism through which local authorities can maximise their contributions to sustainable environmental, social and economic development. Financing Local Futures is a resource, supported by CIPFA, the LGA and the IDeA, designed to help those involved in local government financial decision-making to develop their own organisations' contributions to sustainable development.
Welcome to the website of the Green Fiscal Commission. The Commission was publicly launched on 14 November 2007 and over the next year and half we will be looking in detail at the whole range of issues surrounding green taxes and environmental tax reform (ETR). The Commission’s work will cover four broad areas:
How green taxes/ ETR works
The environmental, economic and social implications of ETR
Attitudes to green taxes and ETR
Communication of our findings.
The Renewable Energy Foundation is a registered charity encouraging the development of renewable energy and energy conservation whilst emphasizing that such development must be governed by the fundamental principles of sustainability.
Our aim is to help you design, construct, update, operate, and manage your facilities at a lower cost, while improving sustainability and reducing CO2 emissions.
The Energy Saving Trust has developed separate planners support packs for local authorities in England and Scotland. These free online resources have been designed especially for planning professionals and include briefing notes, information, and case studies that outline how to develop and implement sustainable planning policies
The aim of CRU is to improve scientific understanding in:
»past climate history and its impact on humanity
»the course and causes of climate change during the present century
»prospects for the future
ECI is an interdisciplinary unit administered within the Oxford University Centre for the Environment that undertakes research on environmental issues, teaches an MSc in Environmental Change and Management, and fosters university-wide networks and outreach on the environment. The Institute is currently organized around three major research themes - Climate, Energy, and Ecosystems - the latter two with close links to the OUCE research clusters: Climate Systems and Policy and Biodiversity .
Environmental Audit Committee 28 November 2007 NEW INQUIRY Climate change and local, regional and devolved government The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is today launching an inquiry into climate change and local, regional and devolved government.
The Energy Services Directive will promote energy efficiency in the UK and must be fully implemented by 17 May 2008. It will impact on both providers and users of energy. The Directive’s full name is the EC Directive on Energy End Use Efficiency and Energy Services and, as announced in the Energy White Paper, new policy measures may be needed to implement it. Defra has lead responsibility for implementing the Directive and is working closely with other government departments and the devolved administrations to ensure it is implemented on time.
The UK Government is committed to addressing both the causes and consequences of climate change and to that end is bringing forward proposals for a Climate Change Bill.
The Bill will introduce a clear, credible, long-term framework for the UK to achieve its goals of reducing carbon dioxide emissions and ensure steps are taken towards adapting to the impacts of climate change.
The UK Global Environmental Change Committee (GECC) is an Inter-Agency Committee which provides a forum to coordinate UK involvement in the science and technology of climate change and other global environmental change, both nationally and internationally. It reviews the effectiveness of the national capacity, capability and performance in these areas and makes recommendations, including identification of lead agencies.
K. Jackson. Children and Youth Services Review, 31 (11):
1192 - 1198(2009)Integrating Cultural Competency and Evidence-based Practices in Child Welfare.