Great campaign reads! 1 July 2009
Relevant reports and briefings for the campaign.
Essential reading:
Introducing Get Serious About CO2
Why we're calling for every council to do its bit to tackle climate change.
Report: Getting serious about climate change
Report on how councils can reach 40% CO2 cuts by 2020.
Report summary: Create jobs, save cash, cut carbon
A summary of above report with case studies.
Briefing: Local Carbon Budgets - Updated
Why local carbon budgets are needed, and how they should work.
FAQs: Local Carbon Budgets
Answers to some frequently asked questions about local carbon budgets
Cutting carbon locally - and how to pay for it
This report contains two pieces of research that show:
- How pioneering councils have cut carbon - and how all councils can get funding to do similar projects.
By Arup - How to change to the system so councils are more able to raise the money needed to cut carbon.
By Tony Travers from the London School of Economics
Further information:
Research: Pathways to 40% carbon reductions
Modelling comissioned from Carbon Descent shows how different types of councils can reach 40% cuts by 2020.
New Research: Pathways to 40% carbon reductions
New research showing how Feed-in Tariffs dramatically improves the economics of the pathways to 40% research.
This updated briefing summaries the research and its result: Pathways to 40% briefing.
Briefing: How local action to cut CO2 creates jobs
This briefing explains research by Carbon Descent showing 70 000 jobs could be created by insulating homes and fitting green energy.
Local carbon budgets, local carbon jobs
This briefing shows how decarbonisation programmes run by councils can lead to significant local job generation, with demand for new roles and low-carbon skills.
Report: Transforming the UK's Energy System
This report, written by renewable energy experts at the University of Sussex, shows the UK can produce 15 per cent of its energy from renewables by 2020.
Transport
How to campaign on Local Transport Plans
A guide for groups.
Briefing: Getting Serious About Transport
What your council needs to know about how to cut CO2 from transport.
Briefing: Local Transport Act 2008
How it misses the opportunity to make councils cut carbon.
Consulation response: Local Transport Plans guidance for councils
Friends of the Earth's response to the Government's consulatation.
Energy
Getting Serious About Green Energy
A briefing on local low carbon and renewable energy
Renewable Energy: Your Questions Answered
Wind Power: Your Questions Answered
Wind Power in the UK
A report by the Sustainable Development Commision
For more on renewable energy and supporting local projects see this page
Homes
Home Truths
How we can get 80% CO2 cuts from UK housing while protecting the vulnerable
Home Truths Executive Summary
A 3 page summary version
Planning and rights
Planning Policy Statement: Planning and Climate Change
Policy statement by the department for communities and local government.
