Low carbon communities UK

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 * International and other country information - see main Low carbon communities article

Action Ideas

 * Low carbon fortnight
 * Low carbon calendar
 * Carbon Rationing Action Groups

Why it matters
(article needed, focus on positive aspects of low carbon future, possible link to article on Low carbon economy)

Related topics

 * Climate change
 * Sustainable energy
 * Reduced dependence on cars
 * Local needs met locally
 * Environment quality
 * Sustainability indicators
 * Personal carbon allowances
 * Reduce your carbon footprint - personal options

News UK

 * Carbon savings from councils encouraging local people to turn to their website for routine transactions are significantly in excess of the negative impact of extra IT server capacity. Savings nationally could come to over 14,000 tonnes of CO2 or 5,362 return air flights from Heathrow to Malaga each year. Communities and Local Government, January 17 2008 topic,


 * March 22 2007 - Fair Shares, Fair Choice launched, Fair Shares, Fair Choice / South West England


 * December 11 2006 - Phase 2 of the DTI's Low Carbon Buildings Programme opens. DTI news

Video
Fair Shares, Fair Choice Promo, March 21, 2007, about 6 mins. / South West England r1MFJtj827U

Comment

 * New Start editorial November 1 2006, The legacy of mining has frequently been benefit dependency, heroin addiction, and negative equity. It has taken concerted efforts by regeneration agencies to begin to restore hope.



Local links UK
South West England - West Midlands - East of England - North West England - Wales

UK links

 * Carbon Rationing Action Groups
 * zerocarbonbritain, a Centre for Alternative Technology project