Low carbon communities UK news 2006-8



2008


 * Perthshire town of Comrie launches community-led project to reduce its carbon footprint, November 11 place


 * 'Community energy: urban planning for a low carbon future’, guide published by Town and Country Planning Association, March 31 topic


 * Aspiration for non-domestic buildings such as offices and shops to be zero carbon from 2019. The details and timeline will be subject to consultation later this year. The chancellor has also announced his ambition for all public service buildings to be zero carbon from 2018. March 12


 * 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

2007


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

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

2006


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

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