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Energy Efficiency
London Green Fund Brochure released
6 April 2011: The London Green Fund (LGF) is a £100 million fund set up to invest in schemes that will cut London’s carbon emissions. The fund was launched in October 2009 by the Mayor of London and the European Commissioner for Regional Policy – the first JESSICA Holding fund in the UK. It is made up of £50 million from the London ERDF Programme, £32 million from the LDA, and £18 million from the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB). The European Investment Bank manages the London Green Fund on behalf of the LDA and LWARB.The LGF will provide funding for two UDFs that will invest directly in waste and energy efficiency projects. These will be ‘revolving’ investment funds, where monies invested in one project are repaid and then reinvested in other projects. The scope of the LGF may be expanded in future to include support for medium and large scale decentralised energy systems.The manager of the Energy Efficiency UDF is due to be appointed soon and the fund is expected to be up and running by summer 2011. Further information on the London Green Fund here.
Mayor confirms go-ahead of energy efficiency programmes
6 April 2011: Funding arrangements for the Mayor’s climate change and environment programmes for the following year have now been confirmed. Of the “£116.5 million of investment to fund transition a low carbon economy” £100m will be from the London Green Fund (for more of which – read story below). Read Mayoral press release here.
Costing an Enhanced Decent Homes Standard
5 April 2011: GLA commissioned report from the Centre for Sustainable Energy in conjunction with the Metropolitan Housing Partnership (MHP), to estimate the total cost of delivering an enhanced environmental standard for social rented homes in London
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Raising the energy standard in London – What would this cost?
5 April 2011: The Centre for Sustainable Energy, in conjunction with the Metropolitan Housing Partnership (MHP), have published work, commissioned by the Mayor, to estimate the total cost of delivering an enhanced environmental standard for social rented homes in London. The research estimates that even the most basic measures would cost London a minimum of £4 billion, with up to £10 billion for more ambitious measures. Download the report ‘Costing an Enhanced Decent Homes Standard’ from CSE’s website here.
Richmond climate change strategy scrapped
2 April 2011: The LibDems rail against Conservative-led Richmond Council’s decision to “to abandon work to tackle climate change”. Read LibDems news here.
Smart metering – what it means for Britain’s homes
31 March 2011: Useful fact sheet released from Ofgem on the smart metering implementation programme which will involve more than 50 million new meters being installed in 30 million homes and businesses over a seven year period.
Bringing it Home
30 March 2011: Green Alliance report examining the role of government in enabling people to live more sustainable lives, and looks at the contribution that behavioural economics, and behavioural sciences more broadly, can make to environmental policy design.
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Successful retrofit must include more choice and support for tenants
22 March 2011:A survey has found that 38 per cent of social renters are given no choice about energy efficiency improvements made to their home, over 14 per cent are worried they won’t know how to use energy-saving equipment and 17 per cent are concerned retrofit technology won’t actually work. More information on the Procurement for Housing website.
Funding Revolution
21 March 2011: Useful guide produced by Forum for the Future and solicitors Bates Wells and Braithwaite on establishing and running low-carbon community revolving funds.
Haringey backing Climate Week
16 March 2011: Update on climate change initiatives being taken forward in Haringey detailed here.
DECC – LGA – MOU
9 March 2011:Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, and Councillor Richard Kemp, Vice-Chair of the Local Government Association, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) designed to recognise the pivotal role that local councils have in tackling climate change. Download the MOU from DECC’s website here.