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energy for london’s library provides details of the latest reports and research relevant to helping deliver sustainable energy projects.

Greenwich Climate Change Strategy Published

8 March 2011Greenwich Council’s climate change strategy was launched today which includes a detailed action plan with initiatives ranging from reviewing the potential for a borough-wide heat/CHP network, strong support for a range of renewable technologies, installation of smart meters, regular energy audits amongst many other well thought out proposals.

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London Heat Map Reports

15 February 2011Heat mapping reports for 19 London borough, produced in conjunction with boroughs under the LDA’s Decentralised Energy Master Planning (DEMaP) project.

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Identifying sustainable energy options for your area

15 February 2011: Local authorities are exploring opportunities and starting energy generation projects across the UK. With the right to sell electricity and set up energy companies, local authorities can earn money through financial incentives such as the feed-in tariffs and the renewable heat incentive. Renewable energy is an investment opportunity for local government. This Local Government Group publication highlights examples of councils and communities that are leading on energy generation. It explains what they did to start and fund energy projects and the benefits these projects have brought to their area and includes examples from Tower Hamlets, Islington and the City of London.

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London Plan- Monitoring Energy and Carbon

7 February 2011: The London Plan Annual Monitoring Report has been published which provides information on two key per performance indicators of interest:
KPI 22: Reduction in CO2 emissions – which sets out a useful table showing a time series of sectoral emissions in London from 1990 to 2008, however, in relation to newer data the AMR states “No new data are available since the last AMR was published, with the most recent measurement of London’s CO2 emissions being the 2008 London Energy and Greenhouse Gas Inventory (LEGGI). It is anticipated that data on carbon dioxide emissions will in the future be published annually, but two years in arrears given the analysis required. Information for assessing the 2010 benchmark will therefore only be available in 2012.”
KPI 23: Increase in energy generated from renewable sources – the AMR states that “No new data have been collected in the last two years” but “The GLA has commissioned a new study that will investigate the potential for renewable energy and
also provide updated figures on the amount of current generation in London (the ‘London Renewable and Decentralised Energy Potential Study’).”

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Building a Low Carbon Britain

7 Feb 2011: Forum for the Future and ADEPT report on the key role local authorities play in moving to a low carbon economy.

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Haringey Carbon Report

19 January 2011: Haringey publishes its first annual carbon report

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Typical domestic energy consumption figures

18 January 2011: This factsheet presents Ofgem’s revised consumption figures for typical domestic gas and electricity customers.

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Breakdown of Domestic Energy Costs

18 January 2011: Ofgem factsheet –  Household energy bills explained

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Housing and Health

15 January 2011: Briefing note by the Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology (POST) looking at the impact of poor housing on health and examines the implications for housing policy.

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Fuel Poverty Statistics for London

15 January 2011: National Energy Action (NEA) have produced a useful summary in their press pack of key fuel poverty issues, including a regional breakdown – including that for London – of  Excess Winter Mortality Statistics.

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TfL Environment Report 2010

December 2010: Transport for London have published their latest annual environment report, providing a detailed account of the impact of London’s transport sector on CO2 emissions, air quality, noise and other key areas.
The report sets out that ‘Ground based transport’ makes up 22% of London total CO2 emissions (total emissions being 44.7 million tonnes of CO2 in 2008).

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Lights Left On

1 December 2010: London Assembly Scoping Paper on the impacts of lights being left on in workplaces and transcript of an oral evidence session on this issue with the Environment Committee from experts including the Carbon Trust.

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