Central policies, local practices: can localism deliver on the green agenda?
Local Energy’s Chief Executive Andy Johnston comments in a Guardian Article
Local authorities: What will the Green Deal mean for you?
After the launch on 23 November of the Green Deal consultation, and the announcement shortly after that an extra £200 million will be allocated by the treasury to ensure uptake Karen Lawrence, head of consulting here at Local Energy, shares … Continued
How to be the greenest council ever
Last week, Karen Lawrence, head of CRC and Consultancy here at Local Energy took part in a Guardian Q&A that explored how to be the greenest local authority ever. Karen said: The idea that ‘being green’ costs more needs to … Continued
CRC Performance League Table – key findings & summary
Here at Local Energy, we have been dissecting the first CRC Performance League Table. In particular, we have been interested in how the public sector fared. Here is a summary of our findings. Please click on the links for … Continued
Head of CBI attacks plans to reduce the feed-in tariff as government faces legal battle
John Cridland, director general of the CBI, has weighed in on the government’s highly contentious plans to reduce the feed-in tariff. Speaking at the CBI dinner in Derby on the 10th November, he called the plans “the latest in a … Continued
Barker: Further mandatory climate change requirements for councils not necessary
The Climate Change Minister Greg Barker yesterday stated that he didn’t expect local authorities to be further mandated with climate change policies. Speaking at a conference of local councillors organised by Friends of the Earth, Mr Barker argued that central … Continued
Renewable Heat Incentive gets green light after drastic biomass subsidy cut
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme was given approval by the European Commission yesterday, and is due to be launched in November. The scheme had previously been delayed just hours before it was due to launch in September, as regulators … Continued
Local Authorities shed Climate Change staff due to cuts
At Local Energy we recently conducted a survey of Local Authorities to examine the impact of cuts on their climate change strategy and staff. The results demonstrate that almost all the respondents had shed staff as a result of cuts. … Continued
CRC League Table expected in November
The Environment Agency now expects the CRC League Table to be published in November. Speaking to Local Energy, Carl Sweeney the Operations Manager of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme at the Environment Agency, stated: “At this time, we anticipate that … Continued
CRC Audit Survey Results
We recieved 42 responses to our survey with interesting results. For the 35 organisations who completed an audit: For the 7 organisations who didn’t have an audit: Firstly, it was encouraging to see that 83.3% (35 respondents) had already completed … Continued