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Explore PEPESEC’s Resources
Posted by: | CommentsThe PEPESEC project came to an end in June 2010, following 30 months of collaborative energy planning between the partners.
The legacy of PEPESEC includes a range of resources and we recommend that you have a look around the site if you have any interest in energy planning within municipalities.
A new, easier-to-read version of the PEPESEC [...]
Energy Planning for Smart Cities
Posted by: | CommentsYou are invited to attend a workshop and seminar on Energy Planning for Smart Cities – Wednesday 2nd June, Eurocities building, Brussels. Free Event
Cities are key to how our urban economies respond to the challenges of climate change. As places where we live, work, and visit they are the central hubs for much human [...]
Low Carbon and Environmental Technologies and Services Sector Strategy Consultation
Posted by: | CommentsThe Northwest Regional Development Agency has announced a consultaton for the Energy and Environmental Technologies sector, aimed at companies in the NW of England working in this area.
“The Energy and Environmental Technologies sector, recently renamed by BIS to the Low Carbon Goods and Services Sector is one of the region’s priority sectors.
Smart2020 Website Relaunched.
Posted by: | CommentsThe www.smart2020.org website has been re-launched this week to track case studies of ICT-enabled low carbon solutions. Last year, The Climate Group, GeSI (Global e-sustainability Initiative) and McKinsey produced the SMART 2020 report which identified 7.8 Gt CO2e carbon emissions abatement potential by 2020 through ICT-enabled energy efficiency and dematerialization, or 15% [...]
Live Coverage of Green and Connected Cities
Posted by: | CommentsAdrian Slatcher, from MDDA, is participating in the Green and Connected Cities conference in Strasbourg on December 10-11th 2009, and will be blogging about the conference here.
It can also be followed on Twitter: #gacc2009
The conference website is www.greenconnected.eu
Manchester Confirmed as Low Carbon Economic Area for the Built Environment
Posted by: | CommentsGreater Manchester has been confirmed as the government’s 4th Low Carbon Economic Area, with the focus being on encouraging initiatives across “the built environment.”
Crain’s Manchester Business website reports that the new designation ” is expected to save 6 million tones of carbon, create an additional £650m to the economy and support 34,800 jobs.”
Homes and offices [...]
Manchester Launches Climate Change Action Plan
Posted by: | CommentsManchester City Council last night launched Manchester: A Certain Future – our collective plan on climate change, before leaders from the council depart for Copenhagen as one of 100 cities presenting to the UN Climate Change forum.
Manchester plans to reduce the city’s carbon emissions by 41 per cent by 2020 and has mapped out impressive [...]
14 Days to Save the Planet
Posted by: | CommentsYesterday 56 newspapers, including the Guardian in the UK, printed the following shared editorial. Newspapers taking part can be found here.
“Today 56 newspapers in 45 countries take the unprecedented step of speaking with one voice through a common editorial. We do so because humanity faces a profound emergency.
Unless we combine to take decisive action, climate [...]
Urban Ecomap for Amsterdam
Posted by: | CommentsThe launch this week of a 2nd Urban Ecomap (following on from San Franscisco) for Amsterdam is a good example of how digital technology can start to help “join up” initiatives within a municipality. For “energy planning” in an urban area, there are many stakeholders – including residents, workers and businesses, as well as government [...]
Leading up to Copenhagen
Posted by: | CommentsIn the lead up to the United Nations Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen (Dec 17-18th) we’ve updated the PEPESEC website to make it a more useful resource for anyone involved in energy planning to combat climate change in their own municipality.
New features on the site include -:
RSS feeds from COP15 site, the Guardian [...]
Energy Planning Best Practice Guide
Posted by: | CommentsWe are pleased to make available the PEPESEC Best Practice Guide for Energy Planning developed as part of the project. This Best Practice Guide is a useful starting point for your understanding of Energy Planning.
ICT could reduce carbon emissions by 25%
Posted by: | CommentsArticle from www.ukauthority.com
ICT-based technologies have the potential to reduce carbon emissions by 25% in the G20 countries, compared with 2006 baselines emissions, says IDC.
The analyst has been focusing on where ICT can bring ‘immediate benefit in reducing carbon emissions’. It believes that significant reductions can be made across all the sectors it surveyed: energy generation [...]
Green & Connected Cities Conference
Posted by: | CommentsTo coincide with Copenhagen, the Green and Connected Cities Conference in Strasbourg on 10-11 December 2009 will offer an opportunity for cities across Europe to contribute to the debate about “green and connected cities.” MDDA is part of the ICT21-EE Network and will be attending the conference.
Visit the Conference Website
Rendez-vous 10th & 11th December [...]
The Energy Agency Conference 2009: From target to action
Posted by: | CommentsLocal and Regional Energy Actors towards 2020
10-11 December, 2009
Venue: Malmö, Sweden
Organizer: the Association of Swedish Regional Energy Agencies (FSEK)
Taking start in the new set of climate and energy targets within the European Union, the Swedish Regional Energy Agencies invites You to a conference for European regional and local energy actors. The new 20-20-20 climate and [...]
PEPESEC Invited to EFONET-PACT Workshop
Posted by: | CommentsPEPESEC have been invited to attend the EFONET-PACT workshop “Impacts on energy and environment of mobility in low carbon cities” in Paris in November. The workshop is one of 21 thematic workshops that are part of the EFONET project.
Per-Johan Wik from Skane Energy Agency is attending on behalf of the PEPESEC project.
Per-Johan has been working [...]
