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Climate Change Risks for Yorkshire and Humber

To coincide with the publication of the UK CCRA 2012 and given the importance of local adaptation action, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) commissioned the Climate...

 
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Climate Change Risk Assessment Published

The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) 2012 has now been published. It is the first assessment of its kind for the UK and the first in a 5 year...

 
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YHREF Humber Sub-Region Event: New Jan 14th Date Announced!

Despite the difficulties that the current political situation has created YHREF were feeling pretty happy with the latter section of 2010. On occasion, it has been like trying to dress...

 
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Training for Low Carbon Energy Proposals

A training event, to help planners assess landscape issues in relation to renewable and Low carbon Energy Proposals is to be funded through the Climate Change Skills Fund...

 
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Reducing emissions from heritage buildings

Help to make historically important buildings energy efficient while retaining their character by using this new guide. ‘Low Carbon Heritage Buildings: a guide’ has been produced to help people across...

 
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Dates Announced for Climate Change Training for Planning Officers

The Comprehensive Planning and Climate Change Training for Planning Officers will be delivered by Arup to enhance the skills planning officers need to take positive action on climate change and...

 
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Securing the Skills for a Low Carbon Future
Wed, 28/03/2012 - 12:15

University of Hull’s Allam Lecture Theatre, Hull

Skills gaps have already been identified in the UK’s existing energy and process industries. As more renewable and low carbon industries are drawn to invest in the Humber, the demand for skilled and experienced workers in the region is set to increase, but what does this mean for your business and industry in the Humber as a whole? Hear from Siemens, Mainstream Renewable Power, Vivergo Fuels, Centrica Storage and Energy & Utility Skills as they share industry’s views on the key issues surrounding skills and how they are being addressed.

 
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Skills for a green economy

This project results from recommendations made in the skills strategy for England, Skills for Sustainable Growth. The work was undertaken with the aims of identifying the skills needed to support...

 
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Leadership, global business and ethics
Thu, 02/02/2012 - 17:00

IDEA CETL, University of Leeds

In this interactive seminar Mick will address some of the ethical challenges in global business today – and not just the “bricks and mortar, face to face” kind of business. What are the implications of social media, of citizen blogging, and of instant customer feedback via Twitter or Facebook?

 
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Renewable Energy: Lessons from the Community Sustainable Energy Programme (CSEP)
Thu, 15/03/2012 - 08:30

Greenhouse, Leeds

A series of free, regional, one-day workshops, reporting and advising on current renewable energy technologies. The recent changes to funding arrangements and financial incentives in support of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies have changed the options for community groups and others to engage in small-scale renewable energy projects in their area.

 
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