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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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Climate change, landscape and quality of life

Arising from Scottish Natural Heritage's Climate Change Action Plan (pdf), this research assesses the possible implications of climate change on Scotland's landscapes and their contribution to quality of life. The...

 
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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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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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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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The Big Eco Show
Fri, 11/05/2012 - 09:00

Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne

80 green businesses from maunfacturing and media through to energy, tourism, building and transport will exhibit. Throughout the day our partners and sponsors will provide workshops and networking opporunites. Gary Thompson, MD of C2M(UK) Ltd said "C2M is proud to be a main sponsor of The Big Eco Show and will launch a material produced entirely from recycled waste reducing the carbon footprint of every product produced from It at the event." Includes:

 
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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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A plain English guide to the Localism Act - Update

This document describes the main measures of the Localism Act under four headings:

 
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Member Vacancies on North York Moors & Yorkshire Dales National Park Authorities

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Caroline Spelman, has announced her intention to appoint new members to five National Park Authorities (NPAs) and to the Broads...

 
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Talking Climate

There is a great deal of research on cli­mate change com­mu­nic­a­tion. But too often this valu­able know­ledge doesn’t reach the people who need it most: cli­mate change com­mu­nic­ators. At the...

 
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