http://www.climate-em.org.uk/ Climate East Midlands Resources en anne.gayfer@nottscc.gov.uk Copyright 2012 2012-02-01T10:35:09+00:00 http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/effective-behavioural-change/ http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/effective-behavioural-change/#When:09:35:09Z The slides, checklists and exercises from the Effective Behavioural Change event run by the Carbon Trust on 26 January, 2012, can be downloaded here. The slides contain the whys and whats of behavioural change planning for change communicating change enabling change sustaining change Skills Programme, Collaborative Implementation 2012-02-01T09:35:09+00:00 http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/nhs-nottingham-city-local-climate-impacts-profile/ http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/nhs-nottingham-city-local-climate-impacts-profile/#When:14:40:43Z In 2007, NHS Nottingham City was the first Primary Care Trust in the UK to conduct a Local Climate Impacts Profile (LCLIP). The aim of the LCLIP was to identify how severe weather events had affected NHS services in and around Nottingham in the last 10 years. The LCLIP was updated in 2009, to take account of recent policy developments. The aim of the project was to help NHS services in Nottingham move from a reactive approach to responding to severe weather, towards proactive adaptation to build resilience to cope with the likelihood of increasingly frequent severe weather events. The main impacts identified though interviews were: transport disruptions school closures (leading to staff taking time off work to care for their children) increased workload indoor temperatures becoming too hot, and damage to buildings e.g. from storms costs (though exact amounts were not specified) Adaptation, Publications 2012-01-30T14:40:43+00:00 http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/east-midlands-regional-pack-2012/ http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/east-midlands-regional-pack-2012/#When:12:09:07Z The UK CCRA 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 cycle. It provides underpinning evidence that can be used by Government to help inform priorities for action and appropriate adaptation measures. It also highlights where more work is needed to understand the scale and nature of the risks, and to help us consider what action we need to take. As such it will inform the development of the National Adaptation Programme (NAP) which UK Government will publish in 2013. View the full suite of national documents here Regional CCRA Packs 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 Climate UK (the Climate Change Partnerships across England - including Climate East Midlands) to produce an information pack to highlight key risks and opportunities from climate change within each area. The pack for the East Midlands can be downloaded below. You can view the other regional information packs by following the links to the other partnerships via the Climate UK webpage.   Case Studies Alongside the regional information packs, Defra also asked Climate UK to produce a set of case studies from across the country that help to illustrate current weather impacts and future climate risks. The two from the East Midlands are the Lincolnshire Coast and the Peak District, two very different areas which each face a different set of complex challenges and opportunities. These can be downloaded individually, or in the whole set of 18, below.   Next Steps Drawing on information within the CCRA and other local evidence, the analysis illustrates what climate change may mean for people, businesses, community and charitable groups, local authorities, and other organisations across key sectors, in the East Midlands. It also highlights where there is a strong case for greater local action. Your views on this assessment will be critical for us to contribute to the next step in the process, which is the development of the National Adaptation Programme (NAP), led by Defra and also the development of the Environment Agency’s new role as the adaption delivery body in England.    The NAP The National Adaptation Programme (NAP) will set out what policies and actions are needed to take action on the risks (and opportunities) from climate change. Defra aim to co-create this with involvement from all relevant stakeholders, and to ensure a strong local component. A key part of this will be informed by the ‘Call for Views’ which means individuals, businesses, local authorities, community, charitable or voluntary organisations can tell Defra: how climate risks affect us; the most urgent areas for action; what action is already underway to address risks; the key barriers to addressing risks; of new or innovative actions or opportunities for addressing risks. This will be a key opportunity for us to feed in our own unique perspectives as the National Adaptation Programme (NAP) is being developed. To take part in the Call for Views follow http://engage.defra.gov.uk/nap  This exercise will last until April 2012. Adaptation, Publications, UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2012-01-23T12:09:07+00:00 http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/electrical-energy-efficiency/ http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/electrical-energy-efficiency/#When:16:37:46Z The slides, checklists and exercises from the Electrical Energy Efficiency event run by the Carbon Trust and Briar Associates on 12 January, 2012, can be downloaded here. The slides contain background on the case for action, and information about the the Carbon Trust's new Energy Efficiency Financing scheme, as well as those supporting the Electrical Energy Efficiency sessions: The electricity supply industry and infrastructure charges including exercises on Understanding Your Energy Bill Electric motors inlcuding an exercise with a specimen calculation to work out payback Drive systems, including a link to a variable speed drive calculator and an exercise to assess potential savings Voltage management Support is provided in specifying performance of energy efficient motors and drives and developing business cases Efficiencies in ICT A proforma for an energy efficiency action plan   Skills Programme, Collaborative Implementation 2012-01-20T16:37:46+00:00 http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/uk-ccra-methodology/ http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/uk-ccra-methodology/#When:13:23:54Z An explanation of the methodology used to assess the risks, in the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2012. Adaptation, UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2012-01-20T13:23:54+00:00 http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/heating-cooling-and-ventilation/ http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/heating-cooling-and-ventilation/#When:13:58:56Z This resource is the slides from the Heating, Cooling and Ventilation event run by the Carbon Trust and SKM Enviros on 15 December, 2011.  Skills Programme, Collaborative Implementation 2012-01-09T13:58:56+00:00 http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/co2-emissions-visualisations-test/ http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/co2-emissions-visualisations-test/#When:12:07:40Z This is a test page to see how well 'emissions visualisations' work when embedded in Climate East Midlands' web pages. These use national data sets of carbon dioxide emissions per capita from the East Midlands (for each of the city and county local authority areas) and are National Statistics collected annually on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (updated most recently in September 2011). The data is collected in arrears and so the latest figures are from 2009, though there is now a five year trend which can be seen in the visualisation. The source is http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/statistics/local_auth/co2_las/co2_las.aspx There are different versions of this to show the overview, then the emissions from the three different components (industrial and commercial sources; housing and transport) and finally a version which allows you to see and compare the different components within each area. These exclude emissions data over which local authorities are considered to have no influence, like large industrial processes and motorways. You can download a short analysis of the data and these visualiations below. Climate East Midlands is grateful to Warren Pearce at the University of Nottingham for this piece of work. Find out about Warren's research here: http://realiseclimate.org " Powered by Tableau 2011-12-05T12:07:40+00:00 http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/renewable-heating-technologies/ http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/renewable-heating-technologies/#When:15:15:47Z The slides from the Sustainability West Midlands event,  held on  Friday 18 November can be  downloaded here. The event was funded by  Improvement and Efficiency West Midlands.  The slides contain case studies and information on Available technologies Biomass - system basics Bomass heat, feedstocks, storage and supply chain The business case for biomass Solar Heatpumps Funding and procurement Legislation and incentives Rules of thumb Developing an action plan            Presentations, Skills Programme, Collaborative Implementation 2011-12-01T15:15:47+00:00 http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/climate-change-training-for-planners-planning-for-adaptation1/ http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/climate-change-training-for-planners-planning-for-adaptation1/#When:12:43:36Z Slides from the series of workshops that are running will be added to this resource as they take place Introductory Workshops (October - Nottingham, Chesterfield, Leicester and Northampton) Locality workshops (November - Northampton and Nottingham) Thematic workshops Presentations, Skills Programme, Planning for Adaptation 2011-11-09T12:43:36+00:00 http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/slides-from-masterclasses/ http://www.climate-em.org.uk/resources/item/slides-from-masterclasses/#When:12:20:19Z Slides from the Masterclasses that form part of the Decentralised Energy programme will be added here as the events take place Masterclass 1:  Creating policy to encourage Sustainable Development (8 November, 2011 Mansfield) Masterclass 2:  Rural Opportunities for Decentralised Energy (17 November, 2011 Nottingham) Masterclass 3:  Energy from Waste (8 December, 2011 Lincoln) Msterclass 4: Planning for Wind (18 January, 2012 Daventry) Presentations, Skills Programme, Decentralised Energy 2011-11-09T12:20:19+00:00