RISING TO THE CHALLENGE NORTHWEST CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN

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RISING TO THE CHALLENGENORTHWEST CLIMATE
CHANGE ACTION PLAN

• Dan Griffiths
• Climate Change Manager
• Northwest Regional Development Agency

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THE VISION

• A Low Carbon and Well Adapted Northwest by 2020.
• Launched in October 2006 by the Northwest
  Climate Change Partnership - Cross public and
  private sector partnership with sub-regional
  representation.
• NW Climate Change Unit established in late 2007
  to deliver the Vision.

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STRUCTURE
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PROGRESS - OCTOBER 2008

• ACTIONS grouped into Portfolios of work
• Capacity Communications - LIVE
• Research LIVE
• Transport Domestic LIVE
• ENWORKS LIVE
• Education Skills LIVE
• Demonstration Fund DA being developed
• Northwest Climate Fund Being Procured

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CAPACITY COMMUNICATIONS

• Communications Strategy
• Website - www.climatechangenorthwest.com
• Support for Sub-Regional CC Activity - including
  baseline studies employment of CC Coordinators
• Lancashire - Joe Martin (LEP)
• Greater Manchester - Steve Turner (ME)
• Merseyside - Mark Knowles (TMP)
• Cheshire - Kate Radford (CWEA)
• Cumbria - Phil Davies (CCC/CV)
• BiTC/CBI/NWBLT Business Engagement contracted
• Envirolink research into assessing potential
  markets

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RESEARCH

• GHG Inventory Revision (4NW)
• Measures to reduce NW Carbon Emissions by 2020 -
  The Wedges (4NW)
• Community Forests contracted Role of Green
  Infrastructure
• Impact on Key Sectors (public and private) -
  contracted to ARUP
• Biodiversity Impacts Research - Natural England
• Update to Perception Study
• NHS Northwest Health Impacts Study
• Economic costs from EA flood risk assessment

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TRANSPORT DOMESTIC

• Energy Savings Trust Advice Centres
  Pump-priming levered in 6m investment
• NWRA contracted to improve monitoring of Travel
  Planning
• Domestic Energy Alliance Contracted to deliver
  their Action Plan
• Energy Savings Trust contracted to improve
  transport advice

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ENWORKS

• Contracted - 6M Investment increasing to 9M
  2007/8 2009/10
• Delivering support to businesses of all sizes
  from all sectors on
• Corporate Responsibility,
• Resource Efficiency
• Including Information Services, Telephone
  Helpline, Seminars and Training, Legal
  Compliance, Networking Regeneration, On-Site
  Support, Audits and Reviews, Online Toolkit

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NORTHWEST CLIMATE FUND

• 1.6M Investment Approved
• Carbon compensation fund for NW organisations and
  individuals unlock investment in low carbon
  technologies and practices.
• Aims to fund cost effective carbon reduction
  activities sequestration, energy efficiency,
  renewables, etc.
• Sustainable fund, but will require pump-priming.
• Currently at ITT stage of OJEU Procurement.

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DEMONSTRATION FUNDS

• Feasibility Study completed recommended 3
  strand approach
• Strand 1 Demonstrators of low-carbon
  technologies and processes delivered through
  GRAND. ERDF Approved
• Strand 2 Installation of low-carbon
  technologies and processes in SMEs delivered
  through SFI (or specific Product) . ERDF Approved
• Strand 3 Low Carbon Economy Fund. Non ERDF
  eligible activity and/or match-funding for SRP
  led ERDF applications increasing access to
  existing funding opportunities. Awaiting
  Investment Decision.
• Also links to High Energy Users Project provide
  extended loans and other support to large
  businesses.

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LOW CARBON EDUCATION SKILLS

• 1.1M Investment Decision, covers 3 key areas of
  work
• Assessing low-carbon skills requirements
  including our Sustainable Buildings Policy
• Improved support to embed Climate Change into
  education teacher training, school action
  plans, curriculum directory.
• Supporting leadership in public/private sectors
  links to the NW CLASP support programme for LSPs
  in delivering Climate Change NIs.

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RELATED ACTIVITY

• Future Aviation Scenarios (Tyndell Centre) - LIVE
• Joule Centre LIVE
• Market Development for Low Carbon Generation
  Concept Approved
• Biomass Project LIVE
• Adaptation Group established with funding from
  DEFRA
• NW CLASP Programme established by 4NW and NWEIP -
  Support for implementation of Climate Change
  National Indicators.

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NW CLASP

• To provide support for all North West Local
  Authorities, on the delivery of the Climate
  Change National Indicators through
• Building a support network including a web-portal
• Improve awareness and understanding of climate
  change (causes, effects, adaptation and
  mitigation measures) by LSP members
• NW Climate Change Pathway - Measure share
  progress via stepped approach and case studies
• Provide a series of targeted master-classes,
  seminars workshops on CO2 emission reduction,
  monitoring, reporting and adaptation.
• Advice Support Service - Provide consultancy
  advice and support around NI 185, NI 186 (188)
• Channel advice and information into and from the
  North West

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THANK YOU
Email climate.change_at_nwda.co.ukWeb
www.climatechangenorthwest.com