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European Community Energy Map Created
Wed, 23 May 2018
REScoop.eu has created an interactive map showing European examples of groups and cooperatives working on renewable energy, energy efficiency and e-mobility. You can add your project to the map to highlight the importance of citizen involvement for the energy transition and inspire others to take action. https://bit.ly/2HNTz1G
Opportunity for Young People - Bright Green Future 2018
Wed, 23 May 2018
Do you know a young person aged 14-17 with an interest in making a real difference to reduce the impacts of climate change? Applications are now open for the one year programme Bright Green Future, starting September 2018. Bright Green Future empowers young people to lead progressive change in their communities.
The programme is free and includes a work placement, residential course, local projects and face-to-face and online training sessions covering various topics on sustainability, environmental leadership and green careers. Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/2JTacpg
Ambergate Hydro Community Energy Project Needs Volunteers
Tue, 8 May 2018
ADVyCE is hoping to launch a community-owned hydro project in Ambergate. Progress has been halted since November 2017 when the government confirmed that Feed in Tariffs (FITS) would end at the end of March 2019. Recently the group has assessed their plans and there is now hope that they can go ahead, but only if the project can get FITS pre-accreditation before the end of March 2019. The project team are looking for three or four people who can volunteer during the next few months to guarantee pre-accreditation by end of March 2019. Skills in understanding the needs of local authorities, government agencies and organisations are particularly needed. Please drop Ian an email if you are interested.
University of Nottingham Divests from Fossil Fuels
Tue, 8 May 2018
Students at a local university have been celebrating after a three-year campaign resulted in the University of Nottingham agreeing to divest from fossil fuels. The move represents an impressive turnaround as the university was a member of a coal industry lobby group until as recently as March. University of Nottingham People and Planet Group, a student-led group, had collected more than thousand petition signatures calling on the university to divest. Jane Meehan, Campaign Chair of University of Nottingham People and Planet said: 'The University of Nottingham are showing that universities can quickly remove fossil fuels from their portfolio.The social license of fossil fuel companies is vanishing.'
In a press release announcing the decision, the University said that about 6% of their £50 million endowment fund was invested in fossil fuels and that coal and tar sand holdings would be immediately disposed of. The statement promised that all other fossil fuels would be removed from their portfolio within the next 12 months. The announcement means that Nottingham joins a quickly growing list of UK universities that have committed to drop their fossil fuel investments.
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