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Council Climate Plan Scorecard

Last year, Climate Emergency UK marked all publicly available council Climate Action Plans. The results are available here.

Each council has been given an overall percentage score and a ‘scorecard’ showing the results from nine themes including:

  • Governance & Development
  • Mitigation and Adaptation
  • Community Engagement
  • Co-Benefits
  • Diversity and Social Inclusion
  • Ecological Emergency

To allow fairer comparison, council have been listed with others of its types (e.g. district councils or single tier).

In Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire, scores range from 76% to 20% with Nottingham City Council (76%, single tier) & South Derbyshire District Council (70%, district) leading the pack. Four councils have yet to published plans and so have scored zero.

N.B:- only plans that were publicly available on the council’s website on or before 20 September 2021 were marked. Many have made significant progress since then or have been working on developing unpublished plans. This will not be reflected in scores. It also does not take account any action that has been underway.

It is hoped the project will provide a benchmark for what makes a good or bad Plan and encourage collaboration between local authorities.

https://bit.ly/3umnftV

The scoring system was based on their Climate Action Plan Checklist which was created in partnership with Friends of the Earth, Centre for Alternative Technology, Ashden, and APSE Energy. More on the methodology here.
 


 

The World’s First Hydrogen Bike, WWF UK faces backlash over NFTs, Flowers arriving a month early in UK, and more...

National News In Brief (February 2022)

  • The world’s first hydrogen bike has been developed by Studio MOM making green transport over very long distances possible. It fills small tanks with hydrogen using water and solar energy.

    https://bit.ly/3J1kaDD
     

  • Nuclear and natural gas energy plants could be counted as "green energy" under controversial EU plans

    https://bbc.in/3rkjFhT
     

  • Flowers arriving a month early in UK as climate heats up

    https://bit.ly/3ARtZRP
     

  • WWF UK faces backlash over 'destructive' plans to sell 'eco-friendly' NFTs

    https://bit.ly/346ILZ9
     

  • Deal to help end deforestation misses first deadline just months after it was signed at COP26

    https://bit.ly/3om3hLY
     


 

Air Quality Zones in Erewash to be Lifted & Nottingham City Council Urges the Government to Extend Support Grants for Public Transport...

Local News In Brief (February 2022)

  • Two air quality zones in Erewash, which have been monitored for pollution levels over the last 20 years, are to be lifted.

    https://bit.ly/3gjKTiD
     

  • Nottingham City Council is putting pressure on the Government to extend support grants for public transport to aid a greener recovery from Covid-19.

    https://bit.ly/3rmU7kr
     


 

The Owl Podcast

The Owl Hoot, produced by Caroline Norbury, is a podcast and blog. Each fortnightly podcast episode features a guest who contributes in some way to protecting the planet.

Recent podcasts guests:

  • Holly McElhone
    Press and Communications Manager for Make My Money Matter

    Holly McElhone tells us how the Make My Money Matter campaign is raising awareness of the power of our pensions and calling on pension providers and businesses to pledge climate action towards net zero

    Simon Tilley
    Director and Resident at the Hockerton Housing Project

    Simon Tilley describes how he and his wife with 4 other families took a leap of faith, building a sustainable community consisting of impressive energy efficient homes, a water harvesting system and an organic growing area for foods.
     

  • Charlie Le Marquand
    Data and information officer for the Mammal Society

    Charlie shares her enthusiasm and knowledge of British mammals and how we can all get involved in recording their whereabouts. 

https://bit.ly/3gbhh7K 
 


 

Hope Valley Climate Action Renewable Energy Survey

Hope Valley Climate Action would like to get your opinion on renewable energy.

Should we rely on importing this electricity from elsewhere? Or should we try and meet some of this increased demand through local generation and, if so, how should we do it, recognising the importance of landscape sensitivity in the national park?

Your views  will help inform HVCA and the Peak Park about options that are worth further investigation. But, replies from anyone interested are welcome as they are able to analyse according to location.

The survey will close on 31 January 2022 and the findings will be posted on the HVCA website

Survey Link: https://bit.ly/3KLbLGb