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DECC Faces 90% Cuts to Staff Budget
Thu, 13 August 2015The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) faces cuts of 90% to its ‘resource spending’, much of which is its staff budget, within three years. Eight leading energy academics have written to Oliver Letwin, the minister in charge of the cabinet, to express concern that the cuts could undermine the UK’s ability to deliver climate policy.
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‘Climate Change Should Be Taken As Seriously As Nuclear War’ – UK Minister
Thu, 13 August 2015Baroness Joyce Anelay, Minister of State at the Commonwealth and Foreign Office, has said in a foreword to a foreign office report that the threat of climate change should be taken as seriously as that of nuclear war. The report assesses the potential dangers of unchecked global warming, which include: threats to global security, an increased risk of terrorism, lethal heat levels and unprecedented migration levels.
Job Opportunity: Develop a 'Warm Homes on Prescription Programme' in Nottinghamshire
Tue, 4 August 2015
The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Local Authorities’ Energy Partnership (LAEP) is recruiting a full time Programme Manager to develop and manage the delivery of a Nottinghamshire-wide ‘Healthy Housing’ affordable warmth programme. The programme will provide energy efficiency improvements and advice to householders, targeting people in fuel poverty and with long-term health conditions made worse by living in cold, damp homes.
The post holder will be an experienced project manager. Experience of delivering domestic energy efficiency and/or affordable warmth projects will be essential, along with the ability to design and manage a complex work programme.
The post will be based at Newark and Sherwood District Council but the postholder will work with all seven district councils and all six Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in Nottinghamshire.
Better Derbyshire Dales Fund
Thu, 30 July 2015Grants are available to support the work of new or existing community and voluntary groups or organisations that are working within the Derbyshire Dales to develop or strengthen communities and people’s health and well-being. Up to £1000 is available for revenue projects and up to £5000 for capital projects. Forthcoming deadlines are 3rd August and 2nd November. Projects categories include those which improve the local environment and projects to improve the energy efficiency of venues.
IGas Application For Borehole Monitoring
Thu, 30 July 2015Frack Free Nottinghamshire is encouraging people living in the county to object to an application from IGAs Ltd to drill and install boreholes in four locations. The group believe this is a precursor to asking for permission to frack wells in the area and that the boreholes could also be used in the future to store nuclear waste.
http://frackfreenotts.org.uk/take-action/monitoring-application/