4th APRIL - NATIONAL 'COME OFF IT' DAY URGES HOUSEHOLDERS TO "SWITCH OFF' JUST ONE THING AND TURN ON TO A "CLEANER' LIFESTYLE
Change your habits, change the UK's energy future.
Householders, tenants and businesses, large and small, across the nation are being urged to turn off something electrical on Tuesday 4th April National "Come off it" Day. It could be the standby light on the TV, or a single light bulb. Anything and everything that isn't needed but which might normally remain on.
At the same time people are being encouraged to "plug in" at least one new energy-saving, long life light bulb on the day.
"Come off it" day will demonstrate how quickly small actions taken by each of us as individuals mount up to a big difference in the nation's energy consumption. When we all act together it will become clear that our 'base load' energy demand and carbon emissions (CO2) can be...
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What is the 'Merton Rule' and how is it affecting all major development projects?
The 'Merton Rule' is the groundbreaking planning policy, pioneered by the London Borough of Merton, which requires the use of renewable energy onsite to reduce annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the built environment. Hundreds of local authorities look set to follow Merton's lead, which will impact all new major development projects throughout the UK.
BackgroundFollowing the publication of Planning Policy Statement 22 (PPS22), Planning Guidance on Renewable Energy, issued by the Office of Deputy Prime Minister in 2004, the London Borough of Merton was the first to formalise the governments renewable energy targets in its adopted UDP, setting the target for the use of onsite renewable energy to reduce annual CO2 emissions for all new major developments* in the borough by 10%.
The first project to comply with this target ten light industrial units - was completed in June 2005 at Willow Lane,...
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LONDON, England, November 2, 2005 (Refocus Weekly)
The UK government must take action to install more solar panels, mini wind turbines and heat pumps into homes and schools, according to a report from a government agency.Generation of energy from renewables "has the power to engage homes and schools to actively cut their energy use and connect with climate change solutions," concludes 'Seeing the light: the impact of micro-generation on the way we use energy,' prepared by the Sustainable Consumption Roundtable. The report claims to be the first research into the effect of microgeneration on attitudes and behaviours in homes and schools, and is set against the government target of reducing carbon dioxide by 60% over the next 50 years.
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