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co-operative renewable energy in the uk - a guide to this growing sector

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Download the report from uk coop website

Co-operatively-owned energy generation is a vibrant and growing sector in the UK. The first co‑operatively-owned wind turbines, Baywind in Cumbria, started turning in 1997. Since then, over 7,000 individual investors have ploughed over £16 million into community-owned renewable energy.... read more...

Case studies

Research

Funding models

Planning

Structures and legal

Dorset Community Transport Directory - 2012

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Dorset community transport directory

This guide provides details of around 60 voluntary carschemes, dial-a-rides and other Community Transport initiatives acrossDorset.The directory is split by District, to help locate schemes nearest to you,and are listed in alphabetical order; BUT do check other neighbouringdistrict... read more...

Networks / sites with multiple resources

Understanding the Green Attitudes of Dorset Residents

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Understanding the Green Attitudes of Dorset Residents.pdf

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Dorset For You

Environmental AttitudesThe environment is playing an increasingly important role in the way the county council interact with the people of Dorset, and more pressure is being put on organisations to understand and help encourage a shift in the attitudes and behaviours of Dorset residents.In response... read more...

Case studies

Research

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Local Government Association renewables website with case studies

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LGA Resource Link

This Local Government Association renewables website contains a number of case studies of projects. Listed below:Energy planning Stockport’s energy opportunities and policies Mapping the potential for sustainable energy in Cheshire East Biomass Barnsley sets off biomass boilers read more...

Case studies

Enabling the Transition to a Green Economy: Government and Businesses Working Together

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DEFRA website link & PR

The Government has published a document that outlines a number of actions towards achieving a green economy and boosting economic growth in the UK.Enabling the Transition to a Green Economy: Government and Businesses Working Together outlines a number of planned actions towards achieving a green... read more...

Research

Policy updates

PlanLoCaL resources

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Resource Pack

Planlocal homepage

Films

The PlanLoCaL website enables users to explore links between low carbon living and other local priorities, such as community buildings, housing and health. The website also hosts over 40 short films and an in-depth resources pack to assist community groups with establishing their own renewable... read more...

Case studies

Planning

Networks / sites with multiple resources

‘Warming to the Idea: building resilience to extreme weather and climate change in the South West’

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Our South West

In 2003 Climate SouthWest (then known as the South West Climate Change Impacts Partnership) published a scoping study that looked at what the impacts of climate change are across a number of sectors in the South West. The Summary Report from this study has been updated and the new report,... read more...

Case studies

Toolkits

Dorset sustainability checklist for a "One planet Olympics"

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Team Dorset Website - the checklist and guidance notes are available from here

The Sustainability Checklist has been developed by Team Dorset to help you consider how sustainability relates to your projects or plans. In particular it will help to quickly identify the contribution (both positive and negative) your project or activity is likely to make towards the London 2012... read more...

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