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Reading University Energy Manager top in public sector

The University’s Energy & Sustainability Manager, Dan Fernbank, has been awarded Public Sector Energy Manager of the Year at the 2019 Energy Management Awards. Run by the Energy Managers Association (EMA), the awards recognise and celebrate outstanding work in the energy management and sustainability industry. Dan has led the University of Reading’s Sustainability Services team …

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How do we finance the changes to net zero?

John Christensen, who chairs the Tax Justice Network,  gave a great talk on equitable options to finance the necessary changes to hit carbon net zero. You can read it on  https://www.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Just-Transition-RICS-11-MAR-2020.pdf there is a two part newsletter giving more details about these ideas , including methods of sustainable cost reporting (SCORE) of greenhouse gas  emissions.  …

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Chair on public consultation launch of our new Climate Emergency Strategy

It is of course a challenging time to be launching this consultation. With the concern about the spread of the coronavirus, many people will not be focused on the Climate Emergency. I certainly share those worries, and desperately hope we are lucky, and that the forecasts don’t come close to those ‘reasonable worst case scenarios’. …

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Find out about the proposed Reading and Caversham Flood Alleviation Scheme

The Environment Agency is hosting 7 public drop-in events from 26 February to 20 March. Come along to find out more about flood risk in Reading and Caversham, what residents can do to prepare and our updated plans for a possible flood scheme. There will also be information on how climate change may increase flood risk …

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Grants of up to £5,000 now available to SMEs for energy efficiency projects

Low Carbon Workspaces is a grant scheme in Berkshire helping small and medium sized enterprises to make energy efficiency improvements  or reduce their carbon emissions. Maximum grants of up to £5,000 are available to cover up to a third of the cost of energy efficiency projects. The programme is operated by a specialist agency which will …

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RCCP Board Minutes 2019

Please see following meeting minutes from our 2019 RCCP Board meetings. RCCP Minutes 18 Oct 2019 RCCP Minutes 9 Jul 2019 RCCP Minutes 5 Apr 2019 RCCP Minutes 25 Jan 2019