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Communities are being invited
to help the UK government
shape policy on climate change by
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bidding for a share of £10m to trial
low-carbon technologies.
The government has launched the
scheme as part of the Low Carbon
Communities Challenge, which
offers 20 communities support to
pay for specific measures, selected
by the residents themselves, to
reduce carbon emissions.
These could range from a
biomass plant, to retrofitting homes,
to electric car charge points.
In return for technical and
financial assistance, people national roll-out.The challenge is zero if the UK is to cut its emissions social housing. The money will be
living and working in the area will open to local authorities, charities by 80 per cent, highlighting the distributed via a Retrofit for the
work alongside government and and social enterprises. importance of local action. The Future competition, run by the
contribute to finding low-carbon Around a quarter of the UK’s challenge will start in January 2010. government-backed Technology
solutions from which the whole greenhouse gas emissions come Separately, more than 180 Strategy Board. This is the first of
country will benefit. from heating, lighting and powering organisations are to share £3.5m two phases investigating how to
Successful outcomes from electrical appliances in homes. to devise innovative plans for low- make deep cuts in carbon emissions
the project will pave the way for a By 2050 this needs to be almost carbon refits of existing low-rise from social housing.
Gateway to city WYG debt
steps up a gear
talks continue
Engineering consultancy Hilson
Moran has been appointed as Multi-disciplinary consultancy
M&E consultant for phase one White Young Green was given
of a £174m regeneration scheme more time to continue talks with
in Wolverhampton. Building its lenders after accumulating
the new bus station is the first more than £90m of debt.
phase of the Wolverhampton Its financial covenant test date
Interchange Scheme, by was deferred until 31 October
Neptune Developments, to while discussions continued.
create a ‘gateway’ to the city. If Paul Hamer, chief executive,
further investment is secured, said: ‘We have made significant
wider plans include a state-of- progress in the discussions
the-art transport interchange with our lenders. Heads of
for rail, tram and bus services, terms regarding a new financing
mixed use commercial premises structure are currently at an
for retail and leisure, as well as advanced stage, though the
creating a public space. proposals are subject to further
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