Transcript Steve Waller

Supporting Local Government
Steve Waller, Sustainability Advisor, IDeA
Raising our Game 4 September 2008
Carbon Reduction
Commitment, Planning and
Sustainable Homes, The
Merton Rule
The new
climate for
local
authorities
Policy
Practice
Nottingham Declaration
Local Area Agreement
Tackling Climate Change
Beacons
Assessment
LSP self evaluation, CAA,
Area risk assessment,
Scored Judgements and
198 National Indicators
Support
Signs of commitment
The new
climate for
local
authorities
National Indicators (of the 150 LAAs)
• NI 185 CO2 reduction from local authority operations 35 LAAs agreed this as an indicator
• NI 186 Per Capita CO2 reductions in the local authority
area - 100 LAAs agreed as an indicator
• NI 188 Planning to adapt to climate change - 56 agreed
Signs of commitment
The new
climate for
local
authorities
Nottingham Declaration- signed by 331 English Councils
Carbon Trust – 215 Councils now engaged on LA Carbon
Management programme
Support
Climate Change
Events
• Regional indicator workshops with NDP/GOs
www.nottinghamdeclaration.org.uk
• Climate Change Beacons events starting with the
Learning Exchange 23 September
www.beacons.idea.gov.uk
Guidance
• Revised Nottingham Declaration website
• Defra spreadsheet for monitoring NI 185
• Defra / AEA data for NI 186
• UKCIP guidance notes for NI 188 (available November)
Support
Climate Change (2)
Forthcoming Guidance
• Nottingham Declaration Self assessment
benchmark on climate change
• CAA self evaluation tool from LGA/IDeA will
signpost to guidance on climate change
Support
Climate Change (3)
Support
• Support provided by national agencies including
Carbon Trust, EST and UKCIP
• Climate Change Best Practice Programme £4Million programme mainly delivered by the
Regional Improvement and Efficiency
Partnerships
Support
Sustainable Development
• Positive Futures – 2 day conference for
sustainability practioners 5/6 May 2009
In development
• Local Sustainable development lens – a web
based tool to track and assess SD performance
through the National Indicators
• Development programme for LA elected
members on SD and climate change
Key Success Factors
Vision
Leadership
Partnership
Organisational Support
Communicating effectively
Enable change through resources and support
Reinforcement through targets, data and
monitoring
Contact
Steve Waller
Sustainability Advisor, IDeA
[email protected]
07771 931 859
www.idea.gov.uk
www.nottinghamdeclaration.org.uk