Posted on March 4, 2008
Helping People Change Their World
The Sheila McKechnie Foundation has opened applications for its 2008 awards, inspired by the legacy of Dame Sheila McKechnie.
The awards will begin a search among communities across the UK for
people of all ages who are campaigning to change their world locally
and globally. These will be the people with the potential to set the
agenda for politicians on issues ranging from climate change to support
for children with dyslexia.
Tim Helweg-Larsen, a mechanical engineer won the 2007 Environment Award
for his campaigning on global climate change. Tim launched
zerocarbonbritain, a radical vision of Britain
Posted on December 23, 2007
UPDATE: Dieter Helm has published an excellent report attempting to answer this question, called "Too good to be true? The UK’s Climate Change Record, download it here.
The ESRC’s Research Group on Lifestyles, Values and Environment (RESOLVE) has just published an important initial analysis of the UK’s carbon footprint based on final consumption. From our research on CAT’s Zero Carbon Britain project we’re very aware that further research in this field is sorely needed.
Abstract
The UK Climate Change Bill proposes to establish legally binding targets for a 60% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. This paper discusses the challenges posed by measuring progress towards this target. It takes as a premise that the conventional production-based accounting framework, enshrined in the UNFCCC emissions accounting guidelines, is inappropriate for this task because it fails to account for the carbon
