Policy
Links are given below for current energy and climate change related policy. For information on policy in development, please see our Consultations page, and for information on planning policy and regulations please see our Planning page.
CORNWALL POLICIES & STRATEGIES
Cornwall County Council Sustainable Development Plan
Energy Strategy for Cornwall (2004) - CSEP
A Climate Change Strategy for Penwith (2006) - Penwith District Council.
Strategy and Action: The Economic Development Strategy for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly 2007 - 2021 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Economic Forum. CSEP is leading on Theme 1, Energy Sustainability objective (p.44-47).
Sustainable Community Strategy for Cornwall - under development in 2007.
SW REGIONAL POLICIES & STRATEGIES
Draft Low Carbon Housing & Fuel Poverty Strategy and Action Plan (2006) - Government Office of the South West (GOSW)
Regional Strategic Review on Sustainable Energy (2006) - South West Regional Assembly)
Revision 2010 : Renewable electricity targets for the South-West region up to 2010 (2004) - GOSW and SW Regional Assembly.
Revision 2020 : Renewable energy targets for the South-West region up to 2020 (2005) - GOSW and SW Regional Assembly.
SW Region Climate Change Action Plan - under development.
SW Regional Housing Strategy 2005 - 2016 - GOSW.
SW Regional Renewable Energy Strategy 2003 - 2010 - RegenSW.
SW Regional Wood Fuel Framework (2005) - Forestry Commission.
NATIONAL POLICIES & STRATEGIES
Biomass Strategy (2007) - DEFRA
Energy White Paper (2007) - DTI
Energy White Paper: Our energy future - creating a low carbon economy (2003) - DTI
Energy Review (2006) - DTI
- Energy review 2006 - Energy efficiency Partnership for Homes Summary
- Energy Review 2006 - A Simple Guide
EEC 2 and Energy Efficiency: The Government's Plan for Action - DEFRA.
EEC 3 - initial consultation (2006) - DEFRA
Home Information Packs (2007)
Local Government White Paper (2006) - CLG
Microgeneration Strategy: Power from the People (2006) - DTI
Securing the Future - UK Government Sustainable Development Strategy (2005) - DEFRA
Sustainable Construction Strategy (2008) - BERR
Sustainable Energy Bill (2002)
Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change (2006) - HM Treasury
Third Sector Declaration on Climate Change
UK Climate Change Programme (2006) - DEFRA
UK Fuel Poverty Strategy (2001) - DEFRA
INTERNATIONAL POLICIES & STRATEGIES
Adaptation for climate change in Europe - options for EU action (2007 Green paper)
European Action Plan for Energy Efficiency: Realising the Potential (2006)
EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings - see also Home Information Packs link above.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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