The document summarizes key provisions and implications of recent UK climate change and energy legislation, including the Climate Change Act, Energy Act, and Planning Act. It discusses targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the creation of a Climate Change Committee, renewable energy incentives, energy efficiency policies, and reforms to the planning system to promote low-carbon development. A workshop is then outlined to discuss opportunities and threats for the West Midlands region from these new laws.

1. Climate Change Acts Empowering a Vision Thursday 12 th March 2009 Phil Newcombe – Learning to Deliver Katherine Shepherd - Marches Energy Agency

6. West Midlands population: 5.3 million CO 2 : 50 million tonnes

7. West Midlands population: 5.3 million CO 2 : 50 million tonnes Sources: Energy4All, WDM, IEA Nigeria population: 140 million CO 2 : 52 million tonnes

11. 2000 CCP 2003 Energy WP 2006 CCP UK CO 2 Emissions – Progress?

13. Climate Change Act “ Legislation has been enacted to make the United Kingdom the first country in the world to introduce a legally binding framework to reduce carbon emissions, by 80 per cent of the 1990 levels by 2050.” Energy Act “ Legislation has also been enacted to provide clean and secure suppliers of energy”. Planning Act “ Legislation has been enacted to reform the planning system, providing for quicker and more transparent decision making, and to enable the introduction of the Community Infrastructure Levy.” Planning and Energy Act

23. Energy Act – RO Banding System 2.0 Wave; tidal stream; advanced conversion technologies (AD, gasification, pyrolysis); dedicated biomass burning energy crops; dedicated regular biomass with CHP; PV; geothermal Emerging technologies 1.5 Offshore wind; dedicated regular biomass Post-demonstration 1.0 Onshore wind; hydro-electric; co-firing of energy crops Reference 0.25 Sewage gas; landfill gas; co-firing of non-energy crop biomass. Established ROCs/MWh Technologies Band Proposed 'banding' of the Renewables Obligation

35. Your Chance to Respond DECC is holding interactive events to present proposals to contribute to consultation process For local government, community groups, NGOs and the supply chains of energy efficiency products and services in West Midlands 16th March 2009 9:30am – 4:30pm Botanical Gardens, Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3TR To register for this event email [email_address] stating the name of your organisation and role

37. Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver, The Summer Day

38. “ What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do.” John Ruskin

39. Don’t just stand there, do something!

40. Katherine Shepherd Phil Newcombe [email_address] [email_address]