The document outlines Newcastle's sustainable initiatives and the Newcastle Declaration on Climate Change, aiming to mitigate climate change impacts through various measures including improving energy efficiency, promoting local products, and expanding renewable energy solutions. It emphasizes projects such as the Newcastle carbon route map and sustainable energy action plans that focus on reducing carbon emissions by 34% by 2020 and addressing fuel poverty. Collaborative efforts are also mentioned in areas like transport, emissions reduction, and eco-neighborhood projects.

1. Informed Cities Forum 2010
- Research Into Practice
David Slater, Executive Director of
Environment & Regeneration
Newcastle City Council

2. Sustainable City Award
Independent evaluation by national body
Air quality
Newcastle 20
Recycling Biodiversity
15
Economy Waste
10
5
Food Eco Footprint
0
Climate change Employment
Green Space Transport
Health Education
http://www.forumforthefuture.org.uk/

3. Newcastle Declaration on Climate Change
• Declaration is a short policy statement of
our intensions around climate change
mitigation for the City.
• It is supported by our Sustainable Energy
Action Plan
• Behind this we have research to inform
building level interventions…..Newcastle
Carbon Routemap

4. Newcastle Declaration on Climate Change
• Ensure that every home that can benefit from cavity and loft insulation has been
treated by 2015.
• Deliver low carbon energy solutions across the city including community based
energy schemes, solid wall insulation and renewable energy generation.
• Support the city’s businesses in reducing their carbon emissions by 34% by
2020
• Do all we can to support “green collar” jobs in sectors like marine and offshore
technology.
• Develop the Science Central site as the focal point for applied research and
practice by the public and private sectors across the whole sustainability field
• Eradicate fuel poverty as far as is practicable by 2016 by both improving energy
efficiency and increasing household incomes
• Support work with the residents to reduce their energy consumption by 10%
through behavioural change and other low cost measures
• Support the development and introduction of electric vehicles across the North
East, including the expansion of charging points powered by renewable energy
where practicable.
• Promote lower carbon methods of travel, aiming for a 4% reduction in fuel use
through walking, cycling and better use of public transport by 2020
• Stimulate and encourage the production and consumption of locally grown
products and services

5. Covenant of Mayors – Sustainable
Energy Action Plan

6. Research to support City’s efforts towards
sustainability – example of Newcastle
Carbon Routemap
• Co-funded by the Science City Partnership and City
Council
• Concentrating on Domestic sector first
• Collating relevant information on existing building stock
into GIS:
– Building Type, Age, Tenure, Orientation, Occupancy, Energy
profile, thermal efficiency,
– Links with developments and geography of different parts of the
city (best energy solutions)
– Aims to target efforts & translate carbon reduction scenario into
delivery plans
– Key research to inform retrofit and regeneration projects
– Helps delivery on the key commitments in Newcastle Declaration
& SEAP

8. • Identify
south
facing
roofs –
PV &
solar
thermal

9. Where are the solid wall properties?

10. Heat Networks – what are the heat loads?
Heating Load
Primary Mains
Route
Energy Centre

11. Many other research programmes
We have many further areas of collaboration
underway:
• Eco-Neighbourhood Project
• Transport & emissions & congestion
• Science City Partnership
• Act 2
• Retrofit for the Future