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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