Presentation given to Nottingham & Derbyshire Local Authority Energy Partnership 10th October 2008.

1. Opportunity to work together and double our success.
A perfect match !
The time is right.
Careful consideration so as to steer our Partnership to
the most productive future possible.

2. Today’s Aim
Understand what MEA can do and have done
Understand how close the our goals are
Understand the proposal
Discuss any options
Agree a way forward

3. Purpose of LAEP Purpose of Marches
To promote more sustainable to encourage - Demand reduction
energy use in LAs and the Decarbonisation (low carbon sources
Community of energy) and
Decentralisation (more local energy
To achieve this by sharing production and supply).
technical and organisational
best practice. This will help deliver on the UK's
commitment to the climate change
To support and promote any challenge, helping to ensure a
action needed to tackle and sustainable, secure and affordable
prepare for climate change supply of energy for everyone
(Nis 185, 186, 187) We aim to contribute to these goals in
ways that strengthen the economic
Support Group for members capability of the areas in which we
work

4. Common Aims and Perspectives
Complimentary Contributions
MEA Fund raising
Marketing
Knowledge e.g. Bio Fuels, micro generation etc
Swift moving
LAEP Established network
Local Reputation
Route into 20 LAs
Knowledge e.g. Fuel poverty, Wood fuel etc

5. Challenge of the Decade
Last 10 years = Technical
Next 10 years = Communication

6. The deal in a nutshell
• MEA will help us multiply resources
• MEA will build the capacity in our area to allow
our LA’s to be more effective in reducing carbon
the the community
• LAEP will direct its annual fees via MEA for the
next two years.
• MEA will provide LAEPs administrative function
• After two years MEA will provide these functions
for free, and a lot more…..

8. Presentation to the Nottinghamshire
and Derbyshire Local Authorities'
Energy Partnership
Delivering per capita carbon
reduction, affordable warmth
and sustainable energy in
communities
Richard Davies Simon Ross
Director Team Leader LCC

9. Good Afternoon!

11. quot;Regardless
of which route we
choose, the world's
current predicament
limits our maneuvering
room. We are
experiencing a
step-change in the growth
rate of energy demand
due to population growth
and economic
development, and Shell
estimates that after
2015 supplies of
easy-to-access oil
and gas will no
longer keep
up with
demand.quot;
Jeroen van der Veer, CEO Shell
28th January 2008

36. 1. Maintain & Enhance LAEP

37. 2. Communication + Campaign (NI186 Focus)
+

38. 3. Project Carbon

39. Case Studies

40. 4. Low Carbon Communities

41. Low Carbon Communities
• Project delivery
• Find next community to work with
– They need to say yes
– Local networks
– Co-operation
• Find funders

42. Low Carbon Community Overview

43. Best Practice
• Whittington & Fisherwick
Environment Group
• Staffs County Council
• MEA
• Post project
– Ban unfilled cavity wall
– 2 new communities

44. 5. RE:think Energy

45. 6. Carbon Forum

46. 7. Action Heat

47. 8. N&D Environmental Technology Centre

48. “Make no little plans. They
have no magic to stir
men's blood... Make big
plans; aim high in hope
and work.”
Daniel Hudson Burnham
1846-1912
“Search all the parks in all
your cities; you'll find no
statues of committees.”
David Ogilvy
1911-1999

49. thank you