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Rural Low-Carbon Energy
CLASP has been working with the Lake District National Park and Cumbria Action for Sustainability to develop a pack of resources (both physical and electronic) for use when supporting rural communities with low-carbon energy planning.
This project provided three communities in the National Park with the assistance they needed to help them take ownership of their own energy futures. It provided much needed structured advice and support to overcome the barriers that are stopping activity, enabling community groups to progress from initial ideas, and towards having a clear plan for action, including sourcing for funding to get projects on the ground. To find out more about this project, take a look here: http://claspinfo.org/rural-low-carbon-futures
Carbon Storage Brokering
A 'Carbon Storage Brokering' study has been commissioned by the Lake District National Park Authority co-funded by CLASP, to explore the potential for a locally branded carbon market.
The overall aim of the project was to appraise options and develop potential business models for a carbon brokerage scheme that incentivises carbon sequestration through land management.
Resources including project summary, executive summary and full report are now available to download by clicking here.
Member Training Materials
A training session for elected members in Cumbria took place on 28th January 2013, and was attended by 11 councilors from Cumbria authorities. The session particularly focused on opportunities for Cumbria on sustainability, climate resilience and the low carbon economy.
The presentations from the day are available to download by clicking here.
You can also download the CLASP Member Briefing Pack of 6 briefings on key sustainability themes which this training supports.
A further training session on Flood Risk Management and Community Resilience took place on 12th March 2013, and was attended by 25 members from Lancashire and Cumbria authorities.
The presentations from the day are available to download by clicking here.
Resources Developed By Cumbria
On this page you can find resources developed as part of the CLASP Climate Change Skills Fund Programme, including:
Training and Advisory Programme
Sustainable Transport Planning
Training and Advisory Programme
Provided training and advice on a range of issues linked to carbon reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy production aimed at planners, councillors, developers and communities.
Click on the links below to download the following presentations and resource materials:
Explored how local communities in the Heart of Eden could reduce their carbon footprint and how the planning system could support this through the Sustainable Energy Eden project.
Click here to download presentations from the workshop session.
Click here to download a copy of the report.
Sustainable Transport Planning
Developed through the LDNPA and TAS Partnership this project explored how low carbon transport master planning could be developed with communities and businesses in the Hawkshead and Coniston area of the Lake District National Park.
Click here to download presentations from the workshop session.
Click here to download a copy of the report.
Nurture Lakeland explored how to develop a strategy for low carbon tourism in Cumbria with tourism businesses based in the Ambleside, Rydal, Grasmere area of the Lake District National Park.
Click here to download a copy of the agenda from the workshop session.
Click here to download a copy of the report.
Explored how protected landscapes could play their part in reducing carbon emissions through the Arnside and Silverdale AONB Low Carbon Landscape project.
Click here for more information on the AONB Low Carbon Landscape Conference.
Report available to download shortly.
All documents and presentation materials are available in the resource library.
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