Climate change and sustainability
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Department for Energy and Climate Change
Defra - The environment - climate change
Directgov - understanding climate change
Greater London Authority – climate change
Sustainable Development Commission
Campaign against Climate Change
CCPI - Climate Change Performance Index – comparison of the 57 top CO2emitting nations
BBC News - The arguments made by climate change sceptics - includes counter arguments
Centre for Sustainable Energy - national charity that undertakes projects aimed at tackling the threat of climate change and the problem of cold homes.
Centre for Alternative Technology - addresses aspect of the average lifestyle, including renewable energy, environmental building, energy efficiency, organic growing and alternative sewage systems.
Big Green Switch – promotes greener living. Includes carbon footprint calculator, information about switching to greener energy suppliers, home insulation grants
Bio Regional - solutions for sustainability - initiates and delivers practical solutions for sustainability.
Climate Group - aims to help government and business work towards a low carbon economy.
Climate Outreach and Information Network - charity formed to engage the public about climate change.
The Equality Trust – campaigns to reduce inequality and promote healthier more sustainable society.
Energy saving - carbon reduction - carbon footprint calculators
Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air by David McKay – complete book available for download. Packed with practical information.
How to live a low-carbon life: the individual's guide to stopping climate change by Chris Goodall. Lots of detailed information.
The Energy Saving Trust – stacks of useful information about energy efficiency and climate change: price comparisons for domestic appliances, insulation, energy saving fittings, glazing, computers and peripherals, energy saving light bulbs, heating boilers, home entertainment and consumer electronics compare and buy products
Carbon Trust – information to help cut carbon emissions and save energy. Includes carbon footprint calculator, information about loans, publications(need to register for full downloads) and carbon-saving tools (such as the Carbon Footprint Calculator and the Action Plan Tool that require registration).
Green Communities - an Energy Saving Trust programme to support and promote community based energy projects (training, funding, and advice). Includes Green Communities Funding Database.
ACT ON CO2– Government site covering climate change, practical measures for the individual, what the government is doing etc. Act On CO2calculator covers home, appliances and travel.
It's carbon judgment day – Mark Lynas article in The Guardian - explains what carbon footprint means and how it is calculated
Guardian - Environment – article comparing online carbon calculators.
Carbon Calculator (Warwick University) - carbon footprint calculator including shopping, travel, heating and electricity. Also sections on CO2effects, emission reductions (home, transport, food and waste) and national averages.
Carbon Footprint Calculator (Carbon Footprint Ltd) - calculator includes house, flights, car, motorbike, bus and rail, and secondary (which includes food preferences, recycling, packaging).
Carbon Account – system to record domestic energy and travel to discover and monitor and reduce your carbon footprint. Join the existing group or get them to set up a special version for your community group or business.
imeasure(Oxford University Environmental Change Institute) tool to check home energy use – enter gas and electricity used each week and find out how much you are spending and how much CO2you are producing.
Consumer Focus - help to cut energy bills - help and advice and information about grants, discounts and free energy help and assistance - help finder .
National Energy Foundation – simple carbon calculator for use by UK organisations
London Green Homes Concierge Service - service for people who want to make their homes more energy efficient and cheaper to run – charge for home assessments
Best foot forward – consultancy which carries out carbon footprint analyses. Includes a free version of software.
C LEVEL– Ethical carbon management practice, including carbon offsetting. Includes carbon footprint calculator with sections for organisations, events, flights, homes (including energy, travel and consumption & waste) and eco builds.
Footprinter- carbon footprint software
Green Book Live - online database designed to help identify products and services - including commercial building products and services and domestic energy efficiency products.
EarthPill- community website for sharing power meter reading information on the energy efficiency of electrical appliances
Sust-it.net- finding energy efficient appliances
Maplin- gadgets to monitor energy use, light bulbs etc.
Better Generation – article about smart meters
Current
Cost - details of their energy consumption monitor
Solar Century - advice and supply of solar installations. Advised on our solar pv system and supplied the panels.
Chelsfield Solar - specialists in the installation of solar voltaic systems. Installed our pv system and also a heat exchange fan.
Green Systems UK - installers of solar water heating and biomass boilers. Installed our solar water heating system and condensing boiler
Disenco– combined heat and power system (CHP) developer.
Envocare- description of combined heat and power (CHP) and micro and mini CHP
EarthEnergy- geothermal company specialising in the design and installation of ground source heat pump systems for building heating and cooling.
Low Carbon Buildings Programme – information about grants towards the cost of microgeneration technologies.
Green Book Live – search tool to find micro-generation installers.
Renwable
Energy Centre - links to contractors/suppliers/installers of
renewable technologies
Low carbon buildings - retrofit and refurbishment
T-Zero - practical information about refurbishment (insulation, heating systems etc.) Also has software to
get refurbishment recommendations for your home (can do one without registration).
building4change- sustainability in the built environment. Includes case studies, articles and practical information.
10:10: saving energy and carbon in your home - includes case studies
Existing Homes Alliance – a coalition of organisations calling for urgent action to transform the UK’s existing housing stock. Includes a manifesto.
Energy Saving Trust - solid wall insulation - Internal & external wall insulation
Low Carbon Housing Learning Zone (Leeds Metropolitan University) - sections on airtightness, thermal bridging and thermal bypassing.
Zero Carbon House - Birmingham – about a zero carbon house, built to meet the requirements of Level 6 of the UK Code for Sustainable Homes.
Zero Carbon Hub - about the issues and opportunities involved in developing, building and marketing low and zero carbon homes.
Sustainable Energy Academy - promotes action to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings and communities. Includes details of Old Home SuperHome - a network of exemplar, old dwellings which have undergone an energy-efficiency retrofit.
AECB- network of builders, architects, designers, manufacturers, housing associations and local authorities with common aim of promoting sustainable building. Includes Carbonlite Building Projects Database with information about the design, construction and performance of low energy buildings.
GreenSpec- Green building, design, products, specification and construction, including a directory of green building products and materials .
Sedbuk- boiler efficiency database
Eco Projects - Zero Carbon Homes (Channel4)
Eco-refurbishment of solid wall house - Brighton
Proctor Group - Spacetherm® F – wall insulation
Doctor Energy Insulating Paint - article about Thermalite in paint as an insulator.
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy– section of energy efficient water heating
US Department of Energy – Energy efficiency and renewable energy – selecting a new water heater
Carbon Trust - publications search - heating controls
DIYdata.com- Article about balancing central heating radiators
Lighting
Carbon Commentary - light-bulb libraries - blog article about light bulb libraries
Carbon Trust - publications search - lighting
Lightbulbs Direct– online supplier of light bulbs – includes a energy saving calculator
Efficient Light - supplier of energy efficient lighting and appliances
Sustainable Energy - without the hot air – lighting section
Blogs
Better Generation - Green Energy Blog
Carbon Commentary - Chris Goodall's blog - interesting articles on a wide range of topics relating to low carbon economy, - including climate change, gadgets and tools, renewable energy
Energy Blog - topics relating to energy including the contribution of fossil fuels to global warming, alternative energy sources and lifestyle changes.
George Monbiot – Guardian blog
Sustainable transport
The Man in Seat Sixty-One – Loads of information for planning rail travel
Rail Europe - online booking site - wide range of destinations
Car Clubs - information about how car clubs work, map to locate cars and list of car clubs
Streetcar– car club – the one we use – – excellent way of having access to a car when you need one without owning one
Zipcar– car club
Carplus– national charity promoting responsible car use, including car clubs and car sharing
Carshare.com – registered users can seek partners for car share, lift share, ride share and car pool
Liftshare- journey matching, liftshare, car share, ride share system
Walk It – urban walking route planner – various UK cities
Transport Direct - good for planning journeys involving a range of public transport services.
Transport for London - Journey Planner
Transport for London - Workplace travel plans
Department for Transport - Cycle to Work Scheme - Implementation guidance
Environmental Change Institute (Oxford University) – about study into the implications of aviation growth.
AirportWatch- umbrella movement uniting the national environmental organisations, airport community groups, and individuals opposed to unsustainable aviation expansion
Choose Climate: Flying Off to a Warmer Climate - carbon calculator for flights plus suggestions for alternatives
Plane
Stupid - network of groups that take non violent direct action
against aviation expansion.
Food
How Bad are Bananas: The carbon footprint of everything - by Mike Berners-Lee
Defra, UK - Secure and sustainable food
Food Carbon Footprint Calculator
London's Food Sector Greenhouse Emissions
Lovefoodhatewaste.com– tips on reducing food waste
The Pleasures of the Flesh - George Monbiot article about the environmental implications of meat eating
The Soil Association and Air Freight - article on Chris Goodall's Carbon Commentary blog
London Food Link: Local Food Finder - The database holds records of producers and suppliers in London and the counties surrounding London, and a few businesses a bit further away supplying products which aren't available closer to the capital.
National Farmers' Retail & Markets Association
Waste and recycling
CapitalWasteFacts- information and data about recycling and waste management in London. Includes borough by borough breakdown of statistics.
Green Works - a social enterprise and registered charity that recycles school and office furniture.
Comm-Tech– information about computer recycling in London.
Computer Aid International - their London workshop refurbishes donated computers and laptops.
WEEE- electrical and electronic waste collection.
EMC- mobile phone recycling
Recycle now – guide to home composting
Recycle more - advice for recycling at home, school and at work
reuze.co.uk- how, what and where to recycle in the uk
Water
Envirowise- online tools to aid understanding of water use and make comparisons with other businesses.
UK Rainwater Harvesting Association – water recycling - includes guidance downloads
Waterwise- about reducing water wastage
ECA– search tool for water efficient products
MyWaterDiary(University of Sheffield)
Thames Water -water-saving habits
Thames Water - water saving products, also composting bins
Sustainable schools
Carbon Trust - publications search - schools
Carbon Trust publication - Energy efficient refurbishment of schools (GPG233)
Carbon Trust - publication - A whole school approach - management guide (CTV037)
Sustainable Schools (Teachernet)
Teachernet - Online Publications - including sustainable schools
Green / ethical products
Centre for Alternative Technology Eco Store
Ethical and green living guardian.co.uk
Lots of other links – not sorted
BWEA - The UK's leading renewable energy association - the trade and professional body for the UK wind and marine renewables industries offshore and onshore wind, wave and tidal
COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference Copenhagen 2009
CRAG - Carbon Rationing Action Groups
Defra News releases 2008 - about the standard – PAS 2050 – a consistent way of counting the greenhouse gas emissions embedded in goods and services throughout their entire life cycle – from sourcing raw materials, through to manufacture, distribution, use and disposal.
Defra, UK - Green labels and claims - how labelling works, what labels cover, labelling policy
Department for Transport - Attitudes to Noise from Aviation Sources in England - study to analyse the impacts of aircraft noise
Department of Energy and Climate Change - 2007 local authority carbon dioxide figures
DrivElectric, Electric Vehicle Specialists
Earthscan- publisher on climate change, sustainable development and environmental technology
EarthTrends- environmental information on a range of environmental topics including climate, energy, biodiversity, water and environmental governance.
electricityinfo.org- information about electricity suppliers - find out how the electricity is generated - nuclear power, renewable energy, coal or gas power stations. Shows the carbon dioxide emissions from each.
Energy Saving Intelli Plug DSK 105 - OneClick - an adaptor to plug a PC into the master socket and extensions into the side plugs, so that when the PC is switched off or put in standby mode, the power will be shut down to the extensions as well.
Energy tariff – tool to enter appliances and energy consumption and get recommendations for switching electricity and gas supplier
EnviroLink - online environmental community
Environmental Data Interactive Exchange
Environmental Data Services Ltd (ENDS)
Environmentally Friendly Products and Services : Living Clean
Envirowise- advice and information to businesses on sustainable practices, including eco design, hazardous waste, environmental management systems, legislation packaging, legislation, waste management and water.
Global Action Plan - charity offering environmental expertise to help businesses, local authorities, communities and schools reduce their carbon emissions.
Go Green - London Borough of Richmond upon Thames – loads of useful information
Google - Carbon Footprint Project - includes calculator
Green Building Press - publisher of Green Building Magazine
Green Building Press – information centre includes section on energy and carbon (existing homes and zero carbon homes).
Green labels (Richmond GoGreen) – explains how labelling systems help make informed decisions about the products and services to buy, covering a range of environmental and sustainable issues including organic food, energy efficiency and protection of natural resources.
Greener Homes for the Future - report published by the Department of Communities and Local Government
Guardian Environment Network | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Guide To Low Carbon Lifestyles - lots of facts and figures
How to write an environmental policy - Go Green site
HSE - Publications: Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
HydroTaps-Ideal for kitchens at home and in the workplace our HydroTaps fit under the kitchen sink and dispense a continuous supply of filtered water at the touch of a tap
Insulated Render & Cladding Association
Internet-based carbon tools for behaviour change (University of Oxford Environmental Change Institute)
localsustuk : local sustainability UK - Yahoo! Groups
Mayor of London’s Green Procurement Code
Megaman- energy saving lamps and light bulbs
National Insulation Association
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
NATS Terminal Control North - consultation on flight changes - information about 2008 consultation about UK air traffic
NetRegs - provides environmental guidance for small and medium-sized businesses - to understand what is necessary to comply with environmental law and protect the environment
New Economics Foundation - publications
New Statesman - Carbon Counter
New Statesman - Climate Change
NF7 - A Review of Microgeneration and Renewable Energy Technologies.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Our Year Without Oil - Channel 4
Passive solar design software - solacalc
Performance Calculator for grid connected PV systems
Planning Renewables - Resources and information for renewable energy
Reegen Environmental Consultancy Services - thermal imaging
RSA - Carbon Limited - personal carbon trading
Samso- Danish island where the residents have cut their carbon footprint by 140 per cent
Sandbag: real action on climate change - campaigning organisation focused on emissions trading. Campaigns for tighter caps on emissions and to take emissions permits out of circulation
SavaWatt Controls -energy saving products including SavaPlugs, SavaControls and SavaLighting
SD Gateway (Sustainable Development Gateway)
Slow Travel - low carbon travel
SolarVenti UK - solar air heating dehumidifiers, ventilation & water heating
Stop Heathrow Expansion - Climate_change Air_travel
Stop Junk Mail - Your free junk mail advice service
Sustainable Communities Network
Sustainable Development Commission UK (SDC) solutions to climate change
Sustainable Development Renewable Energy Waste Recycling
Sustainable product directory - London Remade
Sustainable Resources Across London | London Community Resource Network
Sustainable Travel International - carbon offsets
SWELTRAC - Uniting London's Transport -inc travel plans
TerraPass | Fight Global Warming - Reduce your Carbon Footprint & Promote Clean Energy - mainly about carbon off-setting but some interesting calculators - American
Thames Renewables - team of sustainability and energy specialists offering energy service including all the aspects of assessment, design, costing, installation, quality and commissioning.
thetrainline: Best Fare Finder - find cheap train tickets faster
UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP)
UK Climate Projections - UKCP09
Vent-Axia - Our Products - Vent-Axia Lo-Carbon™ Ventilation Range
whatyoucando.co.uk– products and advice to combat climate change
WRAP - Material change for a better environment - WRAP