Friends of the Earth

www.foe.co.uk

FOE has been campaigning successfully for over 30 years on environmental issues.

Greenpeace

www.greenpeace.org.uk

Greenpeace is an independent non-profit global campaigning organisation.

BBC climate change information

www.bbc.co.uk/climate

Good comprehensive information about climate change, and relevant issues.

Anything into Oil

www.mindfully.org/energy/2003/
anything-into-oil1may03.htm

An article showing that it’s possible to turn animal waste into oil if we want to.

Association for the study of peak oil and gas

www.peakoil.net

This site gives up to date information and statistics about the pending oil shortage.

Waste into Oil

www.changingworldtech.com/information_center/
press_releases.asp?id=10

Reports on the first commercially successful thermal process to convert organic waste into clean energy.

Green light to clean power

www.london.gov.uk/mayor/strategies/energ

The Mayor of London’s energy Strategy.

Integrating renewable energy into new develop.

Source: London Energy Partnership

Toolkit for planners, developers and consultants.

Partners in Innovation

www.sustainable-construction.org.uk

Training package for planners, RDAs, local authorities and developers – DTI funded project.

The Carbon Trust

www.thecarbontrust.co.uk

Government-funded company, helps businesses and the public sector to cut carbon emissions and supports the development of low carbon technologies.

The Planning Response to Climate Change

Source: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Advice on better practice.

Tony Blair climate change speech

www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page6333.asp

PM speech, September 2004, in which he calls climate change the world’s greatest environmental challenge.

East Midlands Regional Assembly

www.emra.gov.uk

EMRA aims to boost the economic, social and environmental quality of life for the East Midlands.

Sustainable Design and Construction – Final Report

Source: East Midlands Regional Assembly

Results of a study to highlight the benefits of sustainable design and construction.

EMDA

www.emda.org

Government funded organisation that monitors regional development and investment promotion.

Waste Recycling Environmental Ltd

www.wren.org.uk

WREN is a non-profit making, registered Environmental Body that distributes grants for projects under the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme. See their GREEN GUIDE.