Some useful links
This page contains links to local and national sites. We do not link to commercial sites, and do not accept unsolicited requests to link to other sites.
We’ve grouped links under several headings to make it easier to find additional information.
They are presented in the order of most frequently asked. If you cannot find what you’re looking for on our website, please contact us. Also let us know if you think we need to cover different questions or answer questions differently.
We are in the process of updating links under the following headings:
- General links about Teignbridge
- National and International links
- Climate related links (work in progress)
- Ecology related links (work in progress)
- Other links (work in progress)
1- General links about Teignbridge
2- National and International links
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Additional Background Information and Resources
General
- Ashden Sustainable Solutions, Better Lives is a charity set up by Sarah Butler-Sloss to raise awareness of sustainable energy to combat climate change and energy poverty. The link here is to ideas for climate actions for councils.
- Regen – transition to net zero
- Catapult – local area energy planning
- Devon Climate Emergency – Devon County Council’s plan, strategy and response
- Town and Country Planning Association and Royal Town Planning Institute – rising to the Climate Crisis, including guides for local authorities on planning for climate change
- Centre for Alternative Technology – the Zero Carbon Britain Hub
- Climate Emergency UK – working with residence, local and national councils
- Carbon Budgets (Latest IPCC Report) see chapter 2
- Carbonchoices promotes a book, Carbon Choices, by Neil Kitching, and a blog on climate change issues. The book “will help businesses and consumers to influence governments to set tight regulations; will encourage businesses to offer consumers better choices; and will empower individuals to make better choices for our climate and for wildlife”, according to the author.
- Transition Network – uniting communities for thriving futures
Policy Advice for Councils
- Climate Change Committee – recommendations for local authorities
- The Councillors Workbook on Climate Change
- Royal Town Planning Institute – see information under Policy Briefings
- 2019 Report from the UK government’s Committee on Climate Change
Carbon Reduction and Action Plans
- Kingsteignton Action Plan
- Cornwall Climate Emergency Development Plan
- Bristol Local Plan Review
- Teign Energy Communities – support for local energy projects
3- Climate related links
This section is work in progress
4- Ecology related links
This section is work in progress
5- Other links
This section is work in progress