Please find below a selection of documents available for download.
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Sub-National Climate Change.
The current Northwest Climate Change Action
Plan for 2010-2012.
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Future North West: Our Shared Priorities - Published 2010 and sets out a course of action for the North West over the next 20 years. Download the Executive Summary or full document.
Environmental Considerations of Sustainable Economic Growth - the evidence base behind Future North West.
The previous Northwest Climate Change Action Plan for 2006-2009. Download. Summary report on progress of the Northwest Climate Change Action Plan 2006-09. Download. Report on progress in 2008 Full Report or Summary.
The regional Index of Sustainable Economic Wellbeing produced by the New Economics Foundation. Download 2010
The Regional Economic Strategy. Download
Northwest Science Strategy. Download
The Northwest Sustainable Energy Strategy produced by the Northwest Regional Assembly (now 4NW) in 2006. Download.
National Climate Change.
The UK Carbon Plan 2011 (Draft)
The Climate Change Act and Copenhagen Accord
The UK Low Carbon Industrial Strategy outlining the scope of a low carbon economy. Download
The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan which sets out the first carbon budgets [HMG, 2009] Download, the Technical Analysis is available here.
The Governments approach to reducing emissions from the domestic housing sector, through the Household Energy Management Strategy [HMG, 2010] Download
The Department for Transport's response to the Low Carbon Transition Plan through Low Carbon Transport: A Greener Future [HMG, 2009] Download and a guide for Local Authorities Download.
The UK's Renewable Energy Strategy [HMG, 2009] Download
Local Area Publications
Search the CLASP web portal for tools and guidance for local areas.
The My County or City pages also contain documents specific to Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Warrington, Cumbria, Lancashire and Merseyside.
A Well Adapting Region
Northwest initial interpretation of the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment produced to coincide with the launch. [Climate UK, 2012] Download
Reports on the contribution of Natural Systems to Carbon Sequestration and Reduced Flood Risk within the North West of England.
Reports on the Vulnerability of the Northwest's Natural Environment to Climate Change. Download.
Adaptation and the Built Environment [CCI, 2010]
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Report on the economic impact of flood risk in the Northwest [URS, 2009] Download
Report on the impacts and responses for key business and public sector services in the Northwest [ARUP 2009] Download
The UK Climate Change Projections 2009. Download.
Re-engaging with the Land, a report on the impacts of change change on the Northwest's rural economy [URS, 2008]. Download
Previous reports by Sustainability Northwest on Climate Change in the Northwest [2005] Download and impact son the Visitor Economy Download
The Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [2007] Download
Visit Natural England's climate change pages for reports on biodiversity and natural landscapes.
Smarter Use of Carbon
Visit Business Link Northwest and ENWORKS for more resources on how businesses are reducing their carbon impact.
For domestic emissions also view the publications by the
Energy Saving
Trust , and the Northwest Domestic Energy Alliance .
Assessment of the potential carbon savings in the region by 2020 [URS, 2009 and 2010] Download
The Energy Saving Trust Northwest Carbon Plan. Download. Case studies on the pilot driver behaviour programme with businesses across the region, and the smarter choices target marketing activity.
The Northwest Domestic Energy Alliance 'Low Carbon Housing and Fuel Poverty Activity Plan'. Download
Mapping report of modal-shift travel advice across the Northwest [EST, 2009] Download
Audit of Smarter Choices across the Northwest [Atkins, 2009] Download
NW Electric Vehicle Manufacturing, Take-up and Impact modelling [Adroit, 2010] Download
Clean & Secure Energy.
Northwest Renewable and Low Carbon Capacity and Deployment Study - Download
Brochures on key low carbon energy opportunities in the region - Tidal, Nuclear, & Offshore Wind.
Summary of report of Britain's Energy Coast in Cumbria. Download
Guide to the Biomass Fuel Supply of the Region. Download
Microgeneration Installer Information and Supply Chain for the region.
Publication on how the Northern Way is rising to the challenge of low carbon energy. Download
Study into the feasibility of Energy Services Companies in the Northwest. Download
Reports on progress with the Power from the Mersey project are available here.
Opportunities for Growth
Low Carbon Economy Report by the Northwest Development Agency 2009. Download
Assessment of the Skills required for a low carbon, well adapted region by 2020 [Ecotec, 2010] Download.
National report on the Low Carbon & Environmental Goods and Services Sector [Innovas 2009], including information on the Northwest. Download
Visit Envirolink Northwest or the Northwest Development Agency for further downloads on the opportunities in a low carbon economy.
Catalysing Action
The Northwest Climate Change Partnerships' tracker of perceptions of climate change in the public and private sector. Download
Report by the Northwest Business Leadership Team on responding to the Challenge of Climate Change [NWBLT, 2008] Download
Further Downloads
Visit the downloads sections in the CLASP web-portal for more reports and case studies for local areas.
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