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UK National
Sustainable Energy – without the hot air
is a stimulating discussion with a UK focus by Cambridge physicist David MacKay. A book has now received glowing reviews and
is available for free downloading.
The Low Carbon Buildings Program
provides grants for micro generation technologies in the UK.
The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) does
research, education, and offers support for renewable and sustainable technologies.
It has interesting exhibitions. many of them interactive.
Its comprehensive report Zero Carbon
Britain 2030, offering an integrated set of proposals backed up by a wealth
of data, is free to download.
The National Energy Foundation works for sustainable energy solutions for the UK.
The Sustainable Development Commission is the Government's
independent advisory body on sustainable development.
The Government CO2 Calculator.
The UK Government Department of Energy and Climate Change.
POST - the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology publish notes and reports on significant issues, including
Environment and Energy Publications.
PRASEG is the Associate Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group.
A cross party group for UK politicians and senior industry stakeholders that exists
to promote sustainable energy issues in Parliament and the wider political community.
The Standard Assessment Procedure 2005 covers the method for
reporting the energy efficiency of buildings in the UK.
The Transition Network is the new name for Transition Towns. It aims to supply a model for responding to the twin challenges of
Peak Oil and Climate Change.
COIN the Climate Outreach & Information Network is the
only active UK charity dedicated solely to educating the public about climate change.
The British Section of A Rocha covers
the implementation of the organisation's aims in the UK. A Rocha is
"An international conservation organisation working to care for God's world".
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