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Environment
Councils are at the forefront of reducing carbon use and waste, and protecting communities from natural and man-made environmental risks.
How we support environment
The LG Group lobbies on your behalf for:
- a central role for councils in delivering low-carbon communities
- a policy and resource framework to drive affordable reductions in waste
- properly resourced implementation of the new local lead role on flood management.
We can help you through peer reviews and tailored support from expert councillor and officer peers using our climate change benchmark.
Examples of our work
Publications
Cutting through the green tape II: preparing for the Carbon Reduction Commitment – on the LG Association website
Switch off, switched on – on the LG Association website
Be aware, be prepared, take action – on the LG Association website
From Kyoto to Kettering, Copenhagen to Croydon: local government’s manifesto for building low-carbon communities – on the LG Association website
A clean bill of health: how councils’ environmental protection work improves health – on the LG Regulation website
Collaborative councils: guidance on partnership working in regulatory services – on the LG Regulation website
Online forums and communities of practice (CoPs)
Environmental sustainability and climate change CoP
Sustainable communities discussion forum – on the LG Improvement and Development website
Waste Improvement Network website
The Nottingham declaration on climate change – on the Energy Saving Trust website
Guidance and good practice
Follow their lead – on the LG Association website
Environmental sustainability and climate change – on the LG Improvement and Development website
Environment – on the LG Association website
Sustainable energy benchmark and toolkit – on the LG Improvement and Development website
Managing flood risk – on the LG Improvement and Development website
Air quality toolkit: local action for cleaner air – on the LG Regulation website
Soil and contaminated land case studies – on the LG Association website
Climate change toolkit for regulatory services – on the LG Regulation website
Events and programmes
LG Group Climate Change Month, October 2010 – on the LG Association website
Carbon reduction commitment: issues, strategies and resources for the public sector – on the LG Association website
Peer reviews – on the LG Improvement and Development website
Contact
Martin Wheatley
Programme Director, Local Government Association
Email: martin.wheatley@local.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7664 3286
For councillors
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Follow their lead
A set of good practice case studies illustrating how councils are developing innovative policies to raise the profile of the environment in their area.
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Leadership Academy climate change programme
A programme developed to support councils on climate change, providing information on the latest developments, how the best local authorities are approaching climate change, and the benefits of strong political leadership.
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