There’s lots happening at the Sidmouth Science Festival. Tomorrow at Super Science Saturday, there is a full day of scientific fun around Sidmouth with lots to do for families of all ages as well as grown ups. At the same event on Saturday 5th, Exeter Community Energy [ecoe.org.uk] will be promoting their “cosy home” work – and… Read More »‘Cosy homes’, climate and tackling plastic @ Sidmouth Science Festival
Back in May 2019, a range of public, private and voluntary organisations from across Devon came together to form the Devon Climate Emergency Response Group, to declare a climate and ecological emergency and to endorse the principles of the Devon Climate Declaration. The group took the positive step of declaring that the Devon Climate Emergency was all about creating a… Read More »The challenge and opportunity of climate change in Devon… and beyond
CAPS and the town council have been promoting the home carbon calculator. After all, it would be good for our pockets to know how much heat our houses are losing. And so, one of the the Four Aims of CAPS is “to help households reduce their carbon footprint” – and “to explain when this can help save individuals money.” It’s… Read More »How the ‘carbon footprint’ idea came about – and how to reclaim it
The Power for People campaign has been working on getting community energy into the new Energy Bill, as reported on the CAPS news pages. Others have been pressing for the same – as Ripple Energy calls for easier access to community energy, the Ecologist says the GB Energy Bill ‘must be bolder’ and Community Energy… Read More »MPs calling for community energy to be added to the new Energy Bill
Some ten years ago the SidEnergy project was set up as the community energy group for the Sid Valley – but it had to halt its projects due to the withdrawal of feed-in-tariffs. Today, however, the CAPS project is keen to explore the options, as it looks to local energy production. In parallel, the Power… Read More »Getting community energy into the new Energy Bill
There is a huge amount of potential for clean energy production in the UK. Today’s Observer looks at why turbines that float could be the new wave in British wind power | Energy industry and Will Hutton says Britain could be a sci-tech superpower – if the Treasury stopped holding it back. At LBC, entrepreneur John Caudwell is… Read More »Can the UK become a ‘clean energy superpower’?
What is the Climate Awareness Project Sidmouth aiming to achieve? The CAPS August Newsletter let it be known! Direction of CAPS The CAPS team have set out four aims to support our overall objective of raising community climate awareness. They are :- · Organise talks and other events on sustainable behaviours: o… Read More »The Four Aims of CAPS
How can we plan for reducing our impact on the climate – in a local, concrete way? EDDC ACTION PLAN: The East Devon district council has published its climate emergency action plan – which sets out the priority actions they will take as a council to work towards their pledge of being carbon neutral by 2040:… Read More »Would a citizens’ climate assembly work for East Devon – or even the Sid Valley?
What is the potential for local energy production? SIDENERGY: Almost a decade ago, SidEnergy was looking at producing energy locally – but had to put a stop to its projects due to the cutting back of the feed-in tariff scheme: SidEnergy – Vision Group for Sidmouth CAPS: The Climate Awareness Partnership has been looking at… Read More »Looking to local energy production
This week, three farmers and landowners will be making up a panel to talk about “FARMING THE LAND IN DEVON: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE” Join the Climate Awareness Partnership Sidmouth in the Cellar Bar at Kennaway House from 3pm on Thursday 6th June – to hear a panel of Devon farming professionals talk about what… Read More »The future of farming: talking to Devon farmers and landowners: Thursday 6 June