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Training for Low Carbon Energy Proposals

A training event, to help planners assess landscape issues in relation to renewable and Low carbon Energy Proposals is to be funded through the Climate Change Skills Fund...

Securing the Skills for a Low Carbon Future
Wed, 28/03/2012 - 12:15

University of Hull’s Allam Lecture Theatre, Hull

Skills gaps have already been identified in the UK’s existing energy and process industries. As more renewable and low carbon industries are drawn to invest in the Humber, the demand for skilled and experienced workers in the region is set to increase, but what does this mean for your business and industry in the Humber as a whole? Hear from Siemens, Mainstream Renewable Power, Vivergo Fuels, Centrica Storage and Energy & Utility Skills as they share industry’s views on the key issues surrounding skills and how they are being addressed.

Heritage Counts 2011

Each year 'Heritage Counts' explores the role of the historic environment in wider social and economic agendas. 'Heritage Counts' is produced on behalf of the Historic Environment Forum. This year it...

Round 2 of the Government’s Capacity Fund for LEPs is now open. The second round will allocate the remaining £3 million. The application process has been simplified in...

Rural Growth Networks

On 29 December 2011 Defra launched a competition to identify six pilot Rural Growth Networks. Around £15 million is to be invested in the pilots aimed at supporting rural...

Green Incubator

Groundwork Sheffield and its partners Groundwork Wakefield and Heeley Development Trust, are delighted to announce a new project that aims to create 101 jobs and 15 social enterprises to boost...

Local authority Leaders and Chief Executives recognised the critical importance of managing the risks and opportunities associated with climate change in Yorkshire and Humber and agreed a programme of work that...

Economic value of biodiversity

This report presents the findings of a study of 'The Economic Valuation of the Ecosystem Service Benefits delivered by the UK Biodiversity Action Plan'. The research, commissioned by Defra (and...

The Prospects for Green Jobs to 2020

The Prospects for Green Jobs to 2020 is the third stage of the Strengthening Local Economies research programme. This research provides:

Please take part in Involve Yorkshire & Humber’s latest quarterly confidence survey. It will take just a few minutes: http://svy.mk/iOKQc3 - closing date June 30th

Upcoming Events

Feb
8

First steps to greening your business - workshop

Does your business want to take the first steps to managing your environmental impacts whilst saving money in the process? Do you want help with creating an action plan that will work for you?
Feb
21

Adaptation is a local issue

Following the recent publication of the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment and the forthcoming development of the National Adaptation Programme a series of half day workshops are being held across the UK for local authorities.
Feb
22

Community Renewable Energy Event

Richard Williamson, Bradford Council's Environment & Climate Change Manager, would like to invite you to a rescheduled and slightly adapted meeting regarding community renewable energy.
Mar
5

Urban Wildscapes Symposium

Timed to coincide with the publication of Urban Wildscapes, published by Routledge and edited by Anna Jorgensen and Richard Keenan, this symposium at the Garden Museum continues to develop the themes found the book.
Mar
11

Climate Week

Climate Week is a supercharged national occasion that offers an annual renewal of our ambition and confidence to combat climate change. It is for everyone wanting to do their bit to protect our planet and create a secure future.

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