News UK November 2008

*Committee on Climate Change recommends a minimum 34% cut in GHG emissions by 2020, November 30 Committee on Climate Change, November 30 topic
*Wildlife indicators show improvements, November 27 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, November 27 topic
*Monthly mass cycle ride in London not unlawful, law lords rule, November 26 Friends of Earth, November 26 topic
*Eco-quarter proposed for Thames Gateway, November 26 Communities and Local Government, November 26 topic
*Energy Bill now includes legislation to introduce a feed-in tariff (FIT) for renewable electricity and renewable heat incentives, November 18 Friends of the Earth, November 18 topic
*Fewer than one in twelve councils using Well Being Power, November 17 Communities and Local Government, November 17 Nottinghamshire County Council has reduced its carbon dioxide emissions by using the Wellbeing Power to create a non-profit renewable energy company.
*New Local Government Network (NLGN) welcome this week’s Commons vote to establish Regional Select Committees in England, November 14 New Local Government Network, November 14 topic
*Perthshire town of Comrie launches community-led project to reduce its carbon footprint, November 11 The Scottish Government, November 11 topic, place
*China and UK strengthen partnership on sustainable agriculture, November 10 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, November 10 topic
*Progress on recycling targets by English local authorities, November 6 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, November 6 topic
*New climate change duty and parliamentary scrutiny will strengthen Planning Bill, say Government, November 4 Communities and Local Government, November 4 topic
*Public consultation opens on "toughest ever" green standards for eco towns, November 4 Communities and Local Government, November 4 
*Defra launch their Third Sector Strategy, November 3 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, November 3 topic
*An area of countryside equivalent to the City of Birmingham will be lost if the Government continues to impose top-down policies on regional decision-makers, November 3 Campaign to Protect Rural England, November 3 This is the finding of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) following its investigation into existing and emerging Regional Spatial Strategies, which set out regional policies, including levels of housing development. topic
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