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Government and Other Agencies
Air Pollution Information System (APIS), UK - comprehensive source of information on air pollution and the effects on habitats and species Air Quality Archive - The UK National Air Quality Information Archive BERR - Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (was Department of Trade and Industry until 28 June '07) BERR - Better Business Framework (NB. See the BUSINESS page of www.oursouthwest.com for help concerning improving the environmental and sustainability performance of business) BERR - Energy Group BERR - Renewable Energy Programme Building Regulations - information about the regulations on DCLG web site (see also Planning Portal below) The Cabinet Office The Carbon Trust Centre for the Analysis and Dissemination of Demonstrated Energy Technologies (CADDET) Centre for Research, Education and Training in Energy Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) Community Action for Energy (CAfE) - pilot programme from the Energy Saving Trust designed to promote and facilitate local community-based energy projects Community Research & Development Information Service (CORDIS) Connexions - guidance and support for 13 - 19 years olds to smooth the transition to adult life Countryside Agency - see Natural England (below) Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) Department for Children, Schools and Families - see also www.teachernet.gov.uk/sustainableschools - designed to support schools on their journey to sustainability, introducing the principles of sustainable development and offering guidance on how to embed these principles into the heart of school life Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Defra - Environmental Protection Statistics Department of Health Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills DTI - see DBERR above Department for Transport Department for Work and Pensions direct.gov.uk - fast route to government services Eco Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) Eco-Schools - provides a simple framework to enable your school to analyse its operations and become more sustainable ENCAMS - Environmental Campaigns (running the "Keep Britain Tidy" and "Going for Green" campaigns) Energie Helpline - Defra/DBERR Energie Helpline (Tel: 0161 874 3636). The EU's ENERGIE Programme supports research, development and demonstration aimed at delivering cost effective solutions to key energy related problems on a European scale Energy Saving Trust (see "Practical Help" and "Fleet & Travel Plans" below also) Energy Statistics (UK) Publications (source: BERR, previously DTI) Energywatch - The Gas and Electricity Consumers Council English Heritage English Nature - see Natural England (below) The "Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme" for investing in environmental improvements Environment Agency European Environment Agency European Union On-Line - see also "South West Brussels Office" link below Fleet & Travel Plans - Energy Saving Trust's environmental solutions for transport in Britain Food Standards Agency Foresight Forestry Commission Future Footprints - SW campaign led by Sustainability South West for sustainable tourism in the region Government Office for the South West GREENTIE - International "Greenhouse Gas Technology Information Exchange" Health & Safety Executive Highways Agency HMSO (for UK environmental legislation etc.) - now part of the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) - see below HM Treasury Home Office Housing & Buildings - Energy Saving Trust - information about housing & building energy efficiency including grants, publications & events I&DeA - Improvement & Development Agency - supporting self-sustaining improvement from within local government info4local.gov.uk (Central Government information gateway for Local Authorities) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) International Energy Agency Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) - the UK Government's wildlife adviser - see also the UK Biodiversity Website:- www.ukbap.org.uk run by JNCC (there is a link to this site from the "Environmental and other Non-Governmental Organisations" links page also) Learning South West Local Government Association ManagEnergy Internet Broadcasts - access to live ManagEnergy Internet broadcasts, videorecordings, advice, contact and background information etc from the European Commission's Energy & Transport Directorate General Met Office Ministry of Justice National Statistics - the home of official UK statistics (economy, population and society at national and local level) Natural England (brings together English Nature, the Countryside Agency and the Rural Development Service) New Opportunities Fund - "Lottery Distributor" awarding grants to health, education and environment projects throughout the UK Office of Climate Change - supporting Government Ministers to develop future UK strategy and policy on domestic and international climate change Office of the Deputy Prime Minister - this became the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) from May 2006 (see link above) Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) (for UK environmental legislation etc.) Office of Water Services (Ofwat) - regulator for the water and sewerage industry in England & Wales Parliament (UK) - House of Commons and House of Lords Planning Portal - UK government's online planning and building regulations resource (see also Building Regulations link above) Policy Connect - not for profit organisation which bridges Parliament and industry to promote effective policy in five key areas: design; environment; health; skills; and sustainability Regen SW (SW Renewable Energy Agency) REEEP - Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership - global partnership focussing on sustainable energy policies and joint actions Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution South West Biodiversity Partnership South West Climate Change Impacts Partnership (SWCCIP) - partnership to investigate, inform and advise on the impacts of climate change in SW England and to develop and share practical adaptation strategies South West Brussels Office - the SW region's unified voice in Brussels South West CORE - south west chamber of rural enterprise South West Protected Landscapes Forum South West Regional Assembly South West Regional Cultural Consortium southwestengland.com - a joint Regional Development Agency, Regional Assembly and SW Tourism web site promoting the South West's strengths South West of England Regional Development Agency South West Regional Observatory - this site links to the SW Environmental Observatory, SW Business Economy Module, SW Public Health Observatory, SW Regional Planning Module and the SW Skills & Learning Intelligence Module South West Rural Enterprise Gateway - Gateway to support, information and funding for rural enterprises South West Tourism Sustainability South West - the SW's sustainable development round table Sustainable Development Commission Sustainable Development - HM Government information on sustainable development Ten Downing Street UKAS - United Kingdom Accreditation Service United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Vehicle Certification Agency - new car fuel consumption & emissions data Water Voice - representing water customers in England & Wales |
Other Links pages:-
Environmental and other Non-Governmental Organisations Environmental Business Support Organisations and Schemes Environmental/Sustainability Research Organisations Local Authorities & Other Local Websites  |