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This page is for members of the Warwickshire Climate Change Partnership and anyone who lives or works in Warwickshire to request help, make offers, and ask questions on any aspect of climate change, whether it be the causes, the consequences or the solutions.

Anyone can respond to these requests, offers and questions using the contact details given below.

Blue Arrow Requests

Please have a look at the questions and send in your answers.

Blue Arrow Offers

1. What help could you offer in tackling climate change in Warwickshire?

2. We have been asked to circulate the following positions.

There is Defra funding available for a team to look at the human health impacts of climate change in the region. Any interested candidates should email Paul Fisher a CV on the contact details below.

The project team will have its own dedicated office at the West Midlands Public Health Observatory and will be overseen by Dr John Kemm as project manager. The project will run from 1st October 2009 till the 31st March 2010. There will be three members of the team:
1. A paid post. We have £18,000 for the 6 months (this would be inclusive of all taxes, expenses etc). The exact role would depend on the nature of the successful candidate but we would see this person being the main author of the final report, project managing on a day-to-day basis and leading on the environmental/climate change input to the report. This post would be expected to have a suitable postgraduate qualification and work experience in the environmental field;
2. An SpT/SpR – a number of trainees on the Public Health Training Scheme have already shown an interest. This will either be one for 6 months for two for 3 months each. Their main input will be on the health side and particularly liaising with HPA experts; and
3. An EU researcher - there will be two for 3 months each. The first researcher, Lorenza, has already been chosen. She has a background in Environmental Biochemistry, so should prove a valuable asset to the team.

The main output of the project will be a report outlining the potential human health impacts of climate change in the West Midlands Region. I am finalising an MPH project on the climate change effects on daily mean temperature and the consequent changes in crude daily mortality for the region and this team’s report will expand this work to cover the wider impacts on human health.

The project steering group have already identified a number of organisations, individuals and groups with an interest in health and climate change. Many of these have already shown a keen interest in this work and it will be vital that external local, regional and national resources are maximised to ensure a robust product is produced and wider ownership gained.

This is an extremely interesting area to work in and this project could play a large part in shaping regional health and climate change activity (for example: estimation of impacts, setting of indicators, producing models and surveillance systems).

Email: paul.fisher@hpa.org.uk

Blue Arrow Questions
  1. Can we link council tax rates to energy consumption with rewards for reduction? [Renewable Energy Club Member]
  2. Is publicity being circulated on sustainability to existing householders as well as new housing? (as in the home welcome packs) [Renewable Energy Club Member]
  3. What are the estimated CO2 emissions of building and operating the proposed Clarendon Arcade? [Renewable Energy Club Member]
  4. How can we court WDC officers? They still think that economic growth (of the wrong kind i.e. not localised) is good [Renewable Energy Club Member]
  5. How can we increase the number of allotments there are available? [Stratford Town Council]
  6. What research on climate change is being done at Warwick University or Coventry University? [Renewable Energy Club Member]
  7. Can street lights be turned off at night? [Renewable Energy Club Member]
    Answer - can street lights be turned off? (29 KB)
  8. Should we encourage people to have groceries delivered? [Southam Town Council]
  9. Can we find out more about the Transition Towns initiative? [Southam Town Council]
  10. Where can we find out about community funding for climate change projects? [Southam Town Council]
  11. Where can we get cardboard thermometers from? [Southam Town Council]
    Answer - where can we get cardboard thermometers from? (25 KB)
  12. What is WCC doing to meet the county climate change target? [Southam Town Council]
  13. Can WCC act as a trail blazer for a sustainable community project? [Renewable Energy Club Member]
  14. Is support available for getting planning permission for listed buildings wanting PV, solar thermal, wind and other renewable energy technologies? [Renewable Energy Club Member]
  15. How do we deal with climate change sceptics? [Renewable Energy Club Member]
    Answer - how do we deal with climate sceptics? (25 KB)
  16. If speed limits were reduced across the country, what effect would this have on reduing CO2 emissions? [Ansley Parish Council]
  17. How is climate change being incorporated into other Parish Plans in the county? [Ansley Parish Council]
  18. How do we get our local Social Club to recycle its glass bottles instead of putting them into the trade waste? [Ansley Parish Council]
  19. What route planning does Warwickshire Ambulance Service do to minimise the miles travelled by collecting out patients? [Ansley Parish Council]
  20. How green is Ecover? I don't think it is. [Renewable Energy Club Member]
  21. Could electricity demand display meters be made available to other people, perhaps through the library? [Renewable Energy Club Member]
  22. What car sharing / car club / lift sharing arrangements are there in Warwickshire? [Renewable Energy Club Member]
  23. Why can't residents in Studley use the waste transfer station at Redditch? It is nearer than any other in Warwickshire. [Studley Parish Council]
    Answer - Why can't residents in Studley? (87 KB)
  24. Does our local school have a green travel plan? We have horrendous congestion problems associated with school. [Studley Parish Council]
  25. Can we have a green area in our local library where we can find out more about climate change, peak oil and what we can do to tackle these problems? [Studley Parish Council]
  26. Does WCC work with Sustrans and look to improve cycling routes and cut back car access to town centres? [Renewable Energy Club Member]
  27. Climate change - given the problem is global, how do county plans fit in with national and global solutions? [Renewable Energy Club Member]
  28. How were the county targets for the LAA set? [Whitnash Parish Council]
    Answer - How were the county targets for the LAA set? (57 KB)
  29. How are politicians being encouraged to publicise the individual's responsibility to reduce their own consumption? [Renewable Energy Club Member]
  30. Do you have any ideas for activities we could all do for the 'Switch it Off' campaign this year? [Switch if Off working group]
  31. Can you think of an effective climate change project that could bring businesses in Warwickshire together to deliver? [WCC's Climate Change Team]
  32. Would you be interested in joining a Fleet Managers Forum? The Energy Managers Forum has been a great place to share best practice and ideas. [WCCP Steering Group]
  33. Would you like to attend a community climate change event in early September? It'll cover biodiversity, domestic renewable energy and flooding. Please get in touch. [WCC's Climate Change Team]
  34. Are energy efficient light bulbs more energy intensive to manufacture? [Warwickshire & West Midland Society of Local Counil Clerks]
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For further information on the Partnership or to get involved, please contact Warwickshire County Council's Climate Change Team by emailing climatechange@warwickshire.gov.uk


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