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Jul 4 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
NEW: Most comprehensive Guidance yet for doing #LocalAreaEnergyPlanning.

LAEP is a place-based approach defining pathways to #NetZero for local councils.

Guidance funded by @innovateuk.

es.catapult.org.uk/news/local-are…
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What's the purpose of the #LAEP Guidance?

▶️Efficiencies & value for money
▶️Common approach to compare areas
▶️Find characteristics in data
▶️ID roles and responsibilities
▶️ID standards
▶️Confidence for funders

es.catapult.org.uk/guide/guidance…
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About 80% (or over 300) local authorities have declared a "climate emergency" yet only a few have a clear plan on how to get there.

But that is changing.

Dec 2021: Only 15 councils had a LAEP completed or in the works.

Jul 2022: Increase to 43 councils in just 6 months.

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NEW: LAEP Governance report also published today .. finds the extra cost of uncoordinated LAEP begins to emerge with a critical mass of >90 or 25% of districts.

Coordinating LAEPs with clear guidance could save around 1% GDP or £252bn.
es.catapult.org.uk/report/governa…

#NetZeroWeek
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You've declared a climate emergency .. now what?

Working with @greatermcr & 10 local councils:

@boltoncouncil @BuryCouncil @ManCityCouncil @OldhamCouncil @RochdaleCouncil @SalfordCouncil @StockportMBC @TamesideCouncil @TraffordCouncil @WiganCouncil
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Jul 5
4⃣6⃣ Local Authorities and #NetZeroHubs join us today for the latest ..

LOCAL AUTHORITY ENERGY SYSTEMS FORUM
.. covering:

▶️ NEW #LocalAreaEnergyPlanning Guidance and Governance
▶️ LAEP roll-out in Wales
▶️ Net Zero Go
▶️ Living Labs

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NEW: Guidance on creating a #LocalAreaEnergyPlan

~80% of local authorities have declared a "climate emergency" but few have a clear plan on how to get there.

LAEP are a place-based approach to defining a pathway to #NetZeroLocal.

es.catapult.org.uk/guide/guidance…

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NEW: LAEP Governance report also published today .. finds the extra cost of uncoordinated LAEP begins to emerge with a critical mass of >90 or 25% of districts.

Coordinating LAEPs with clear guidance could save around 1% GDP or £252bn.
es.catapult.org.uk/report/governa…

#NetZeroWeek
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Dec 10, 2021
NEW REPORT: Up to 75% of local authorities have declared a climate emergency ..

Yet only 15 of almost 400 councils are so far developing clear Net Zero plans that meet the gold standard criteria - called a Local Area Energy Plan.

es.catapult.org.uk/report/the-fut…

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This new report - The future of Local Area Energy Planning in the UK - aims to:

1⃣ Offer a clear LAEP definition
2⃣ Assess the scale & quality of Net Zero planning underway
3⃣ Identify barriers & challenges to delivery
4⃣ Assess common methods, guidelines, models & tools

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1⃣ Local Area Energy Planning definition:

A data-driven, collaborative & whole system approach to meeting local & contributing to national Net Zero.

▶️ Fully costed & spatial plan
▶️ Identifies energy system & built environment changes
▶️ What, where, when and by whom

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Jun 15, 2021
UK ETS BLOG - Part 6: New carbon regulator could shape a world leading UK emissions accounting regime to underpin the UK Emissions Trading System and our #NetZero ambitions - says Dr @danialsturge. 1/6

es.catapult.org.uk/comment/uk-ets…
UK ETS Blog - Part 5: The UK only just left the world’s largest carbon market – the EU Emissions Trading System. But should we already be thinking about linking the smaller UK market to its larger and older European cousin? 2/6

es.catapult.org.uk/comment/uk-ets…
UK ETS Blog - Part 4: If UK industry is to lead the green industrial revolution, Government will not only have to incentivise deep decarbonisation of industry, but also ensure that UK industrial competitiveness is not unduly impacted. 3/6

es.catapult.org.uk/comment/uk-ets…
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Aug 25, 2020
THREAD 1/8: #NetZeroCarbonPolicy is our new thought leadership project, focusing on how the UK can build an innovation-friendly, economy-wide policy framework to achieve Net Zero.

8⃣ recommendations for policymakers ...

es.catapult.org.uk/comment/accele…
The 1st report - Accelerating to #NetZero - sets out how a sector-led approach to carbon policy can accelerate progress during the 2020s. 2/8

es.catapult.org.uk/reports/accele…
#NetZero Carbon Policies include any policies that require or incentivise action to reduce or remove emissions, including:

✅ Pricing
✅ Regulation
✅ Subsidies
✅ Standards 3/8
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May 18, 2020
🤷‍♀️What are Smart Local Energy Systems?

🤷‍♂️Do they need a Code of Practice (CoP) to thrive?

We take a close look at how other parts of the #energy system use a CoP to improve best practice standards:

es.catapult.org.uk/news/do-smart-…

Below is a thread with some key takeaways👇
1⃣ Codes of Practice (COP) help to identify opportunities to improve best practice and identify shared risks.

⚡This brings clear benefits as it acts to protect customers and improves investor confidence in the wider #energy sector.

#SmartEnergy
2⃣ We found that the breadth of industry support gained is a key indicator of a successful COP.

✔️For example, the CoP covering #HeatNetworks - which worked hard to gain wider sector support - has been highly effective and had an especially big impact on procurement.
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Mar 10, 2020
Innovating to Net Zero report out today

✔️Net Zero by 2050 is possible with innovation & scale up

1⃣0⃣0⃣s of cost-optimised pathways to 2050 modelled with trade-offs across the whole system between ..

🔌Low Carbon Technology
🌲Land Use
✈️Lifestyle

es.catapult.org.uk/news/net-zero-…
Whole system thinking looks at all combinations & interactions between: a top-down technology focused & bottom-up behaviour focused approaches.

Key findings:

1⃣ Unlike 80% target, Net Zero narrows the set of decarbonisation pathways & leaves little slack for fossil fuels.
2⃣ Net Zero success depends on support for innovation & scale. A techno-focused path will need:

✅Bioenergy with Carbon Capture & Storage to offset emissions

✅Electricity may need to double - wind power & advanced nuclear are key

✅Hydrogen at levels of today’s electricity.
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