Minutes of the - Carbon Action Network
Transcription
Minutes of the - Carbon Action Network
Minutes East Midlands CAN Meeting Wednesday 15 April 2015 LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1RE 1. Attendees and Apologies Attendees: Milo Cereghino Leicester City Council Mike Richardson Leicester City Council Jenny French Ashfield District Council Helen Chadwick Harborough District Council Tom Veitch Global Action Plan Geoff Davenport Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council Aidan Davis Leicester Energy Agency David Young Climate Change, What's Your Plan Rob Leeson Carbon Action Network Secretariat Nicola Holt Carbon Management for Leicester SMEs Darsh Chauhan East Midlands Carbon Action Network Stuart Maris Matildas Planet Sharmila Dalal British Gas Karen Lond West Lindsey District Council Mark Ducker National Grid Affordable Warmth Solutions Jo Giles National Grid Affordable Warmth Solutions Richard Chubb Rutland County Council Apologies: Sean Johnson – Lincolnshire County Council Hadrian Asher – Boston Mayflower Andrew Pooley – Broxtowe Borough Council Rob Cartwright Justine Biggs – E.ON UK Sara Earl – Corby Borough Council Denise Marsdon – Flourish Partnership Anne-Marie Coulthard – South Kesteven District Council 2. Chair’s Update – Karen Lond Minutes & matters arising from previous meeting The last meeting scheduled for December had to be cancelled, due to the lack of attendees. Minutes from the meeting in September 2014, held in Leicester, were accepted as a true record of the meeting. National CAN Update CAN Executive meeting last October 2014. - The CAN Executive decided to look into a two day conference, in the hope of getting the entire network together. - Due to the election the conference is scheduled for October 2015. - E.ON’s sponsorship for National CAN finished last September 2014. - The last CAN conference was in October at the Ricoh Arena, which went really well. CAN Executive meeting and Chairs Away Day were held in January 2015. - They discussed the objectives for CAN – Health, Localism and Community Energy. - The CAN Executive developed a letter to be sent to all the main political parties to highlight our concerns in energy efficiency and fuel poverty. This was based on the responses from the winter survey of members, Fuel Poverty consultation work and network meetings. The next CAN Executive meeting is Thursday 16 April 2015. HECA reporting March 2015 DECC issued letters to the Chief Executives to request the HECA reports on 22 January 2015. The HECA reports were published on the Energy Conservation Authorities websites on 31 March 2015, and a link was sent to DECC. Steve Ives acknowledged receipt of the link, which confirms he is still at DECC working on HECA reporting. Private Rented Sector The consultation on the Private Rented Sector was published by DECC on 5 February. National CAN produced a response to this consultation. Fuel Poverty Strategy The Fuel Poverty Strategy response was published by DECC in March 2015. EMCAN and CAN submitted separate responses. The targets have remained very woolly, even though the EMCAN response specifically focussed on the sharpening up of targets. Fuel Poverty Advisory Group (FPAG) The FPAG published the 12th annual report on 23 February, there is reference to the work of the Off Gas Grid working group. KL represents National CAN at the Off Gas Grid working group. DECC – Central Heating Fund The aim of the fund is to incentivise the installation of first time central heating systems, in fuel poor households. Applications need to be submitted between 25 March and 5 June 2015. Cost effectiveness will come into the bidding process; DECC have assured KL that there will be weighting given to rural off grid to take account of the increased costs to deliver measures in sparsely populated rural areas. NEA – New £26.2 million programme Commencing in April 2015, and running for two or three years, to address some of the properties identified in the Fuel Poverty Strategy. There are three elements for the programme: - Warm Zones Fund (£13 Million) - Technical Innovation Fund - Warm and Healthy Homes fund KL followed the link to register interest and got an acknowledgement email. Q: Where has this fund come from? A: CESP funding – Hoping that the NEA will focus on CESP areas. ECO – Energy Scheme ‘neglects rural homes’ 1.7 million rural households have paid an estimated £42 in levies on their electricity bills over the last two years to fund the ECO scheme. Together, the 1.7 million rural households contributed more than £70m, but measures installed are worth just £3.5m. ECO has helped as few as 1,500 rural households. Upcoming Events – Health, Planning and Environment learning forum, Leicester, Friday 17 April. – The General Election, Thursday 7 May 2015. – Securing health service funding to address cold homes, Leicester, Friday 13 May. – NEA Fuel Poverty Forum, Nottingham, May/June. – Next EMCAN meeting in July 2015, KL invited any offers of low cost or free venues. KL invited suggestions for speakers and topics. 3. Election of Chair, Vice Chair and Secretariat There were no nominations for the positions of Chair and Vice Chair so Karen Lond and Darsh Chauhan agreed to continue in their respective positions. David Young, Leicester City Council, was elected as EMCAN Secretariat. 4. Treasurer’s Report DC thanked Matildas Blanket for sponsoring the meeting. EMCAN is still looking for sponsorship in the long term. EMCAN still has some money to carry over into the new financial year. EMCAN does not owe any money. KL suggested that the next meeting is held somewhere we can visit a project that has been successful. Jenny French offered a venue at Ashfield District Council, as well as a site visit and update on their GD programme. Action: Jenny French to enquire about sponsorship for meal and minibus etc, to see GD project. 5. Matilda’s Blanket – Internal Wall Insulation, Stuart Maris, Matilasplanet The presentation is available on the website. Contact Stuart Maris on [email protected]. Q: Can people choose rooms to be done? A: Yes, they can be assessed to help see the benefits before the work begins. Q: Is Matilda’s Blanket recognised by ECO and are suppliers giving good feedback? A: Yes it is recognised by ECO. Matilda’s Blanket is recognised by many suppliers now and is building momentum. It is important to understand the priorities of the client. For example, if they want to spend money on a new boiler, what is the reason behind that and can more money be saved from installing insulation? 6. National Grid Social Obligations and Engaging with Fuel Poor Households in the East Midlands, Mark Ducker and Jo Giles, National Grid Affordable Warmth The presentation is available on the website. Contact Jo Giles at [email protected] or Mark Ducker at [email protected]. 7. Big Energy Race, Tom Veitch, Global Action Plan The presentation is available on the website. For further enquiries visit http://www.globalactionplan.org.uk/ Q: Have you looked into taking the programme into schools? A:.We currently have a large online schools programme focussing on water saving http://www.waterexplorer.org/ which is taking place in 11 different countries. 8. Regional Updates – LA Officers Jenny French, Ashfield District Council – Green Deal Community Scheme is still progressing, 100 completed so far, with a target of 250 by September. Information for KL to take to CAN Executive – there is a lack of direction in the Fuel Poverty Strategy. There was a lot of a push before the strategy, but despite LA comments there is no real push for LAs now. 9. Date of next meeting Date of next EMCAN meeting will be at Ashfield District Council, Monday 20 July 2015. 10. Any other business There was no other business.