[Committee] Sustainable Energy / Action on Atmospheric Carbon: Notes for December Meetings in Cambridge

Fri Dec 22 02:06:00 UTC 2006

Dear All,

Please find enclosed below notes from the 14th December meeting of the
Cambridge Atmospheric Carbon Action Group and the 1st December meeting of
the CPS/Cambridge Energy Forum:

1) Cambridge Atmospheric Carbon Action Group: "GLOBAL WARMING/CLIMATE
CATASTROPHE: WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?" CB1, 14th December
https://camtools.caret.cam.ac.uk/access/wiki/site/3eee4372-bf50-478a-0079-ed581413d528/atmospheric%20carbon%20action%20group.html
 (also bottom of this email)

2) Cambridge Philosophical Society / Cambridge Energy Forum: "SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY" All day conference, Cavendish Laboratory, 1st December

https://camtools.caret.cam.ac.uk/access/wiki/site/3eee4372-bf50-478a-0079-ed581413d528/sustainable%20energy.html
<https://camtools.caret.cam.ac.uk/access/wiki/site/3eee4372-bf50-478a-0079-ed581413d528/sustainable%20energy.html+>
(also
bottom of this email)
(Note that long links sometimes get broken in half, in which case it will be
necessary to reassemble both halves in web browser using copy/paste.)

I'd also be really grateful if people could let me know of any major events/
important consultation dates and/or publication of major reports coming up.
I enclose my limited understanding of some important events
(comments/corrections welcome).

Finally, I attach the concluding remarks made by Sustainable Energy speakers
at the the 1st December event.

 I wish you a very Happy Christmas and a fortunate and succesful New Year,

Yours,
Steve Stretton
 <http://www.zerocarbonnow.org>

 *Dates/Political Pressure Points early 2007??*

 *Event *Cambridge City Council Publication of Sustainable Building addendum
to Cambirdge City Plan *Date: *Jan 2007 *Pressure Point *now/early Jan 2007
*Policy Measure: *Put pressure on council and developers to make new
buildings very low emissions *Contact:  *Eithne Flannaghan 01223 457 170 /
write to her, or Ms Janine Richardson, The Guildhall.
More info at: *
https://camtools.caret.cam.ac.uk/access/wiki/site/3eee4372-bf50-478a-0079-ed581413d528/energy%20use%20group.html
 *
*Contact Me + Geoff Wexler <gwexler at waitrose.com> for any more info. Useful
to write a letter/email pushing for new developments to be carbon neutral.*

*Event *Release of next IPCC report: *Date: *Feb/Mar 2007? *Pressure point*:
Immediately after the release *Policy Measure: *The science must be heard
loud and clear.

*Event *Publication of Energy White Paper: *Date: *Mar 2007? *Pressure Point
*Dec/Jan/Feb and immediately afterwards *Policy Measure:* Support Long-term
electricity markets for low-emissions electricity, e.g. by electricity min
price guarantees or loan guarantees contingent on electricity price (more
effective than direct subsidies). More R&D required in Energy Research
especially for our local high-tech companies. Adopt international designs
for nuclear; Support rapid deployment of CCS to create british experts.
Targets for energy capacity much more than current electricity use.

*Event *Publication of Climate Change Bill: *Date*: Spring? *Pressure Point:
* Dec/Jan/Feb and just before vote?? *Policy Measures*: More stringent and
more binding targets? Stringent medium term targets essential, as is a
concrete programme to acheive them.

*Event*: G8 summit *Date *June 7th? *Policy Measures*: Urgent Action on
climate change & energy. e.g coordinated carbon taxation or extend European
emissions cap and trading / successor to Kyoto. Cooperation on large-scale
investment in low emissions energy technology (Solar/CCS/Nuclear) required.

**
*14th December Meeting Notes*

William Connelley (Basic Climate Science) [image: external link:]
http://www.wmconnolley.org.uk/sci/gw/pugwash-2006-11-28.ppt

Martin Livermore ('Sceptic') [image: external link:]
http://www.scientific-alliance.org/

Steve Stretton (Carbon Cycle Feedbacks / Distortion of Debate) [image:
external link:] http://www.zerocarbonnow.org/camacag/14th_Dec_CB1_SJS.ppt

Adrian Wrigley (Carbon Taxation) [image: external link:]
http://www.zerocarbonnow.org/camacag/CB1TalkAdrianWrigleyDec2006.pdf

Robin Smith (Carbon Rationing) [image: external link:]
http://www.zerocarbonnow.org/camacag/wCRAG%20Workshop.ppt
[image: external link:] http://www.carbonrationing.org.uk/groups

Geoff Wexler (Global warming, Trumpington and carbon neutrality)
Website with much useful information: [image: external link:]
http://www.trumpington.co.uk/green/
Letter to council: [image: external link:]
http://www.zerocarbonnow.org/camacag/Wexler_letter.rtf
Notes from Meeting (SJS): [image: external link:]
http://www.zerocarbonnow.org/camacag/Geoff_Wexler.html

*
https://camtools.caret.cam.ac.uk/access/wiki/site/3eee4372-bf50-478a-0079-ed581413d528/energy%20use%20group.html
*<https://camtools.caret.cam.ac.uk/access/wiki/site/3eee4372-bf50-478a-0079-ed581413d528/energy%20use%20group.html>
* *

Word Document with Notes from Meeting [image: external link:]
http://www.zerocarbonnow.org/camacag/CB1%20Meet.doc

Sustainable Energy Day 1st Dec

[image: external link:] http://cambridgeenergy.com/event-2006dec01.htm
[image: external link:] http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/cps/energy.html

Carbon/Power Translation and Estimates of Sustainable Energy for UK (Prof
David Mackay / Tim Jervis) [image: external link:]
http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/cps/energy/Insert.pdf

The Big Picture (Prof Daniel Nocera)
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/103/43/15729

The Transition from Fossil Fuels (Mr Nick Butler) [image: external link:]
http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/cps/energy/NickButlerDec06.html

Carbon Sequestration (Dr Jon Gibbons) [image: external link:]
http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/cps/energy/JonGibbins.pdf

Biomass (Mr Karl Carter)

Tidal, Offshore Wind & Wave (Prof Trevor Whittaker) [image: external link:]
http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/cps/energy/TrevorWhittaker.pdf

Nuclear Fission and Fusion (Dr William J Nuttall)
http://www.electricitypolicy.org.uk/pubs/wp/eprg0612.pdf -
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nuclear-Renaissance-Technologies-Policies-Future/dp/0750309369

Conclusions from each speaker (Chair: Prof Ian Fells) [image: external
link:] http://www.zerocarbonnow.org/cps/7N-Conclusions.rtf

Further Notes (SJS) - *very sketchy, sorry.
*http://www.zerocarbonnow.org/cps/1N-Nocera-Big-Picture.rtf

http://www.zerocarbonnow.org/cps/2N-Butler-Transition.rtf
http://www.zerocarbonnow.org/cps/3N-Gibbons-CCS.rtf
http://www.zerocarbonnow.org/cps/6N-Nuttall-Nuclear.rtf (Notes by SJS)

Links
[image: external link:] http://www.zerocarbonnow.org/cps/Links.rtf
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