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Links

We’ve put together a list of links to information, potential funding/support sources, and networks of other people working on community-led projects across the UK, which we hope you’ll find useful.

If you come across any other useful links, please drop us a line and we’ll add them to the list.

Advice, Information, Training - Carbon Reduction

Every Action Counts

Carbon Trust

Centre for Sustainable Energy

Community Action for Energy

CRed

Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes

Energy Savings Trust

Glasu (the LEADER+ Programme in Powys)

Global Action Plan

National Energy Foundation

National Energy Action

Advice, Information, Training - Communities

Academy for Sustainable Communities

BASSAC

Capacity Global

Community Development Foundation

Community Matters

Community Power Pack

Community Sector Coalition

Community Shares

Development Trusts Association

Federation for Community Development Learning

Involve

NCVO

People and Participation

Tenant Participation Advisory Service

Campaigns

Third Sector Declaration on Climate Change

Not Stupid

Government

Department of Energy and Climate Change

Defra

Defra's climate change programme

Climate Change Bill progress

Environment Agency

Government's Energy White Paper 2007

UK Sustainable Development Commission

Networks

ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England)

BEN (Black Environment Network)

Community Development Exchange

Footprint Friends

OneClimate

Local Sustainability UK

Low Carbon Communities Network

NAVCA

Project Dirt

Social Enterprise Coalition

Sustainability Forum

The Urban Forum

UnLtdWorld

Renewable Energy

British Wind Energy Association

Combined Heat and Power Association

European Wind Energy Association

Solar Trade Association

The Centre for Alternative Technology

Community Energy Scotland

HI-energy

Research

Environmental Change Institute

Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research

Support for Social Entrepreneurs

Community Action Network

UnLtd

School for Social Entreprenuers

SETAS

Sustainable Living

Carplus

Lift Share

Recycle Now

Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming

Sustrans

Vehicle Certification Agency New Car Fuel Consumption and Exhaust Emissions Figures

The Winners

The winners, each receiving £300,000 to develop further their community-based carbon reduction schemes, are:

- The Green Valleys, Brecon
- Isle of Eigg, Green island
- Household Energy Service,
   Ludlow


The runner-up, receiving £100,000, is: - Low Carbon West Oxford

To find out more about the Big Green Challenge, watch the movie or the event video.

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