29/01/25 – RSN Seminar: Rural Net Zero

Sunday 10th August 09:28

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PRESENTATIONS

Kerry Booth, Chief Executive, Rural Services Network, “Welcome & Introduction to the topic of Rural Net Zero”

Andy Dean, Chief Executive, Community Action Northumberland (CAN), “Climate action in the rural Northeast”

Mark Cassidy, Chief Officer – Planning and Climate Change, Lancaster City Council, “Making Net Zero a District Priority”

Reece Emmitt, Stakeholder Engagement Manager, National Energy System Operator, “Introduction to the National System Energy Operator and Strategic Spacial Energy Planning”

SPEAKERS

To find out more about the speakers click on the following links:

Kerry Booth, Chief Executive, Rural Services Network
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/page/our-team/kerry-booth/

Andy Dean, Chief Executive, Community Action Northumberland (CAN)

https://www.ca-north.org.uk

Mark Cassidy, Chief Officer – Planning and Climate Change, Lancaster City Council

https://www.lancaster.gov.uk

Reece Emmitt, Stakeholder Engagement Manager, National Energy System Operator

https://www.nesso.energy

USEFUL LINKS FROM THE SESSION

RSN Delivering for Rural Campaign:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/winning-the-rural-voteP
lanning asks can be found on the last spread of the campaign document

Rural Net Zero Chapter:
https://rsnonline.org.uk/images/manifesto-2023/rural-net-zero-chapter.pdf
Note content is being regularly updated as and when data becomes available

Rural Net Zero ‘in the news’:

https:www.rsnoline.org.uk/tag/rural-net-zero

RSN Members Insights:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/category/member-insight-and-analysis

Environment Insights:
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/tag/insight-on-environment

An independent report on the Review of Net Zero, here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-net-zero

Climate Action in Rural North East – CAIRN:

https://nicre.co.uk/projects/partnership-projects/cairn-climate-action-in-rural-north-east/

Ofgem short film – Warm Hubs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Xga59F9H4&t=1s

NICRE short film – Solar-powered community buildings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIf8fl0f3jg&t=5s

Lancaster Climate Emergency Webpages:

https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/sites/climate-emergency

Lancaster Climate Emergency Local Plan Review – Examination Hub:

https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/planning/planning-policy/local-plan-examination

Lancaster Local Area Energy Plan:

http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/laep

NESO’s strategic planning:

www.neso.energy/what-we-do/strategic-planning

Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP):

https://www.neso.energy/what-we-do/strategic-planning/strategic-spatial-energy-planning-ssep

Opportunities and Challenges for Rural Communities from Net Zero Carbon Legislation published by Rural England CIC:

https://ruralengland.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Net-Zero-Inquiry-Report-June2021.pdf

Decarbonising Heating and Hot Water in Rural Off-Gas Grid Properties published by Rural England CIC:

https://ruralengland.org/new-report-sets-out-concerns-about-proposed-heat-pumpspolicy-for-rural-off-gas-grid-properties/

Rural SMEs and the net zero agenda published by National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise:

https://nicre.co.uk/media/yyah2pd4/nicre-research-report-no-1-april-2021-rural-smesand-the-net-zero-agenda.pdf

Food farming and land use in a net zero UK published by National Innovation

Centre for Rural Enterprise:
https://nicre.co.uk/media/xyxlhtqw/nicre-sota-no-3-food-farming-and-land-use-in-anet-zero-uk-november-2023-update.pdf

Notes from the seminar can be downloaded by clicking below