cc: Mike Hulme ,n.adger@uea,a.jordan@uea,r.k.turner@uea, a.watkinson@uea,p.liss@uea,j.palutikof@uea,p.jones@uea,k.brown@uea date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 16:37:45 +0100 from: Trevor Davies subject: Re: Decarbonisation to: m.a.dixon@uea.ac.uk,Trevor Davies Tim, This looks as though it could work out well. But we really need to be sure of the protocol. As far as we are concerned, of course, the idea of a decarbonisation project originated at UEA. We certainly had very early discussions with the Carbon Trust. And of course, our project will entail a scoping/feasibility study for which we shall hope for support from the CT. Clearly it will be in our very clear interests to work with/be supported by the SDC, but there might also be conflicts between UEA proposals and how the SDC might see things developing. I suggest we have as early a meeting as possible with Mike & the other UEA TYN people. As you say, there is real potential synergy here & getting the SDC involvement will be great. But I think it is important that we get as clear idea as possible as to how it might all work together. Otherwise there is the risk of misunderstandings developing over "competition", and who is doing what. Trevor At 15:56 06/06/01 +0100, Ann Dixon wrote: >Decarbonisation > >Dear Trevor > >I have just returned from a Scottish meeting of the Sustainable Development Commission. Amongst other things, the Commission has "bought" decarbonisation. So it will be possible for the SDC both to advise "our" proposals, and in turn to be advised by "us". The scope for synergy is very great. > >The SDC is nowhere near being clear as to what it will do. But the most likely bet for the next six months could be as follows: > >1. A scoping exercise as to how to approach a decarbonisation strategy for four scales > >· one region (probably NWRDA - involving Simon Shackley) >· one city (probably Edinburgh) >· one town (possibly Norwich plus Yarmouth-Lowestoft) >· one institution (we would "do" UEA: SDC would "do" a hospital) > >2. Some sort of secondment to the SDC secretariat for a researcher to advise the secretariat how to process a research programme on this scale. This secondment could come from Tyndall, or Imperial or Policy Studies Institute, or the Environment Agency. We may look for Carbon Trust or charitable funding to support this post, if it cannot be directly seconded form the organisation concerned. > >3. The nuts and bolts of how we might approach decarbonisation, as I assume we will develop in our own work plan. The Commission will substantially "buy in" to this programme, give it "legs" and seek to use it for scale studies of the kind mentioned above. In essence our work for UEA at Norwich has the full support of the Commission. We can now work creatively together and benefit from the Commission's patronage in our endeavour. Jonathan Porritt still has to be approached as I could not get a word to him. But I think he is on board. > >Best wishes > >Tim > >CC Mike Hulme > >Mrs. Ann Dixon >CSERGE Secretary >CSERGE >School of Environmental Science >University of East Anglia >Norwich >NR4 7TJ >UK >Tel: +44 (0)1603 593176 >Fax: +44 (0)1603 250588 >E-mail: m.a.dixon@uea.ac.uk > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Professor Trevor D. Davies Dean, School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Norwich NR4 7TJ United Kingdom Tel. +44 1603 592836 Fax. +44 1603 507719 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++