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Relevant Government departments and information
Information sources - Environment
Information sources - Climate change
Information sources - Wind energy
Other renewable energy technologies
For further information on government policy on renewable forms of energy, and the activities of the relevant Government departments who work on climate change and renewables, can be obtained through the following links.
ODPM
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Planning Policy Statement: PPS 22:Renewable Energy
www.odpm.gov.uk
DTI
Department of Trade and Industry's renewable energy pages.
www.dti.gov.uk/energy/renewables/
DTI
Government's recent Energy White Paper, setting out UK energy policy for the next
twenty years.
www.dti.gov.uk/energy/whitepaper/
DTI
Department of Trade and Industry's quarterly newsletter on UK renewable energy projects.
www.dti.gov.uk/NewReview/
UK Sustainable Development Commission
The Government's independent sustainable development advisory body - Sustainable Development
Commission.
www.sd-commission.org.uk/
Scottish Parliament
Lively debate is taking place about wind farms in Scotland on the Scottish Parliament
online forum
www.communitypeople.net/interactive/wind.asp
DEFRA
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' sustainable energy pages.
www.defra.gov.uk/environment/energy/
There are many sources of information for renewable energy. The following list includes some of the organisations that are committed to supporting the fight against climate change and depletion of world energy resources.
Greenpeace
www.greenpeace.org.uk
Friends of the Earth, Scotland
http://www.foe-scotland.org.uk
Friends of the Earth, England, Wales & N.Ireland
www.foe.co.uk
WWF
www.wwf.org.uk
UKCIP
UK Climate Impacts Programme.
www.ukcip.org.uk
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
www.ipcc.ch
UNFCCC
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Kyoto Protocol).
http://unfccc.int
The Hadley Centre (climate modelling)
Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research.
www.met-office.gov.uk/research/hadleycentre
Changingclimate.org
Changing Climate (research, news, interaction).
www.changingclimate.org
Rising Tide
Rising Tide (grassroots action on climate change).
www.risingtide.org.uk
Climate Ark
Climate Change & Renewable Energy Portal (climate news, information and links).
www.climateark.org
British Wind Energy Association (Onshore)
Promoting wind energy in and around the UK.
www.bwea.com
British Wind Energy Association (Offshore)
The website for the UK offshore wind energy industry.
www.offshorewindfarms.co.uk
Danish Wind Power Association (English Site)
www.windpower.org/en/core.htm
European Wind Energy Association
The voice of the international wind power industry.
www.ewea.org
Wind-Works
Articles and commentary on small wind turbines, large wind turbines, electricity feed
laws, and community wind projects.
www.wind-works.org
Links to companies and organisations specialising in other sources of renewable energy;
British Biogen
Trade Association to the UK Bioenergy Industry.
www.britishbiogen.co.uk
British Photovoltaic Association
Online information service of the British Photovoltaic Association.
www.pv-uk.org.uk
Green Electricity
www.greenelectricity.co.uk/
Ocean Power Delivery Ltd (Wave Power)
www.oceanpd.com
RPA
The Renewable Power Association website.
www.r-p-a.org.uk
Renewables East
In depth information about renewable energy, with particular reference to
the east of England
www.renewableseast.org.uk
Renewables North West
In depth information about renewable energy, with particular reference to the north
west of England
www.renewablesnorthwest.co.uk
South East England Renewable Energy Statistics
The definitive source of statistics and listings for all renewable energy
sources in the South East of England.
www.SEE-Stats.org
Regen South West
In depth information about renewable energy, with particular reference to the south
west of England
www.regensw.co.uk
Scottish Renewables Forum
Scottish Renewables is Scotlands Forum for the Renewable Energy Industry.
www.scottishrenewables.com
Tidal Electric (Tidal lagoon)
Offshore tidal power generation.
www.tidalelectric.com
Wavegen (Wave power)
www.wavegen.co.uk