Planning for Renewable Energy in Worcestershire Research Paper

SOCIAL BENEFITS OF RENEWABLEENERGY IN WORCESTERSHIRE●●CONSIDERATION SHOULD BEGIVEN TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OFENERGY SUPPLY COMPANIES(ESCOS), TO ALLOW LOCALPEOPLE TO MAXIMISE THEBENEFITS FROM RENEWABLETECHNOLOGIES LOCATED WITHINTHEIR AREA.OPPORTUNITIES TO ENSURE THEBENEFITS OF RENEWABLEENERGY ARE COMMUNICATEDTHROUGH EDUCATION, FOREXAMPLE THROUGH THEEDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME,SHOULD BE MAXIMISED.RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THEECONOMY IN WORCESTERSHIRE●●DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLEENERGY IN WORCESTERSHIREOFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY OFSECURING REAL ECONOMICBENEFITS.THERE ARE ALREADY RENEWABLEENERGY BUSINESSES WITHIN THECOUNTY, AND ENCOURAGEMENTSHOULD BE GIVEN TO PROMOTETRAINING, EMPLOYMENT ANDBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESARISING FROM A GROWTH INRENEWABLES.COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERCONSULTATION●●PUBLIC CONSULTATION HASINDICATED AN ENTHUSIASM FORTACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE ANDINCREASING THE USE OFRENEWABLE ENERGY.AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, CONSULTINGON INDIVIDUAL PROPOSALS AT ANEARLY STAGE COULD ESTABLISHPOTENTIAL LEVELS OF SUPPORTOR OPPOSITION IN THECOMMUNITY, AND ALLOW FOR ANINFORMED DIALOGUE TO TAKEPLACE BEFORE SCHEMES AREFORMALLY SUBMITTED FORPLANNING PERMISSION.BASELINE DATA AND FORECASTS●WORCESTERSHIRE'S DOMESTICAND INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIALEMISSIONS ARE HIGH. DOMESTICCO2 EMISSIONS, IN PARTICULAR,HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED TO BEHIGHER THAN BOTH THEREGIONAL AND NATIONALAVERAGES, AND THERE IS ARECOGNISED NEED TO REDUCETHEM. RENEWABLE ENERGY HAS AVITAL ROLE TO PLAY IN SECURINGTHESE REDUCTIONS.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ● Planning for Renewable Energy in WorcestershireTechnical Research Paperiii