energy
'tis the stuff of life. We make it, use it, waste it and change it. It's behind everything we do; some would say that it's the basis of all economic activity - even more fundamental than money. Fortunately, there's loads of people, information, guidance and support on this mega monster issue of the 21 century. Have a browse below and see if you can find what you need; and you can always ask us, or the Network, for a spot of advice should you need it.
green hotelier case study
Green Hotelier magazine case study of its 2013 winner....
wrens: small, noisy and very territorial!
"Time to go back to the future where we have control over our own energy. Time to stop faffing about". Indeed! The words of a very wise man!
a curtain that could change your life?
And the deal is, you make it yourself. Here are the plans...
low carbon ladock
Local energy generation expected to add over £2m to Ladock parish over next 20 years
cornwall opens uk solar centre
UK to open solar centre as solar capacity looks set to enter global top 20
can UN World Travel Organisation incite green change?
How tourism can cut emissions - UNWTO outlines strategies at COP18 Doha climate change conference
financial incentives to save energy?
Government considers financial incentives to encourage energy saving
coast towel card
CoaST member towel card. Saves money, water, detergent, waste and, crucially, gives an easy way for visitors to participate in our efforts. And they work. Now in Cornwall, Devon and "anywhere" flavours!
how much do we really pay in subsidies for renewables?
The real price of renewable subsidy is £2 per year, says the Renewable Energy Association...
Cornwall Green Doors
Bristol started this! But we love it - a rolling programme of CoaSTies who throw open their doors to share their smart green expertise....
environmental growth
Surely not?
y'think??
William Hague tells Ministers to help green industries boost economy
green car guide
2012 is being hailed as the year of the green car. Wise Up navigates you through what's on offer under the Government's Plug-in Car Grant...
rspb says wind power works for birds
The RSPB, the UK charity working to protect bird populations, has given the greenlight to use wind energy to power its own activities.
exporting our carbon guilt?
What the eyes don't see the heart don't grieve about....we simply left our emissions somewhere else. That doesn't make them just not count...
winds of change
Winds of change: 66% are in favour of wind power in the UK...
budget gets thumbs down on green innovation
Fossil fuels, not green, win out in Osborne's "reforming Budget"
true cost of renewable energy
Subsidies for reneable energy have added less to household energy bills than the rising cost of gas.
center parcs aim to be "exemplar"
The new £250m Center Parcs village will be "exemplary sustainable tourism destination"...
green start action plan
The Green Start resource can help you put together your action plan for your business - simples!
innovation on the roof
solar fits cost half what was thought
Solar FiT costs half original estimates, Barker admits
co-op group means green bizness
The Co-operative Group has smashed its carbon emissions reduction target of 35 per cent by 2017, meeting it instead this year.
do you know what the Green deal is?
New green building regulations to drive demand for Green Deal
green light for electric vans
Green grant to cut the cost of electric vans by £8000....
carbon calculator for tourism businesses and households
A fantastic new web tool to measure your business's and household's carbon footprint
shale gas a carbon catastrophe
Shale gas will wreck climate targets, says Co-op, Tyndall Centre and FoE
the real deficit
This is the Real Deficit. And it's in no headlines.
530 pennies dropping
TravelMole reports that ABTA members are getting on board.....!
tourism threat from oil spike
Expert warns of tourism's blindness to oil spike...and about time, too, we say....
carbon benchmarking in hotels taking off
Leading hoteliers are working to develop common standards to calculate and report on the international tourism industry’s carbon emissions with the aim of having the first ones in place by early 2012.
Good Energy holds steady on prices
Good Energy is keeping its prices steady. Now that's definitely a Good Thing.
hotels are getting canny about carbon
Carbon is moving fast up hoteliers' agendas....
carbon projects
Receive a charging station and raise green credentials
good energy
Good Energy. Just what it suggests. And it's got our backing.
now, that's the way to do it
As well as complete case studies, we have examples of individual areas of good practice - an inspiration...
energy performance certificates
Energy performance certificates are on the cards...are we ready?
footprinting
many issues confront Cornwall's tourism industry: seasonality, wages, staffing and loss of tourism accommodation to name a few....
carbon roundtable
A programme being currently run by the University of Exeter, this provides space for leaders and open innovators to come together and start to crack the carbon conundrum. Helmets will be provided.
carbon off-setting
Offsetting your carbon is a way of trying to make up for the carbon you do use, that you cannot physically reduce any further. It's not supposed to just make you feel better.
carbon benchmarking
This is essentially a way to figure out where you sit compared to other businesses like you, in terms of your carbon appetite.
carbon management
This is how to manage the amount of carbon you use, and make a plan to use less each year. In a nutshell. And the canny among us are all starting to do it.
carbon footprint
There are many carbon calculators; household, business, on and off line.
coast linen card
CoaST has designed a linen card to go with its sister towel card
community energy plus
Community Energy Plus have been operating in Cornwall for over ten years - and these are THE energy anoraks...and know all the other energy anoraks across the south west - so start here.
green build case studies
CSBT is the Cornwall Sustainable Buidlings Trust, and that's exactly what they do.
peak oil
Yup. The P word. If you're not au fait with this now, today is the time to change that.
chefs' charter
We believe that good food, good company and happy times go hand in hand with really considerate use of the energy, water, waste and people that go into making them. We’re doing our bit – and then we’ll do even more!
bedknobs lighting energy audit
CoaST Ambassador Bedknobs is sharing its Lighting Audit Spreadsheet....
coast visitor charter
The CoaST Visitor Charter (5 Ways to be the Best Sort of Visitor) is dead simple.
coast's carbon footprint
One of our tasks is to help businesses and individuals reduce their carbon footprint. But are we walking the talk? We decided to find out.
outstanding cornwall: visitor charter
Bespoke CoaST Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Visitor Charter - use on your website, and in your printed material!
outstanding cornwall: towel card
Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Towel Card - available to all businesses in the AONB on request. With thanks to the Cornwall AONB Unit!
carbon literacy
It's the new metric, the stuff in our pencils, the fizz in our drinks, what makes us all human and what we breathe out. It's a Good Thing, and has Made Our Lives Great. But we have to treat it right.
