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Written by Vector1Media
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1. On 12 December 2006, Communities and Local Government published its consultation paper on city development companies (CDCs). Rather than seek comments on a specifi c set of proposals, the consultation sought opinions on the rationale and the key principles for CDCs, as well as views on the form, function and location of such bodies.
2. We asked ten questions in the consultation paper: i. What are the advantages and risks in moving towards a more unifi ed approach to economic development at the city or city-regional level?
ii. Should Government seek to develop a city development company brand, with formal approval needed for city development company status to be granted?
iii. Is a variation on the Urban Regeneration Company model the best approach for city development companies to adopt?
iv. Are other existing models suitable for city development companies?
v. Do you agree with the suggested ‘basic principles’ for city development companies as set out in the paper?
vi. Will city development companies be more effective when operating at the cityregion scale?
vii. What are the functions that city development companies could most usefully perform?
viii. What role could city development companies play in supporting public-private regeneration vehicles?
ix. Do you agree with the suggested ‘governance’ criteria? Are other forms of ownership appropriate?
x. How could city development companies pursue innovative but reliable approaches to meeting running costs whilst avoiding confl icts of interest?
3. The consultation paper was published on the Department’s website. Letters publicising the paper were sent to each English local authority and over 100 other stakeholders and interested parties. These included Regional Development Agencies, Regional Assemblies, regeneration practitioners and others. During the consultation period, discussions were held with various consultees on a one-to-one basis and via correspondence.
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Written by Vector1Media
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The Thames Gateway is a great place to invest, live and work.It is a fantastic location, close to the capital and the gateway to Europe. It has thriving and diverse local communities, brownfield land for new jobs and homes, and beautiful green spaces with the Thames estuary at its heart. It is a place of great potential.
Considerable investment has already gone into the Gateway, helping to deliver 24,000 homes between 2001 and 2005 and job growth of 4 per cent, around 25,000, in 2003–04 alone. This has included major transport investments, for example, upgrades, extensions and new stations on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), other public transport schemes such as the first phases of East London Transit and Greenwich Waterfront Transit and Fastrack in north Kent, and major road schemes such as the A2 widening in North Kent. CTRL will provide am assive stimulus to development at Stratford, in the London Gateway as a whole and across North Kent.
But the Gateway is still not performing as well as the rest of the Greater South East. That is why the Government made a commitment in November 2005 to produce a framework for ‘the Gateway as a distinctive economic and social unit … to shape and guide investments, decisions and actions. … A framework which integrates economic, public service and housing development’. The Thames Gateway Strategic Partnership was asked to lead the process. Since last November, members of TGSP have worked closely together to produce this statement of common purpose that reflects our ambitions for the Gateway and how we will work together to achieve them. It explains how we see the Gateway and will build on the opportunities it offers: economic opportunity in the key transformational locations – Canary Wharf, Ebbsfleet Valley, the Olympic site/Stratford City and the Gateway Ports cluster housing opportunity to accommodate the region’s growing workforce and improve conditions for current residents
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Written by Vector1Media
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The Government of Ireland, in the White Paper on Energy2, set a target for a 20% reduction in energy usage across the whole economy by 2020. This moves energy efficiency to the centre of Government energy policy. The scale of the task ahead is highlighted by the fact that between 1990 and 2005 final energy demand increased by 64%.
This is the first SEI/EPSSU report that focuses exclusively on Energy Efficiency in Ireland. The purpose of the report is to provide timely and comprehensive data on energy efficiency and intensity, in order to provide context and background to discussions regarding future policy options. The analysis in this report has benefited greatly from SEI/EPSSU’s involvement in the pan European Odyssee project3.
The project was set up in 1993 through a joint collaboration between ADEME, the SAVE programme of the General Directorate of the European Commission in charge of energy and all energy efficiency agencies in the EU-15 and Norway. The project was designed to collect and improve data relating to energy usage drivers, energy efficiency and CO2 related indicators. The Odyssee project is co-ordinated by ADEME with the technical support of ENERDATA4 and the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research 5.
A key development within the Odyssee project has been the formulation of a new set of energy efficiency indicators, known as ODEX. ODEX indicators provide an alternative to the usual energy intensities used to assess energy efficiency changes at the sectoral or economy level, as they include factors only related to energy-efficiency and exclude the changes in energy use due to other effects such as climate fluctuations, changes in economic and industry structures, lifestyle changes etc. In particular, SEI/EPSSU gratefully acknowledges the contribution of Bruno Lapillonne of ENERDATA for his assistance in developing specific energy efficiency indicators for Ireland presented in this report.
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Written by Vector1Media
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The International and Offshore business includes our International operations and interests off the East Coast of Canada.
Outside of Canada, we have operations in the North Sea, North Africa/Near East and Northern Latin America. This business is growing by optimizing existing assets, implementing a balanced exploration program and pursuing business development opportunities. In the North Sea, we produced 43,700 boe/d net in 2006 and growth is expected in 2007 as the Buzzard field (in which we have a 29.9% interest) ramps up. In the North Africa/Near East region (Libya), we produced 49,400 boe/d net from continuing operations in 2006. In Northern Latin America, a 17.3% interest in a natural gas development in Trinidad and Tobago produced 63 MMcf/d (10,500 boe/d net) in 2006. Our exploration program spans all three regions.
In East Coast Canada, our participation in major offshore projects contributed production of 72,700 boe/d net in 2006. This production came from Terra Nova, (operator and 34% interest), Hibernia (20% interest) and White Rose (27.5% interest). At Terra Nova and White Rose, the oil flows from wells on the seabed into Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels. Hibernia produces oil from a concrete gravity base structure. Our goal for East Coast Canada is to sustain profitable production by extending existing reservoirs and tying in satellite fields.
Petro-Canada International offices
Petro-Canada assets
NEWFOUNDLAND
LABRADOR
Port of Spain
Algiers
Tripoli
Damascus
Moscow
The Hague
Essen
St. Petersburg Stavanger
Aberdeen
London
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In 2006, the EU’s long term environment policy framework was consolidated with adoption of its revised Sustainable Development Strategy and the REACH regulation. It has solid popular support with 72 %1 of citizens in favour of more decision-making at EU level on environmental protection. Four main sets of issues broadly de ned the year.
• The volatile oil and gas prices, fear of supply disruption, and the climate change impact of energy use, led to calls for an integrated EU energy policy and increased interest in energy e ciency and renewables. The Stern review on climate change con rmed that the costs of inaction far outweigh the costs of taking timely action.
• The Biodiversity Communication and the EU Action Plan to 2010 and beyond were designed to speed up implementation of biodiversity measures.
• Adoption of the last three of the seven Thematic Strategies - on Urban Environment, on Soil Protection and on Pesticides - will streamline and simplify the framework for future action.
• The new reporting cycle for the Lisbon Strategy showed that the Member States increasingly accept that resource e ciency, climate change, and biodiversity loss are closely linked to growth and jobs.
This Review describes EU environment policy during 2006. First, it summarises the main policy developments for the four priorities of the 6th Environment Action Programme. It then examines Better Regulation initiatives, which make it simpler for business to comply, and easier for Member States to implement, while enhancing environmental standards.
The policies described were accompanied by active international outreach, including important progress on preparing Bulgaria and Romania for EU membership and integrating environment into the EC’s external policies. The Commission proposed a long-term Environment Strategy2 to address the continuing degradation of the Mediterranean environment through more e ective cooperation. It also presented a proposal for a Thematic Programme for Environment and the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, including Energy3.
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