The purpose of the ACT Transport group is to propose realistic policies and initiatives necessary to meet our mission. That is to take meaningful actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our transport activities, actions that are in line with keeping atmospheric temperature increase below 1.5OC.
The working group meets regularly every four weeks, this is now a joint meeting with the Energy and Built Environment group. Please contact us if you would like to join. Everyone is welcome to discuss, plan or implement the actions needed to achieve our purpose. The meetings also serve as a surgery, so you can bring your questions along.
We need to cooperate with others, nationally, regionally and locally. Our focus, however, will be on working locally within Teignbridge. Not only do we need to learn/share best practice, but we also need to bring our community with us if we are to be successful in delivering a sea-change in attitudes and behaviour.
Our original policies and initiatives in response to TDC declaring a climate emergency can be found here. We have also baselined these emissions for Teignbridge here. These are as relevant today as they were in 2019 and much more urgent now.
We use the terms ‘Carbon’ and ‘GreenHouse Gas’ (GHG) emissions interchangeably to refer to all gases that contribute to atmospheric warming. These are usually measured in terms of weight of CO2 equivalent, e.g. kg CO2e or t CO2e.
As well as responding to a number of national, regional and local consultations, the group has contributed a number of useful references on topical solutions:
- A detailed review of Electric Vehicles is here.
- A balanced piece from the auto industry on EVs can be found here.
We’d love to hear from you and hope that you can join ACT to actively tackle the threat of Climate Change.
Energy group meeting notes (16.01.2025) Here is what we covered: 1- new case studies 2- onshore wind 3- combined PV/thermal solar 4- articles on climate change 5- DCC supply chain strategy 6- 2024 grid carbon intensity 7- electric construction equipment Read More…
Energy group meeting notes (21.11.24) The next regular meetings will be (no December meeting): Thus. 16.01.25 at 19:30 and every 8 weeksThus. 13.02.25 at 16:30 and every 8 weeks. This will be a face-face, probably in a public place that serves food/drinks (details to follow) Here is what we covered: We had a wide-ranging discussion… Read More…
Energy group meeting notes (24.10.2024) Here is what we covered: We looked at the pros and cons of pico-hydro generation, see picture of the installation. Even with a flow of over 10 L/s it is difficult to extract much power without a significant head. At 3m head, this would theoretically generate ~300 W, but only… Read More…
Energy group meeting notes (26.09.2024) Here is what we covered: ACT and TDC have piloted a new joint initiative to help householders and businesses better understand their use of energy, starting with electricity. Here is a link to this behavioural change session if you’d like to take advantage of this free offer. We fed back… Read More…
Energy group meeting notes (29.08.24) o Where to find ‘good’ information on heating and installers. o Local Plan examination. o How do I reduce my transport emissions. o Does every little help. o Where can we get ‘good’ heating system information and installers? Read More…
Energy group meeting notes (01.08.24) The next regular meeting will be on Thursday 29th August 2024 at: 16:30 Here are notes from our discussion/surgery on Thus. Heat Pump Case studies Two members have collected extensive data on the performance/behaviour of their respective HPs. It’ll be good to get more case studies about HP performance for… Read More…
Energy Group notes (04.07.24) Here are notes from our discussion/surgery from last Thursday. Cooperation with the Teignmouth U3A Three members of the group joined our zoom and shared some of their activities/plans. We agreed to provide support for an upcoming EV event later in the year. There is interest amongst U3A members to find… Read More…
Energy group meeting notes (06.06.2024) Here are notes from our discussion/surgery on Thus. Are the elections energising you? Who’s promising what? As a CIC we stayed clear of any party political discussions, but we did look at some of their policies and actions, specifically in relation to the climate and energy policies. ACT covers two… Read More…
Energy group meeting notes (09.05.2024) Our next meeting will be on Thus. 06.06.24 at 19:30, this will be a zoom. Here are some notes from the meeting. If you’d like more information on any of the topics, please contact me or comment on the post. What an excellent opportunity to sample a recently built PassivHaus,… Read More…
Energy group meeting notes (11.04.2024) The next regular meeting will be in person on Thursday 9th May 2024 Please contact me for details on how to join. Here are some notes from our April meeting. If you’d like more information on any of the topics, please contact me or comment on the post below. Next… Read More…