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Between 2020-21, the NZIP Programme supported a cohort of 12 research/council partnerships on their net-zero journeys.
| Project | Council | University |
|---|---|---|
| Low-energy Housing - to design and oversee the construction and evaluation of a new, low-energy housing estate in Barnsley, using the latest research and innovation in insulation and renewable energy. | Barnsley Council | Leeds Beckett University |
| Procurement Carbon Calculator - to develop and test a framework to estimate the emissions from procured goods and services and enable informed discussion with suppliers on how to reduce them. | Cambridge Council | UCL |
| Supporting Schools - to enable two local primary schools embed environmental education, reduce their environmental impact—and have fun. | Colchester Council | Univesrity of Essex |
| Public Health - to provide evidence for decision-makers to focus beyond short-term outcomes and understand the potential implications of climate change mitigation and adaptation on health and the subsequent impacts across a broad range of sectors and services. | Cornwall Council | Univesrity of Exeter |
| Impact of Home Working - to measure the real energy consumption impacts of home working to help with future energy scenario planning. | Durham Council | Univesrity of Durham |
| Care Home Energy Efficiency - to work with care homes to identify any areas of wastage and then present options to reduce energy consumption and increase efficiency. | Hertforshire Council | Univesrity of Hertfordshire |
| Community Finance - to explore a range of alternative financing mechanisms and evaluating them for use on a variety of sustainability projects that may or may not generate a financial return. | Lewes and Eastbourn Councils | University of Sussex |
| Housing Retrofit and Jobs - to address the urgent need to expand the capacity of local supply chains to deliver net zero retrofits at scale, pace and quality, and to connect local residents to these jobs. | London Borough of Lambeth | London South Bank University |
| Modelling Housing Retrofit | London Borough of Sutton | UCL |
| Decarbonisation Training | North of Tyne Combined Authority | Northumbria University |
| Community Engagement - to develop effective communication strategies focussed on three priority challenges - overcoming resistance to active travel measures, barriers to the uptake of low carbon home retrofitting initiatives and raising the profile of the climate emergency within the Local Strategic Partnership. | South Gloucester Council | University of West of England |
| E-bikes Scheme - to look at both ‘business miles’ and staff commutes to improve local uptake of e-bike schemes. | Worcester City Council | University of Worcester |