John Kolm-Murray - Deputy Chair, National Carbon Action Network
Presentation Title: Chair's Welcome
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John has worked on fuel poverty in Glasgow and London and is currently Seasonal Health & Affordable Warmth Co-ordinator at the London Borough of Islington, leading on the integration of affordable warmth and health work. In addition to developing policy and strategy, John manages a number of programmes, including the successful Seasonal Health Interventions Network (SHINE) for two London boroughs. His main interests are in the prevention of seasonal health inequalities, protecting the most vulnerable against the impacts of climate change and addressing the particular challenges of energy efficiency in inner cities. Recently he won the European Prize for Innovation in Public Administration for his team’s work on SHINE. In 2013 he joined the NICE Public Health Advisory Committee on Excess Winter Deaths and is currently studying towards a Master of Public Health degree.
Nigel Dewbery - Head of Obligation Delivery, E.ON
Presentation Title: Sponsor's Welcome Address and Changes to the Energy Company Obligation (ECO)
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Nigel started his business life as a time-served electrician in the private sector, before joining Eastern Electricity managing electrical contracting teams in the 1980s.
After joining SWEB (now EDF Energy), Nigel became involved in energy efficiency at the beginning of SoP in 1994 and managed SWEB’s operations in Devon and Cornwall installing insulation.
His involvement has covered many aspects of the practical delivery of energy efficiency through managing Warm Front for Eaga Partnership, the HEAT project for Enact Energy and, more latterly, overseeing the growth at Climate Energy.
Nigel joined E.ON UK early in 2011 and is now responsible for the delivery of ECO, Green Deal and Warm Homes Discount Obligations to the UK Government. He is central to their planning and direction for the Energy Company Obligation.
Rachel Wookey - Environmental Public Health Scientist, Public Health England
Presentation Title: Tackling excess winter deaths and illnesses
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Rachel is Lead Environmental Public Health Scientist for heat and cold hazards at Extreme Events and Health protection, Public Health England. With a background in fetal medicine and pre-natal genetics, Rachel joined Extreme Events after completing her Master of Public Health at King's College London. She is lead author of the Warm Homes Healthy People fund evaluation 2012-13, and co-author of the Cold Weather Plan for England documents. Other interests include fuel poverty, disaster preparedness, non-communicable diseases and maternal and fetal health.
Jenny Holland - Head of Parliamentary Team, Association for the Conservation of Energy (ACE)
Presentation Title: The Energy Bill Revolution
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Jenny is Head of the Parliamentary Team at the Association for the Conservation of Energy.
In over twelve years in her role at ACE, she has overseen a number of high profile campaigns that have led to major changes in the law on energy efficiency. These have included several Private Members’ Bills and, more recently, key amendments to the Energy Act 2011, including the introduction of a minimum energy efficiency standard in the private rented sector. A Cambridge graduate and qualified solicitor, she has worked in the political arena for eighteen years, including stints working in both the European and UK Parliaments.
Away from ACE, Jenny does occasional work as a freelance Parliamentary Consultant, specialising in sustainable energy issues. She is in regular demand as a speaker at conferences in the UK and mainland Europe. She is often called upon to give evidence to UK Parliamentary Committees and has sat on a number of Government advisory bodies, including currently the Fuel Poverty Advisory Group.
Dr Brenda Boardman MBE FEI, Emeritus Fellow of the University of Oxford
Presentation Title: Fixing Fuel Poverty
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Until September 2007, Brenda led the Lower Carbon Futures group at the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford. In November 2007, she wrote Home Truths: a low-carbon strategy to reduce UK housing emissions by 80% by 2050 for Friends of the Earth and The Co-op Bank. Brenda has, in theory, retired and is now an Emeritus Fellow of the University of Oxford. She published Fixing Fuel Poverty - challenges and solutions with Earthscan in early 2010. The subject of fuel poverty is growing in importance across Europe. Brenda focuses on the built environment from the perspective of the user and the building provider, rather than the utility.
Workshops
Workshop A: ECO (Energy Company Obligation)
Facilitator: Kish Barot - E.ON
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Confused by the proposed changes to ECO? This workshop aims to look at the recent key changes to ECO and the possible implications and impact, looking at all three elements of ECO - CSCO, CERO and HHCRO individually, with an opportunity to discuss and ask questions. We will also look at how HHCRO can link up with other funding schemes or mechanisms, to further help low income households.
Workshop B: Green Deal
Facilitator: Richard Macphail Freelance Trainer & Consultant
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This workshop will explain the Green Deal 'occupancy assessment' process and how this provides specific, customised advice on the likely fuel cost savings the household can achieve from energy efficiency improvements. To pick up on the conference theme of maximising the opportunities, there will then be a discussion on how this, and the other elements of the Green Deal scheme, should help to overcome the various barriers to energy efficiency investment, especially in private sector housing. Finally, if time permits we will explore how local authorities and community groups can support home owners to (a) understand what they can do and (b) access all of the potential sources of finance/incentives.
Richard Macphail Freelance Trainer & Consultant
Email: richard@rmacphail.com
Richard Macphail was a founder director of Optima Energy. In 1989 he joined the original group of trainers for the City & Guilds 6176 (now 6281) Energy awareness course. Since then he has trained over 3,000 people in all aspects of domestic energy efficiency and advice. He has also undertaken numerous energy advice projects for clients in Local Authorities and Housing Associations. Richard has also undertaken hundreds of energy surveys in both the private and social housing sectors.
In April 2003 Optima merged with National Energy Services (NES). Within NES, Richard became principal consultant with responsibility for all aspects of energy training including the RdSAP which is the software used to generate Energy Performance Certificates for homes in both the private and rented sectors.
In January 2010 he left NES and now works as a freelance energy consultant providing C&G 6281 training, DEA and Green Deal training and running energy advice and training programmes. His clients include The Energy Saving Trust, National Energy Action, City University, London Borough of Camden, E.ON Energy and eTech Solutions. In addition, he presents a five-day course entitled 'Understanding Sustainable Refurbishment' for Parity Projects. He is also an assessor for the Sustainable Energy Academy’s Old Home Superhome Project.
Workshop C: Fuel Poverty
Facilitator: Dr Brenda Boardman MBE FEI, Emeritus Fellow of the University of Oxford
(See above for biography)
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What can and should local authorities and housing associations do to reduce fuel poverty in their area? This is a combination of existing powers and exploring what further responsibilities might be given to local authorities and how to link with local community groups.
Workshop D: Engaging with the Public Health Agenda
Facilitator: Rachel Wookey - Environmental Public Health Scientist, Public Health England
(See above for biography)
Making the case - Fuel poverty and health: How can existing activities be used to make the case for investing in fuel poverty initiatives, to Health and Wellbeing Boards and commissioners of health services?
Links to documents discussed:
Department of Health statutory guidance on JSN/JHWS (external link)
Cold Weather Plan for England – Making the Case (external link)
Linking Environment and Health (external link)
Warm Homes, Healthy People Evaluation 2012-13 (external link)
Warm Homes, Healthy People Evaluation 2011-12 (external link)
NHS Outcomes Framework (external link)
Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (external link)
Government response to the Caldicott Review (external link)
District Council Network's Action on Public Health (external link)