The London Climate Change Agency Limited (LCCA), was a municipal company owned by the

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(LDA) that worked in partnership with private sector companies (notably EDF Energy) to design, finance, construct, own and operate decentralised low energy and zero-carbon projects for

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, as well as providing services to others. It operated in the areas of energy, water, waste and transport. In 2009 it was integrated into the London Development Agency. The Agency was launched on 20 June 2005 to implement a

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commitment by

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in the 2004 elections for the

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. Its budget for 2006–07 was £815,000, 63% of which was funded directly by the LDA. The Chief Executive Officer was Allan Jones, who previously led the development of the pioneering sustainable community energy system in

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. The London Climate Change Agency plans to create a similar system for London. As of 2006, London produced 7% of the UK's

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. The LCCA was seen as one of the key vehicles for delivering the Mayor's energy strategy, which targets cuts in these emissions of 20% by 2010 and 60% by 2050 (although achieving the first of these targets was unlikely). The Agency was also expected to play a role in ensuring that the

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in London were the first to be powered by low carbon technology.

Renewable energy installations

In 2007 the LCCA received planning permission for a number of

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installations including: solar

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cells at

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, the UK's first combined photovoltaic and

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system at the Palestra building,

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References

External links

London Climate Change Partnership Homepage
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Renewable energy installations

See also

References

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