Open national and local carbon accounts/Request and campaign

From Sustainable Community Action

Updates & related news 2009 June 12 Open national and local carbon accounts/Request and campaign June 10 Sir Tim Berners-Lee who led the creation of the World Wide Web, asked to help government drive the opening up of access to UK Government data in the web over the coming month, June 10 [1] topic May 7 Government outline next steps in their Power of Information programme. Minister announces plans for an overhaul of Crown Copyright rules that will make it easier for citizens to re-use Government information. May 7 [2] “They say information is power, but only distributed information is truly empowering. That's why the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) [External website] has looked again at the restrictions of Crown Copyright, and now a licence will automatically be granted to anyone wanting to use the information rather than having to apply beforehand." Tom Watson MP topic April 7 With national and local carbon budgets likely to be announced or hinted at in the near future, perhaps a campaign to get Participatory carbon budgeting would be a more effective way to realise the aims of this plan? March 31 Thanks to all who contributed to our wide ranging discussion at the we20 Nesta challenge event. After considering a range of options to take the plan forward it seems best to focus on one key aspect, which is something like making a clear, simple and compelling case for Everyone who can help being able to help ... for which we need the data which will enable us to gather support toward a positive outcome in time for the Copenhagen (UNFCCC) conference in November. March12 Engage society in the transition, International Scientific Congress on Climate Change, March 2009 [3] 2008 "People power can beat climate change", Lord David Puttnam, October 28 [4] topic, topic, forum References ↑ Number10.gov.uk, June 10, 2009 ↑ Cabinet Office, May 7, 2009 ↑ University of Copenhagen, March 12 2009 ↑ BBC News, October 28

Contents 1 The request 2 Supporting the request 3 Submitting the request

[edit] The request

Draft text of request to Public Sector Information Unlocking Service (beta)

Name of public sector information holder

DEFRA, National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory

Information asset

Local CO2 emissions data: CO2 emissions for local authority areas for 2006 and 2005 (2007, etc. as available]. 2006 1x1 km CO2 emissions data by Local Authority

Describe the problem and any history

Despite widespread concern over climate change, and the Climate Change Act 2008, information on local emissions remains largely invisible to citizens and communities.

Describe what you would like - your ideal solution

All data relating to climate change in the public domain or available for reuse under GFDL and similar copyleft type licenses. Ordinary web pages (not spreadsheet docs, or PDFs) showing CO2 emissions data by location. Citizens and communities able to play their part in moving toward a lower carbon future, able to see the whole picture from the personal, through local and national to international data in a clear and consistent way. Similar initiatives to Project Vulcan in the US. Participatory carbon budgeting. A positive outcome in time for the Copenhagen (UNFCCC) conference in November (2009).

Describe what you would do if the information was unlocked

Publish CO2 emissions for local authority areas for 2006 and 2005 (2007, etc. as available] on the Sustainable Community Action wiki, any additional information from collaboration with public sector information holders to help enrich citizens and communities understanding of the data, assumptions and questions arising, and include open forum for discussing contentious issues such as the fair and equitable allocation of emissions. The text of this request was first published on the Sustainable Community Action wiki.

[edit] Supporting the request

Assuming the request is posted, OPSI (Office of Public Sector Information) say "Others can see your request and support it, either by adding a comment or by voting. The more support a request has, the better the chances of unlocking the information you want to re-use." so please consider supporting this request. It looks to be a very easy step. Thanks Philralph @sca21 09:32, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Submitting the request

• submitted request, message recieved: "Your request has been received

We shall review your request and post it here if all is in order. We shall also email you when this has been done.

If for any reason we refuse your request, for example because it is a Freedom or Information request and not to do with re-use, we shall email you explaining our reasons why.

Thank you for using the public sector information unlocking service." Philralph @sca21 08:50, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

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