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122 Chapter 7.8 – Low Carbon ServicesChart 89 – Carbon reduction goals, Low CarbonServices, 20 measures over 14 proposalsAviation & ShippingAgriculture and Food 5%5%Transport Use30%Residential EnergyUse35%Combined EnergySchemes5%Non-residentialBuildings Energy Use20%These projects are not in the vanguard of climate changetechnologies – they are providing help and support for mostlyregime measures (the highest proportion of any proposal type)with just a small amount relating to renewable energy. The generalawareness raising may, of course, also extend to awareness ofrenewable resources, but they have not been coded on this unlessthe applicants specifically mentioned other measures. So overall itChart 88 – Services, regime /niche profile, 34 proposalsRegime76%would appear that the intention is promote a within regime approach to climate change mitigationBoth15%Niche9%7.8.2 Challenger Group TypesChart 90 – Services, challengergroup formality, 33 proposalsMany of the proposals from Energy Agencies and nationallyfunded bodies appear in this section, as these are theorganisations with the expertise to offer as a service tocommunities. There are four Energy Advice Centres andthree Community Councils.Unconstitutedgroup21%Registeredcompany30%Charity49%The majority of Challengers (79%) are registered companiesor charities. The informal groups were all offeringnetworking services.Many of these are capacity raising initiatives, offering tosupport other voluntary and community organisations (7applicants specifically mention assisting other establishedcommunity groups or social enterprises).Appleby Ltd July 2009