Climate East Midlands

Module 4Cutting carbon emissions

What it can do for your community

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Overview

The benefits• Constituents• Council

The council’s influence• Own estate• Services• Community influence

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Benefits of cutting emissions

Constituents:

• Better housing• Lower fuel bills & costs• New employment and training

opportunities• Better transport system• Improved air quality

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Benefits of cutting emissions

Council:

• Meeting targets• Reduced running costs• More efficient use of resources• Good publicity• Demonstration of leadership

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Per capita CO2 emissions

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Our targets

CO2 reduction from LA operations

• Target to cut emissions by ADD FIGURES

per capita reduction in CO2 emissions in the LA area

• Target to cut by ADD FIGURES

Ultimately we need to be looking at a national 80% cut over 1990 levels by 2050.

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The energy hierarchy

1. Reduce energy need

2. Energy efficiency

3. Renewable energy generation

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1. Reduce energy need

• Buildings:– High levels of insulation– Passive solar design– Natural daylight and ventilation

• Transport – reduce need to travel– Encourage home working– New developments near

amenities

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2. Energy efficiency

Energy efficient behaviour e.g.:• Turn off unwanted lights or PCs• Don’t overheat your house or office• Don’t overfill your kettle• Efficient driving techniques

Building fabric:• Insulation and draughtproofing

Appliances:• A-rated white goods• Energy efficient lighting• Low CO2 vehicles

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3. Renewable energy

Main technologies:• Hydro• Wind• Solar water heating • Solar photovoltaics (electricity)• Heat pumps – ground/air• Wood fuelled heating

• Plus: district heating and CHP

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Where can we achieve reductions?

• Direct influence:

– Own estate– Services:

•Housing •Planning •Transport •Education•Social care

• Indirect influence - wider community

– Leadership role– Awareness raising and advice– Brokering partnerships

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Own estate

• Building - cutting the council’s emissions by:– Behavioural change– Investment– Renewable energy

• Transport• Procurement• Schools energy management• Exemplar projects

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Services - housing

• Tenure:

– Council housing– Other social housing– Private sector housing

• Energy advice• Delivery schemes• Monitoring

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Services - planning

• Merton policy/Code for Sustainable Homes/BREEAM standards

• Energy infrastructure• Supplementary Planning

Guidance• Building regulations• Transport• Adaptation• Training

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Services - transport

• Local Transport Plan = a way to deliver reduced emissions

• Investment required to encourage behavioural change, e.g. increased walking, cycling, use of public transport

• ‘Smarter Choices’ to become mainstream

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Services – education and social care

Education• Encourage schools to engage with

energy education• Develop relationships across

energy teams and schools re: monitoring NI185 and 186

• Build capacity on sustainable energy

Social care• Advice provision • Health professionals partnership

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The wider community

• Community planning• Engagement with regional

stakeholders• Awareness raising• Schools and education • Transport• Low carbon economy

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Progress on cutting emissions

INCLUDE A SLIDE ON THE COUNCIL’S PROGRESS ON CUTTING EMISSIONS

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Next steps

INCLUDE A SLIDE ON NEXT STEPS