Climate-KIC

2 October 2012

Birmingham’s Aim

“To accelerate Birmingham’s transition

to being one of the world’s leading green

Cities”

Green Commission• Review the whole of Birmingham’s

carbon reduction targets – 60% cut by 2026

• Create a clear plan and carbon and energy roadmap to drive progress forward at the pace we need

• End November - 1st Report

Energy Imports!• Birmingham imports 16,000 GWhr of

energy• A leakage of over nearly €2bn from city

economy• Transport fuel adds another €1bn

Annually!!

City Energy Plan• To “provide the most efficient and

sustainable energy infrastructures for the city”- Delivery Group established- Cofely District Energy, Western Power & Distribution,

National Grid- now mapped energy infrastructures – linking to development/regeneration opportunities- District energy schemes high priority- need for more effective energy master planning

Land Use

LandFill

(Local)Livestock

Food Food Waste

Anaerobic Digestion

Bio-Gas

Combined Heat &

Power

Hospital

General Waste

Bio-Diesel

Park

Coppicing

Agriculture & Allotments

Bio-Mass Fuel· Parks & Landscaping· Coppicing

Filtering & Refining

Waste Food OilWaste

Solar Thermal

Solar Photovoltaic

Plants

Ground-Source Heat

Waste

School

Biodiversity

Biodiversity

Re-Use

Carbon Dioxide(CO2)

Creating Integrated Solutions

Birmingham Energy Savers• Accelerating Building Retrofit

- Delivery Partner to be announced – 8th October- 15,000 homes 1st phase- continue to take advantage of FITs – now over 2000 solar PV installations in city

Collective Energy Purchase• “Collective Energy Offer to all

Birmingham citizens to get a much better energy purchase deal from the energy companies”- dialogue taking place supported by uSwitch- learning from Cornwall and other locations with DECC

support- working with BES & Benefits Advice- Details to be announced later this year

Smart Waste Plan• To refresh how we manage the City’s

waste from our households, businesses and public bodies

- a “resource efficiency” approach

“Green Bridge”• To accelerate transition of city’s

economy towards energy efficiency, sustainability and carbon reduction- RGF Bid “SME Supply Chain Transition to Green Economy”- selected to proceed to the next stage- nationally short-listed 278 bids (€2billion)

Green Planning• “A new approach combining Core

Strategy, GI, Adaptation and SPD providing effective planning guidance to support investors, developers and our communities to plan for a secure and sustainable future”- Green Infrastructure- City Ecosystems approach

Lessons• Collaboration between city

stakeholders• Being clear about what we need to

achieve• Understanding the “footprint” of the

city on the planet

Contact Details

• Sandy TaylorHead of Climate Change and EnvironmentBirmingham City Council

• sandy.taylor@birmingham.gov.uk• 00 44 (0)121 303 4026• 00 44 (0)7970 815054