Higher Education Carbon Management Programme

HECM OverviewRichard Rugg

Carbon Trust Activity in the HE Sector

Site Visits & Design Advice

Higher Education Energy Managers Network (300 subscribers)

Incubator Programme – Business acceleration support to Imperial College

Innovations Ltd

R,D&D – £3.6m in repayable grants to the HE Sector to develop

innovative low carbon technologies (1/3)

Higher Education Carbon Management programme

Drivers for carbon management

Government Policy:

Beacons of best practice, catalysts for change

Reputation:

Benefits associated with promoting sustainable development

Legislation is strengthening:

Climate change levyChanges to Building Regulations EU Energy Performance in Buildings (EPD) Directive 2006+

Cost reduction: Opportunities associated with energy efficiency

Focus of programme

Primary focus Direct GHG emissions under the control of the HEI for example from:

– Energy use in HE owned or operated buildings – Offices, lecture facilities, leisure facilities,

accommodation, energy intensive departments

– Fuel use in HE owned or operated vehicle fleets

The process

1Get

Started

2 Carbon Management Assessment

3 Evaluate Options

4 Develop Plan

5 Implement and Review

Build the team Where are we now?

What emissions reduction opportunities do we have?

What’s our forward strategy?

Making the Plan work

Implementation Plan

Carbon Management Action Plan

King’s College LondonHigher Education Carbon Management ProgrammeApril 2006

What to expect

Participants should expect:– Launch event in London - May– 4 onsite workshops– 4 clustered workshops– Additional consultant facilitation via phone and e-mail– Carbon Trust Account Manager support– Toolkit resource – Best practice advice

Key players

• Project Leader • Overall co-ordination• Baseline calculation• Vision & strategy development• Opportunities prioritisation• Implementation planning

• Departmental Champions• Support Project Leader within their own department

• Project Sponsor• Director level project champion• Ensures senior management commitment• Address inter-departmental barriers

• Vice Chancellor, Rector• Sign-off letter

• Member support• Identify a Cllr to act as political champion

The 20 participants

Launch

University of Sunderland

University of Strathclyde

University of Teesside

University of Bradford

University of York

University of Leeds

University of Cambridge

Leeds Metropolitan University

Imperial College

London Metropolitan University

Kings College

University of Southampton

University of Sussex

University of Wales, Bangor

University of Birmingham

University of Coventry

University of Wales, Aberystwyth

University of Warwick

The Open University

University of West of England

VC support of the HECM programme

Oxford Brookes University

Oxford Brookes University took part in the pilot

Initial one-off £75K energy financing fund. Accrued energy cost savings to be used to fund additional improvements in future years - self funding scheme.

Targets - 20% CO2 emissions (& energy saving) reduction by 2010 - 7000tCO2 savings per year

Implementation of projects commenced:– metering projects– heating and lighting controls – insulation

Oxford Brookes University did

Making Business Senseof Climate Change