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
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
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