MEA CAN Carbon Action Network 22nd September 2009 Northampton
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This document summarizes a presentation on climate change and sustainable energy. It discusses delivering on reducing demand, decarbonization, and decentralization of energy. It highlights the addiction to fossil fuels and reasons of running out of accessible fossil fuels, climate change impacts of burning fossil fuels, and energy security issues with dependence on imports. Experts emphasize the urgency of acting now on climate change and meeting future demands for food, water, and energy while addressing climate change. Collaboration between local authorities is discussed to rapidly establish capacity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through funding projects, sharing best practices, and coordinating partnerships.
MEA CAN Carbon Action Network 22nd September 2009 Northampton
- 1. Climate Change & Sustainable Energy <From Ambition to Action> Richard Davies Director
- 2. Good Morning
- 5. We’re seeking to deliver on the 3Ds: Demand Reduction Decarbonisation Decentralisation
- 11. ‘We have an addiction to fossil fuels, and it’s not sustainable. The developed world gets 80% of its energy from fossil fuels; Britain, 90%. And this is unsustainable for three reasons. First, easily- accessible fossil fuels will at some point run out, so we’ll eventually have to get our energy from someplace else. Second, burning fossil fuels is having a measurable and very-probably dangerous effect on the climate. Avoiding dangerous climate change motivates an immediate change from our current use of fossil fuels. Third, even if we don’t care about climate change, a drastic reduction in Britain’s fossil fuel consumption would seem a wise move if we care about security of supply: continued rapid use of the oil and gas reserves will otherwise soon force fossil-addicted Britain to depend on imports from untrustworthy foreigners.’ Professor David MacKay FRS Chief Scientific Adviser to DECC see www.withouthotair.com
- 12. Human induced Energy Peak climate change + security + oil
- 14. ‘The best scientific projections indicate that we have very little time left - indeed, less than one hundred months - in which to alter our behaviour drastically. Although I wish it were otherwise, I fear we have reached the point when if we do too little, too late to tackle this problem, the consequences could be catastrophic.’
- 16. ‘Can nine billion people be fed? Can we cope with the demands in the future on water? Can we provide enough energy? Can we do it, all that, while mitigating and adapting to climate change? And can we do all that in 21 years time? That's when these things are going to start hitting in a really big way. We need to act now. We need investment in science and technology, and all the other ways of treating very seriously these major problems. 2030 is not very far away.’ Professor Sir John Beddington 19th March 2009, London
- 17. "Regardless of which route we choose, the world's current predicament limits our maneuvering room. We are experiencing a step-change in the growth rate of energy demand due to population growth and economic development, and Shell estimates that after 2015 supplies of easy-to-access oil and gas will no longer keep up with demand." Jeroen van der Veer, CEO Shell 28th January 2008
- 23. Climate Change Act Targets • 1990 baseline of CO2 emissions was approximately 590 million tons of CO2. • An 80% reduction is based on the minimum reductions necessary to avoid causing catastrophic and permanent changes to the climate • 80% of 590m tons = 118 million tonnes. • The UK level of CO2 emissions (1.76 tonnes/capita cf. ~10 tonnes today) hasn’t been that low since…… when?
- 24. 1950’s?
- 25. 1920’s?
- 26. 1900?
- 27. 1850?
- 28. 900 800 700 600 (carbon dioixde equivalent) million tonnes 500 400 Basket of greenhouse gases (CO2 equiv) Carbon Dioxide 300 200 100 0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Source: AEA
- 33. ‘The public discussion of energy options tends to be intensely emotional, polarized, mistrustful, and destructive. Every option is strongly opposed: the public seem to be anti- wind, anti-coal, anti-waste-to-energy, anti-tidal-barrage, anti-fuel-duty, and anti-nuclear.’ David MacKay FRS Anti compact fluorescent lighting, anti cavity wall insulation, anti condensing boilers…..
- 34. Collaboration between Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Local Authority Energy Partnership & MEA….. The purpose of the collaboration is to continue to deliver LAEP activities in a way that also assists MEA to establish rapidly a substantial capacity in the area, paving the way towards increased and more effective action to reduce greenhouse emissions.
- 35. Seeking Funding Seek funding for projects that will deliver carbon reductions across the LAEP area. Sharing best practice Deliver a ‘How To’ seminar and workshop programme to share expertise, highlight best practice and help resolve problems. Four events will be run per year, topics to be agreed between LAEP and MEA. One will be attached to the LAEP Annual General Meeting and others may be attached to Officer Working Group (OWG) meetings if appropriate. Co-ordinating the partnership Provide LAEP co-ordination, comprising four OWG meetings, an AGM and Executive Group meetings, when required. Networking and communication Circulate policy and information updates, maintain and develop the membership database and provide day to day support and information to the officer network. Website provision Develop and maintain a secure section of new MEA/ETACC website. Reporting Produce quarterly updates of activity and results to be provided to LAEP at OWG meetings.
- 36. LAEP - MEA Communications Service Core element: General co-ordination of the service, taking bookings, regular reporting, continued access to collateral and branding, and rebuilding and maintenance of the Everybody’s Talking website. 2 in 1 workshop MEA will offer two free half day workshops for officers from subscribing LAEP authorities. The workshops will give officers some new tools and inspiration for communicating climate change, and will explain in detail how the pick and mix element of the service will work. Pick and mix menu The full pick and mix part of the service will be available immediately and offers a menu of 12 communications tools to subscribing local authorities. Each item on the menu is worth a number of points, and each subscribing authority has 9 points to spend on their own tailored selection of items.
- 38. …..in addition • NHS Service Providers • Carbon College • Quals for Public Sector on Climate Change • Low Carbon Communities • www.wesave.org.uk • SME Vacuum • Banish the inefficient Community Building • ……All the talents
- 39. Missions to consider/ take back…
- 40. Total Place: Climate Change Making Sustainable Energy & Climate Change Services better for people & communities by doing things differently. Apply the principles of Total Place to Climate Change in a locality.
- 42. Mind the Gap: (Between Ambition & Action) Take a ‘Mapping’ + ‘Commissioning’ approach to Sustainable Energy & Climate Change activity in a locality. What isn’t happening that should be happening? Where are the gaps & vacuums? What needs to be ‘commissioned’?
- 43. The Great ………. Refurb In February 2009 Ed Milliband announced that by 2050 all British homes will be near carbon zero. Is now the right time for a EM locality to step forward & seek to be the first place in the UK to deliver this in existing homes?
- 46. Affordable Warmth Eradicate ‘Fuel Poverty’ Maximise share of support e.g. Warmfront, CERT, Community Energy Saving Programme etc Place Based approach – Affordable Warmth Community
- 51. Do as I do? LSP Partners LSP Partners to contribute to National Indicator 186 through a programme of climate change & sustainable energy action…..
- 53. Unfair Share: Maximise Uptake Ensure that the ‘LSP’ & ‘locality’ know what Sustainable Energy & Climate Change services are available in their locality and then consume them or promote the consumption of them.
- 54. The Art of the Possible…… Explore what has been achieved within the system as it is. Why can’t the East Midlands replicate examples of ‘Good Enough Practice’. The Domestic Energy Support of Kirklees, the Biomass Uptake of Barnsley, the Leadership of Woking………
- 61. Planning for new Policy & Programmes How can localities benefit from what DECC are planning. Community Energy Saving Programme, Feed In Tariffs, Heat & Energy Saving Strategy
- 63. Keeping Score…….
- 66. “What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do.” John Ruskin
- 67. “Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood... Make big plans; aim high in hope and work.” Daniel Hudson Burnham 1846-1912 “Search all the parks in all your cities; you'll find no statues of committees.” David Ogilvy 1911-1999
- 68. “Leaving mobile phone chargers plugged in” is often held up as an example of a behavioural ecocrime, with people who switch their chargers off being praised for “doing their bit.” The truth is that a typical mobile phone charger consumes just 0.01 kWh per day. The amount of energy saved by switching off the phone charger, 0.01 kWh, is exactly the same as the energy used by driving an average car for one second. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t switch phone chargers off. But don’t be duped by the mantra “every little helps.” Obsessively switching off the phone-charger is like bailing the Titanic with a teaspoon. Do switch it off, but please be aware how tiny a gesture it is. David MacKay ‘Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air’ www.withouthotair.com
- 69. 2 big
- 71. thank you