Measuring Resource Use: Jackie Young

Plymouth City Council

Measuring Resource UseSWRO Energy ProgrammeTuesday 26th January 2010

Jackie Young, Sustainable Development Manager

VoluntaryTo

Mandatory

ClimateChange

Act2008

CAAKLOE 3.1

Use of NaturalResources.

CarbonAccounting

From2012

CarbonReduction

Commitment

Energy EfficiencyScheme

NewIndicators

&VerifiableTargets

DriversFor

Change

Through the CAA – “ the focus of KLOE 3.1 is on the organisation's own impact on the environment from the resources it consumes in the delivery of its services. ...

“ Audit Commission, 2009”

For the first time we are required to measure our use of…..

EnergyI ncluding

Fuel and Emmissions

CleanAir

CleanWater

Waste

Land&

SoilI ncluding

Biodiversity

UseOf

Materials

How are we addressing this ?

Corporately – we have

adopted and published

the Council’s Environment

Policy 2009/2013 In Partnership – we have

adopted and published

the City’s Climate Change

Action Plan 2009/2011 Citywide Climate Change

Commission – expertise.

But why tackle this now ?

Financial – lower costs/expenditure

Legal – meeting liabilities

Audit – CAA

Reputations – leadership role

Environmental Management – win/win senario

Partnership working – we can not do this alone

Meeting expectations – indicators & targets

The Local Authority’s

carbon footprint.

The citiesPer capitafootprint.

FuelPoverty.

AdaptingTo

ClimateChange.

Flood Risk And

Coastal Erosion.

OtherEmissions. Biodiversity.

Research

Seeking out

sources.

Compilation

Agreeing a

process.

Verification

Absolutes or estimates.

Continuity

Ensuring consistency

Storage

where isthe data

Kept?

ReportingProcesses

Getting theMessage across.

What doesit mean

in practice ?

Buildings

Electricity/Gas

(kwhs)

Centrica via TEAM Energy

LandfilledWaste

Tonnes(t)

Waste Manager

Recycled Waste

Tonnes(t)

Waste Manager

Crematoria

Electricity/Gas(kwhs)

Centrica via TEAM Energy

For example – initial ‘data’ for NI 185.

Fleet Use

Litres of Fuel or km’s

Garage Manager

BusinessMileage

Litres of Fuel or km’s

Garage Manager

Street Lights

Electricity(kWh)

Transport Team

Schools

Electricity/Gas(kwhs)

TEAM Energy

Signs,Bollards &

CCTVElectricity

(kWh)Transport Team

Commuting

Km’s travelledCensus 2001Carbon Trust

TrafficSignals

Electricity(kWh)

Transport Team

Use the help available carefully….

Baseline Toolkit NI 185 Toolkit

Translated in to an initial carbon footprint in 2008 of ….

121,737 tCO2

Even that was then updated by researching….

Petrol and Diesel Water (m3)

Waste

Water

Transport

So is that it ?.....Unfortunately not !How does data help to plan ahead ?

Buildings

Street lighting

Schools

Disregard Include

Our carbon footprint in

2008/09 was 29,550 tCO2.

Cost of £354,600 in allowances.

Carbon Reduction Commitment requirements….

In Summary…..

Be prepared….know what you need and when.

Aim for more than you need – it is easier to extract the details.

Understand the conversions – when does tCO2 = £s

Be careful with verification – use a trusted source.

Seek help – The Carbon Trust for example.

Be open and honest – if you don’t know or can’t find out,

don’t try and hide it !

Use the networks available to help you.