BCSD SME Workshop 23rd June 2011

Warren McIntyre Low Carbon Collaborations Manager – ScotlandThe Carbon Trust

The Carbon Trust & Our Mission

The Carbon Trust is a private company set up by Government in response to the threat of climate change.

We are driven by a mission to:

Accelerate the move to a low carbon economy by:

– Helping organisations reduce their carbon emissions and;

– Develop commercial low carbon technologies.

How can the Carbon Trust help?

Advice: On-Site & Telephone

Web Tools

Publications

Carbon Reduction Workshops

Carbon Management Plan assistance

Advice: On-site and Telephone

Reduced energy bills by £34 - £43 million pounds in 2009/10.

Energy spend >£30k – on site energy survey by Carbon Trust.

Between £5K-30K telephone support, publications, online tools.

Tel 0800 085 2005

SME Carbon ManagementProgramme

Benefits of Carbon Management Programme

Motivation for organisations

What the programme delivers

Timeline of programme and support provided.

Benefits of Carbon Management

It engages with Senior Management by addressing a number of key corporate challenges

…. leads to Senior

Management commitment

- Robust policy framework

- Leadership- Cost effective Action plans

…. Delivering- Reduced cost- Compliance- Enhanced reputation- Local leadership

Regulation

Costs

Reputation

Carbon Management

Leadership

Enhanced Reputation

Easily accessible information for Environmental Reporting

Assists with customer requests for info’ on environmental performance / credentials.

Improve standing with local community, partners and stakeholders

Help increase staff motivation and morale

Benefits of programme

Tried and tested structured approach

Financial savings

Risk avoidance (e.g. increasing utility costs / procurement requirements)

Opportunity to learn from others

Early action allows additional time to develop

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Setting long-term carbon saving plans and delivering quick resultsSetting long-term carbon saving plans and delivering quick results

The Programme Delivers

Senior management backing for the programme at the top of the organisation

Understanding of your current energy usage and emissions and setting of firm, stretching reduction targets

Prioritisation of opportunities for improvement

Integrated governance of existing energy management initiative to ‘sweat’ them for maximum benefit

Positioning for a further generation of initiatives

10Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5

Identify and qualify opportunities for short and long term emissions reduction

Finalise quantification

3. Opportunities

Opportunities Workshop

5. Implementation

email and

telephone support

Case for Action

Prepare Carbon Management Plan

Draft CMP Final CMP

4. Prepare Carbon Management Plan

Carbon Trust seeks formal commitment and ‘signs up’participants Participant begins internal

preparation: securing resource, and identifying information sources

1. Planning, Vision and Scope

Starter

Pack

Participants organised into regional cohorts

Develop baseline using tools as provided

2. Baseline

Cohort kick-off andBaseline Workshop

Project plan

Baseline complete

Cohort Event

Participant Event/Document

Carbon ManagementFor Smaller Businesses

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CMP Template CONTENTSForeword from Chief Executive/managing Director Foreword from the Carbon Trust

Executive Summary

1 Introduction and Context

1.1 Context and drivers for Carbon Management

2 Carbon Management Strategy

2.2 Our low carbon vision

2.3 Strategic themes

2.4 Targets and objectives

3 Emissions Baseline and Projections)

3.1 Scope

3.2 Baseline

3.3 Projections and Value at Stake

4 Carbon Management Projects

4.1 Existing projects

4.2 Planned / funded projects

4.3 Near term projects

4.4 Medium to long term projects

4.5 Projected achievement towards target

5 Implementation

5.1 Financing

5.2 Governance for Implementation

5.3 Resource Commitment

5.4 Implementation Plan

Appendix A: Definition of Projects

Describing the organisation’s required end-

state

Complementary to the baseline spreadsheet tool: describing the effect of the plan on Business as usual emissions and financial

forecasts

Summarising the actions/projects planned to achieve the target state of the organisation including strategic, policy-based and technical projects across the agreed scope)

Describing how the management of the projects, opportunities will be funded and managed through to benefits realisation and how what organisational and process changes will be implemented to maintain a corporate control on the long term reduction in emissions

One one-page plan summary with financing, timescales, impact for each opportunity according to a defined template format

CMP

Any Questions?