greengage eia infographic pdf · 225 plastic water bottles printing an environmental statement had...
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SO, WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL ACTIONS WE CAN TAKE TO REDUCE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF UNDERTAKING AN EIA?
95% OF THIS TOTAL IS FROM PRODUCTION,THIS INCLUDES:
WHAT MAKES UP THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF AN EIA:
TRAVEL & TRANSPORT
OFFICE ENERGY USE
COMPUTER / SMALL POWER USE
PRINTING
69%
17%
9%
5%
244kgCO2e
Transportation, including site visits, travel to project meetings and courier of the ES, had a carbon footprint of...
WHAT PARTS OF AN EIA HAVE THE HIGHEST CARBON IMPACT?
PRINTING
5% OF THIS TOTAL IS FROM PRINTING
MAKING 1050 LATTES
TAKING 714 SHOWERS
A RETURN FLIGHT FROM LONDON TO ICELAND.
EQUIVALENT TO...
EQUIVALENT TO...
A RETURN FLIGHT FROM LONDON TO PARIS
100
40°C
100 LOADS OF WASHING AT 40OC
producing & transporting 225 plastic water bottles
PRINTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT HAD A CARBON FOOTPRINT OF 19 kgCO2e
WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO:
SITE VISITS MEETINGS ASSESSING & WRITING
WHAT IS THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF AN EIA?
Total carbon footprint of an EIA is
357kgCO2e
o Reduction in printing through presentation of EIA on aninteractive online platform using tools such as GIS
o Increased efficiency of reporting output reduces consultant time and associated resource use
DIGITALISATION OF EIASEIA
o EIA consultants engage with landlords regarding theiroffice efficiency
o EIA coordinator to challenge the consultant team and supply chain to demonstrate that they operate their businesses efficiently
OFFICE OPERATIONS
o Meetings held through video conferencing rather than consultantteam travelling for face-to-face meetings
o Effective EIA scoping to produce streamlined ES, reducing requirement for unnecessary assessments and associated site surveys
o Utilisation of existing desk-based data wherever sufficiently robustdata is available
o Efficient allocation of site visits amongst team members based on geographic location
o Selection of sustainable transport methods for site surveys such aspublic transport and car sharing
REDUCING THE NEED TO TRAVEL
LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!
EIAAn Environmental Statement (ES) was delivered to our office recently in a box consisting of 4 large folders full of paper. This got us thinking about the amount of resources used to create an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and the carbon footprint of undertaking one. The purpose of EIA is to identify and mitigate environmental impacts. If we can understand where the greatest impacts are in the course of undertaking an EIA, then we can prioritise ways to reduce them in future.
WHY DID WE UNDERTAKE THIS RESEARCH?
EIAWHAT IS THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF AN EIA?