Leading sustainable development- the unique role of Education bodies

Helen Andrews Tipper, Public Sector Analyst

Wednesday 28 March EAUC conference

Meeting carbon targets is vital

Saving carbon saves money

Navigating climate and carbon legislation

“Failures (to meet emissions targets) could have worrying and significant consequences for the world’s climate”

Reputation- 95% of students think climate change is important

Why is the carbon challenge so important?

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Sea level rise threatens major cities

Falling crop yields in many areas, particularly developing regions

Food

Water

Ecosystems

Risk of Abrupt and Major Irreversible Changes

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Falling yields in many developed regions

Rising number of species face extinction

Increasing risk of dangerous feedbacks and abrupt, large-scale shifts in the climate system

Significant decreases in water availability in many areas, including Mediterranean and Southern Africa

Small mountain glaciers disappear – water supplies threatened in several areas

Extensive Damage to Coral Reefs

Extreme Weather Events

Rising intensity of storms, forest fires, droughts, flooding and heat waves

Possible rising yields in some high latitude regions

<400ppm >750ppm

global temperature change (relative to pre-industrial times)

Source: Stern Review

What is the role of the education sector?

Responsible for a substantial buildings estate, 5.2 billion kWh of energy consumed pa (worth over £200m pa) and a carbon footprint of ~ 3.3Mt CO2 pa;

To show by example how to make the move to lower carbon buildings specification, operation and refurbishment; and

To provide a stimulating environment for the next generation of professionals upon whom the nation will depend to make the move to a low carbon economy.

And leading on ideas to reduce- and live with- climate change

Cambridge Regional College SMART LIFE centre

Research at the University of Reading Walker Institute

Total implemented CO2 savings by technology type (Overall total = 238,135 CO2t)

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Total annual CO2 savings

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Commitment to carbon reduction remains strong…

- These target reflect 5 year averages- 2011/12 targets draft at this stage

Increasing the scope of carbon reduction

Getting to “Scope 3” – Commuting, student travel, procurement, waste, water

HE sector strategy looks for the Environmental Management Statistics to start collecting scope 3 emissions from 2012/13.

This is a major challenge for the sector - but also an opportunity to lead!

HEFCE guidance now online at http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/rdreports/2012/rd01_12/

How can Carbon Trust help?

The Carbon Trust We are a not for profit group with the mission to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy

– We advise businesses, governments and the public sector on their opportunities in a sustainable, low carbon world

– We measure and certify the environmental impact of organisations, supply chains and products

– We help develop and deploy low carbon technologies and solutions, from energy efficiency to renewable power

Carbon management - key outputs

Educated and Mobilised TeamEstablished Senior GovernanceBaseline & BAU ProjectionIdentified & Quantified OpportunitiesBusiness Case & Financing

“Our involvement in the FECM programme has made a marked improvement to the visibility and priority of sustainability across the college…”

- FECM 11/12 participant

CT approved Carbon Management Plan

Five step process timelineMay MarchJuly September

MOBILISE THE ORGANISATION

SET BASELINE AND FORECAST

Write document

IMPLEMENTATION

RefineCARBON MANAGEMENT PLAN

IDENTIFY AND QUANTIFY PROJECTS

WelcomePack Nov Jan

Mobilisation Workshop

Onsite Day 1 and 2

Project Plan Signed Off

Completing the CMPFinal CMP

Onsite events National event

Milestone

Regional workshop

Monthly calls

Key

Draft Sections 1-3 of CMP

November January

Webinars

W

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Tools for Change Opportunities workshop

Sign off

Reinforcing Implementation

Sponsor calls

UPDATE BASELINE

Onsite Day 3

Section 4 of CMP

National Sharing Event

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Collaborative Implementation Service

Taking the next step….

Taking Carbon Management Plans to implementation: – Providing you support through the implementation stage of

your carbon reduction journey– Up-to-date supplier quotes– Feasibility studies and full business cases– Finance and procurement expertise and capacity building– Accelerated rate of project implementation will realise savings

faster and have a positive impact on cash flow

The process

1.)CMP Project Register

Review

2.)Business Case Development

3.)Finance

Options Review

4.)Delivery Approach

Support

Improve technical

understanding

Improve clarity in project

implementation programme

Understand how to influence key decision makers

Understand supplier market

Build confidence in

savings projections

Give consideration to various financial

models

Share and understand

available frameworks

Improve contract negotiation skills

Understand commissioning and handover

process

Monitoring and communicating

success

National workshop 1

technology webinars 1-8

Regional workshops 1&2 -

technical

Regional workshop 3

Sectoral workshop 1

2 webinars

Regional workshop 4

Regional workshop 5

2 webinars

National workshop 2

1:1 supportAudit Review

Support

Outcome

Thank you!

If you are interested in one of our 2012 programmes, please email publicsector@carbontrust.co.uk stating which programme you’re interested in 

Thank you for listening!

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Your next steps – making the most of your EAUC Membership…1. Resources

• visit the dedicated carbon EAUC resource bank sections• visit the carbon reduction section of SORTED – the online resource

for sustainability in the Learning and Skills sector2. Networks - join our Carbon Intensive Research Colleges and Universities

Community of Practice - for Colleges and Universities that undertake carbon intensive research • Find out more about this group at 5pm today – see programme for

details3. Recognition - want recognition for your carbon reduction initiatives –

enter the 2012 Green Gown Awards carbon reduction category. Entries open summer 2012

4. Measure and improve - sign up to LiFE – www.thelifeindex.org.uk. EAUC Members receive a significant discount• LiFE offers dedicated ‘resource efficiency and waste’ and ‘utilities’

frameworks for implementation

Membership matters at www.eauc.org.uk