Presentation to Kenilworth Initiative on Climate Change Wednesday 30th September 2009

1. Low Carbon & Sustainable
Energy Kenilworth
<From Ambition to Action>
Richard Davies
Director

2. Good Evening

5. We’re seeking to deliver
on the 3Ds:
Demand Reduction
Decarbonisation
Decentralisation

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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. ‘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.’

13. ‘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

14. "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

20. 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?

21. 1950’s?

22. 1920’s?

23. 1900?

24. 1850?

25. 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

29. <It’s the delivery
stupid!>

30. ‘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…..

31. Missions to
consider/
take back…

32. 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?

35. Affordable Warmth
Eradicate ‘Fuel Poverty’
Maximise share of support e.g.
Warmfront, CERT, Community
Energy Saving Programme etc
Place Based approach –
Affordable Warmth Community

40. Unfair Share: Maximise Uptake
Ensure that the ‘KICC’ &
‘Kenilworth’ know what
Sustainable Energy &
Climate Change services
are available in their locality
and then consume them or
promote the consumption of
them.

41. The Art of the Possible……
Explore what has been
achieved within the system as it
is. Why can’t Kenilworth
replicate examples of ‘Good
Enough Practice’. The
Domestic Energy Support of
Kirklees, the Biomass Uptake of
Barnsley, the Leadership of
Woking………

48. 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

53. Low Carbon Communities
…a shared journey
Simon Ross
Marches Energy Agency
2 April 2009

54. Overview – a shared journey
Workshop Monitoring
lots of conversations
Training Savings
Meet group
Homes Activity
Savings
Meet group
Infrastructure
NI186 Community buildings
Renewables
Technology Surveys
Fair Energy Savings
efficiency
Business
Networks Businesses …and celebrate

55. Low Carbon Communities (Apr 06- Mar 09)

56. Activity in Ellesmere
+ 300
homes with
measures

57. Royal Hill

60. Primary School + SHW
Cost of system £42,000
Cost to Primary School - £100
Saving - £1,100 a year for 20+ years

62. Other Activity
• Cartoon exhibition
• Film showings
• Light Fantastic
• Discussions
• Awareness campaign

63. Headline Figures
CO2 Savings by Sector
New funding for communities
7%
23% CERT - £121,000
Capital Grants - £128,000
Retained Economic benefit - £173,000 pa
70%
Performance Reward Grant - £630,000 to LA
Homes Businesses Community buildings

64. Scaling Up
Notts & Derbyshire
Bewdley

66. ‘Great to have some concrete ‘I enjoyed the conversations with
ideas to put in place’ other people + share experiences’

67. Thank you
Simon Ross
www.mea.org.uk
… a shared journey

69. “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

70. “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

71. “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

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