European Structural and Investment Funds Delivery

Conference

Friday 17th May 2013

Low Carbon Thematic Objective

Low Carbon Thematic Objective

Thematic Objective (TO) 4

Differences with Climate Change (TO5) and Resource Efficiency (TO6)

ERDF only & eligible activity

National Reform Plan and Commission Position Statement

The Low Carbon Workstream

Members BIS, CLG, DWP, Defra, DECC,

DfT, HMT EA, Forestry Commission, GIB,

TSB Civil Society, Core Cities, LGA

Workstream Paper & consultation Guidance to LEPs Sub Committee Terms of

Reference/Membership (TO4,5,6?) LC Assessment Criteria

Targets (2020) and where we are now

EU target UK target Current UK level

Reducing Green House Gas (GHG) emissions by 20% compared to 1990 levels

Reducing GHG emissions by 34% compared to 1990 levels

The UK GHG emissions are currently 23% lower than 1990 levels

Increasing the share of renewables in final energy consumption to 20%

Increasing the share of renewable energy to 15%

The UK is currently only producing 3.8% of all energy from renewables

Moving towards a 20% increase in energy efficiency

Enhancing the energy efficiency of homes, business and transport

The UK has 10.6m homes with cavity wall insulation and 12.9m homes with loft insulation (of 125mm) out of 25m homes

Government PoliciesTARGET KEY GOVERNMENT POLICIES Green House Gas

(GHG) emissions

Climate Change Act 2008 UK Carbon Plan Carbon Price Floor Heat Strategy Forestry Policy Statement Greenhouse Gas Action Plan for Agriculture

Renewable Energy

Renewables obligation and feed-in tariff for electricity

Renewable Heat Incentive Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation Electricity Market Reform (EMR) via the

Energy Bill Gas Generation Strategy

Energy Efficiency Enabling the Transition to a Green Economy UK Green Investment Bank Green Deal The Energy Efficiency Strategy Climate Change Levy & Climate Change

Agreements CRC energy efficiency Scheme Plan for Growth

Priorities -

LCEGS Sector - with a focus on domestic retrofit   Non domestic low carbon technologies and energy efficiency  “Whole place” low carbon solutions - incl heat/cool

networks, design, transport, decentralised energy systems, demand mng

  R&D - development, innovation, adoption, deployment, cost

reduction of LC technologies and supply chains/ infrastructure

Based on Govt Policy, expect GHG and renewable energy targets to be met

ACTIVITY MATCHLGEGS SectorDomestic RetrofitLGECS sector supply chain growthLow Carbon materials, goods, servicesCCS, Energy Storage, Energy from Waste

RGF, LA, Vol SectorGreen Deal, Feed in Tariffs etcPrivate incl EIB/FIs/PensionsAdv Manuf Supply Chain Initiative

Non DomesticEnergy EfficiencyLow Carbon FuelsWaste PreventionBuilding Retrofit

GIB LA, Vol Sector Private incl EIB

Whole Place Whole Place eg SMART cities Decentralised Energy Systems Resilient Energy Infra. + Green/Blue/IT Infra. Low Carbon Modal Shift

GIB RGF, LA, Vol Sector Private incl EIB Local Sustainable Transport Fund

R&DLow Carbon TechnologiesTechnology Centres of ExcellenceRenewable Energy Roadmap TechnologiesLow Carbon Vehicles/Fuels

TSB programmesResearch CouncilsUniversitiesDECC – LC Innovation Fund, CCS Comm, Offshore Wind DevelopmentLA, Vol Sector, Private

Outputs and Results

OutputsEnterprises – number supported; private investment; employment increaseR&D – enterprises co-operating with research institutions; private investment; new to market or new to firm productsEnergy/Climate Change – additional renewable energy capacity; households with improved energy consumption; reduced energy consumption of public buildings; users connected to smart grids; GHG reduction

ResultsAn increase in the size of the LCEGS sectorAn increase in the energy efficiency of companies/ buildings/ transportAn increase in number of areas with “whole place” low carbon plansAn increase in companies adopting green practicesA reduction in GHG emissionsAn increase in the share of energy from renewablesA reduction in final energy demand