Lichfield District Council

<Review of Draft Climate

Change Strategy>

Richard Davies

Director

Good Evening

Expectations & agenda

The energy

tri-lemma1. Affordability

2. Reliability

3. Low Carbon

1. Affordability

2. Reliability

Jeroen van der Veer, CEO Shell

28th January 2008

"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."

3. Low Carbon

Activist versus Skeptic• The globe is warming!

• We’re the ones doing it!

• It’s gonna be a catastrophe!

• Panic! The wolf is at the door

• This is the biggest threat in human history!

• Waiting any longer would be too expensive

• There is nothing more worth spending our money

on than this

• If we don’t take drastic action, the climate and

everything in it is doomed!

• The globe is not warming!

• It’s a natural cycle

• It’ll be harmless

• Chill out. The wolf is not at the door

• No, this is the biggest hoax in human history!

• Taking big action would be too expensive

• There are tonnes of things more worth spending money

on than this

• If we do take drastic action, the economy and everything

in it is doomed!

True

False

B

Little or No

Action Now

A

Significant

Action Now

Global Warming

Action

0

100

200

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Basket of greenhouse gases (CO2 equiv)

Carbon Dioxide

Source: AEA

18501850

What does this mean for Lichfield in 2020?Meeting carbon budgets in 2020 will require a reduction in average

per person emissions from the current level of 9 tCO2 to 6 tCO2.

In a locality where carbon budgets are achieved, the typical person will:

• Meet more of their energy needs from low-carbon power.

• Live in well-insulated homes with new efficient boilers and advanced

heating controls.

• Purchase energy-efficient appliances and use these on low-carbon cycles

(e.g. low temperature washing and dishwashing).

• Work in energy-efficient offices with power and heating from low carbon

sources.

• Drive more carbon-efficient cars, including hybrids, electric cars or plug-in

hybrids with charging infrastructure at home, at work and in public places.

• Drive in an eco-friendly manner (e.g. not carrying excess weight in the car)

and within the existing speed limit.

• Plan journeys better and use public transport more.

Together these changes would be sufficient to achieve carbon budgets.

They could significantly improve energy security of supply and air quality,

and therefore maintain or improve quality of life.

‘We have a vision of a different Britain. It is a vision of a Britain in which our cars run on electricity; high speed trains whisk us from North to South in less time than it takes to get across greater London; we produce much more but use much less energy to do it; our power suppliers no longer depend to any great extent on imported oil and gas; our homes require less energy, produce far more of their own energy and are heated by gas we produce from our own agricultural and domestic waste. It is a vision of a Britain which leads the world in new green technologies. Secured against interruptions of supply and volatile prices, our industry can plan for growth. Our national security is guaranteed, regardless of decisions by volatile governments elsewhere to close pipelines or restrict supply. It is a decentralised vision rather than one in which all decisions about our energy future are vested in the government. Through it we play our full part in protecting our planet against the effects of man-made climate change.’

Professor David MacKay

Chief Scientific Advisor

of the Department of

Energy & Climate

Change (DECC)

What Climate

Change

Means for

Lichfield?

Our Climate Change Strategy is the result of:

1. National / International Policy Drivers. These give rise, at least in part, to:

2. Local Policy Drivers. These draw from local needs and opportunities. The Policy

Drivers give rise to:

3. Aims/ Objectives. These are to realise the desired outcomes of the Policy Drivers. In

order to achieve the Aims or Objectives we set:

4. Targets. These define exactly what we want to achieve and by when. In order to

achieve the targets we take:

5. Actions. These need to be achieved in order to realise each Aim/Objective and its

associated target(s).

To ensure that ‘Actions’ are ‘Actions’ rather than

‘intentions’ we specify the following for each:

1. Why we are doing it - the Policy driver behind the

Action

2. What we are trying to achieve - the Aim/Objective that

the Action relates to

3. How this will be done - the specifics of the Action i.e.

the Output

4. Who this will be done by - who ‘owns’ the Action

5. When this will be done by - the timescale of the Action

6. Resources - existing or additional resources that will be

required to achieve the Action e.g. financial resources or

staff time

7. Progress - monitoring each Action through regular

review of the Action Plan

The Themes are:

1. Working with the Community

2. Environmental Education and Awareness Raising

3. Health & Wellbeing

4. District Knowledge

5. Governance

6. Energy

7. Housing

8. Economy, Business and the Third Sector

9. Transport and Travel

10. Planning

11. Water

12. Biodiversity and the Natural Environment

13. Waste

14. Procurement, Fairtrade and Food

Theme 1: Working with the CommunityIssues/Challenges/Opportunities:

“In the past, we didn’t understand the effect of our actions. Unknowingly, we sowed the wind and now, literally, we are reaping the whirlwind. But we no longer have that excuse: now we do recognise the consequences of our behaviour. Now surely, we must act to reform it: individually and collectively; nationally and internationally.” Sir David Attenborough

In 2005-2006 Staffordshire County Council carried out a survey asking local residents what their concerns about the future were. The results showed that climate change was the second greatest concern about the future (after terrorism) and that the public expected local councils to take a lead on the issue.

Councils are uniquely placed. They have a democratic mandate to deliver and are trusted by their residents. They have local knowledge, connections to businesses, other public agencies and the third sector. However, a local authority working alone cannot address climate change. That is why the first theme of our Climate Change Action Plan is how we are going to work with the community that we serve.

Policy Drivers

NI186 Per Capita Reductions in CO2 Emissions in the Local Authority Area

NI188 Planning to Adapt to Climate Change

Local Area Agreement 2008-2011

Sustainable Community Strategy 2006-2021

LDC Strategic Plan 2008-2012

The Staffordshire Declaration on Climate Change

What we are already doing / current status/ progress to date

We arranged the “Go Green” conference on 30th January 2010 at the Lichfield Garrick Theatre. We continue to support the work of Low Carbon Lichfield (LoCaL) and Whittington & Fisherwick Environment Group (WFEG).

Case Study: Whittington and Fisherwick Environment Group (WFEG)

Whittington and Fisherwick Environment Group (WFEG) exists to encourage residents, businesses and community organisations in the parish to understand the causes and consequences of climate change, lower their carbon footprint and create a low carbon community. Whittington and Fisherwick Parish has a population of around 2800 in 1200 households. WFEG was established in the summer of 2007 and now has over 200 members within the villages and an equal number of supporters who live nearby.

“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

“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

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