RTC Partnering Forum

Andy CairnsProject ManagerCorporate Change Team

23rd February 2010

Carbon Management Plan

Presentation Overview

• A new agenda for Salford City Council/ strategic partners (responding to climate change – green thinking - sustainability)

• A new language and new stakeholders• Lessons learned• What are you doing?

New Language – New Concepts

• Carbon tonnes/ carbon footprint• Operational carbon/ embodied carbon• Decarbonisation/ carbon stairway/ zero carbon• Carbon reduction commitment/ carbon literacy• Carbon credits/ emissions trading• Sustainability/ green infrastructure/ biodiversity• Micro-generation/ biomass/ smart energy• Mitigation/ adaptation/ capitalisation

Tonnes of Carbon

• Carbon tonne = 1000 kilos of carbon dioxide• Equal to 100,000 balloons or enough to fill 6 double-

decker buses• Average annual production of CO2 for each Salford

resident = 6.4 (2006)• SCC operations generate 34,000 tonnes of CO2

annually (2007)• Collectively Salford residents produce 1,444,000

tonnes of CO2 annually (2006)

Carbon management planning

• Action by local authorities will be critical to the achievement of the Government’s climate change objectives, such as the long term goal to reduce CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050 in the draft climate change bill.

• This Carbon Management Plan (CMP) outlines Salford City Council’s commitment to a 40% reduction in CO2 over the next 5 years.

Context and drivers for carbon management

• Community leadership• Display energy certificates• Carbon reduction commitment• NI185 – percentage CO2 reduction from local

authority operations• NI186 – per capita CO2 emissions in the local

authority area• Local Area Agreement• Financial Control

Council – Carbon Management Programme

Schools 31%

Streetlights18%

Civic Buildings18%

Social Services11%

Misc.5%

Leisure13%

Housing4%

Breakdown of stationary emissions for baseline year 2007

Comparison of actual costs with business as usual BAU

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2,000,000

4,000,000

6,000,000

8,000,000

10,000,000

12,000,000

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Year

£

Actual cost BAU cost Target cost

Difference £4,71M

The Project Escalator.

Voltage Optimisation Civic Centre

Other areas of activity

• Biomass Boilers (schools)• Ground source heat pumps (Broughton Hub)• Combined Heat and Power ? (civic campus)• Photovoltaic cells PV• Eco Schools• Behavioural Change• Affordable Warmth Strategy

(Community Energy Savings Programme ?)• Recycling

RenewablesRenewable technology potential.• Photovoltaic ( wall / rooftop) • Solar Panels ( thermal heating)• Wind Turbine• CHP / Biomass Boilers• Ground Sourced Heat• Hydro

Assessment of opportunities in Salford• Schools• Council’s CMP• Salix• Town Hall

• Cost effectiveness vs. behavioural change ?

• Establishing a market ? Jobs ?

Carbon Management Plan for 2010/11

Project 2010/2011 Costs

Voltage Optimisation £53,622

Heating Controls and Zoning £60,000

Loft & Cavity Wall Insulation £15,000

Lighting Upgrades£52,500

Behavioural Change £20,000

Hybrid / Alternate Vehicles/Vehicle Maximiser£47,000

ICT Passive cooling for data centre £60,000

£308,122

Behavioural change

The aim of the switch it off campaign was to reduce the carbon footprint of the council by encouraging employees to switch off PCs, office lights and any other electrical equipment at the end of each day.

• The one “newsletter for council staff”• Intranet homepage• Intranet web pages switch it off• One council briefing• Post its• Posters• Calendars