Ch Chan anging ing Climate Change John Tay aylor Community Advisor Suffolk Climate Change Partnership .
Suffolk’s CO2 Emissions – Aiming for a 60% reduction by 2025 • Target set in 2007 – before the UK Climate Change Act. • Supported by all councils in Suffolk. • Now adopted by the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership. • Main areas of focus include domestic energy efficiency, supporting businesses, renewable energy and climate adaptation. • www.greensuffolk.org
Suffolk’s CO2 Emissions – Aiming for a 60% reduction by 2025 6,000.0 5,000.0 4,000.0 Industry and Commercial Total Domestic Total kT CO2 3,000.0 Transport Total Grand Total Linear (Grand Total) 2,000.0 1,000.0 - 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 8 T CO2 per person, needs to be 3.2 T CO2 per person. Heading in the right direction, still need to step it up!
Keeping Warm Thermal image showing the heat loss from uninsulated homes compared to one with external solid wall insulation. Heat your family not the street!
Carbon footprint of heating an average house (15,000 kWh) 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 T CO2 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 Standard Gas Boiler Condensing Gas Storage Heaters Air Source Heat Air Source Heat Boiler Pump Pump 2025 • Spend £1,000 a year on gas. • £200 goes straight out the flue. • £270 flows out through your walls. • Over 20 years you will have emitted 80 tonnes CO2 and spent at least £20,000! • Stop burning fuel and insulate!
In a Victorian house, up to 45% Solid Wall Insulation heat loss is through the walls Rigid boards or insulating plaster Current U Value Target U Value = 2.1 = 0.3 An 85% improvement! + £6,000 grants and Green Deal finance available . You can now insulate your house at no upfront cost and repay the cost through the savings on your energy bill.
Supporting Energy Efficiency in Suffolk’s Homes Suffolk local authorities have secured £6million from Department of Energy and Climate Change to improve the energy efficiency of Suffolk homes. Focused on solid wall insulation, support of up to £6000 per property is available to residents. Also FREE cavity & loft insulation! www.suffolkenergyaction.org
Lighting and Appliances: (32% of household emissions) Energy Monitors – Real time displays help you eliminate wastage. Lighting – New LED bulbs can cut usage by over 90%! You can even get dimmable ones now and try before you buy with a lightbulb library. Appliances – Save up to £45 of electricity a year per appliance by choosing ones with this logo. The worst offenders are tumble dryers and old fridges and freezers .
On the move Anglian Bus serving routes in Suffolk is run on biogas produced from crops and food waste.
Driving cleaner vehicles… CO2 emissions from driving 7,900 miles 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 T CO2 1.0 0.5 0.0 Petrol 30 mpg Diesel 40 mpg Petrol 54.6 mpg Diesel 68.9 mpg Electric 4.5 Electric 4.5 2025 mpkWh mpkWh Even with today’s electricity mix, electric cars are still cleaner than the best petrol and diesel cars. As we decarbonise our electricity this will only improve.
Going Further Afield… Carbon Footprint – Return trip London to Barcelona 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 T CO2 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 Car 30 mpg Full Car 30 mpg Coach Train Plane petrol petrol High speed rail and sleeper trains can provide a low carbon alternative to flying in Europe. A coach or car full of people is also lower impact but may take longer.
A diet that’s good for your health (less but better quality meat, more veg and cereals) is also good for the planet.
Electricity Nayland Primary School www.greenenergynayland.co.uk
Archimedes screw hydropower turbine being craned into position at Flatford Mill.
Offshore wind is a big opportunity to provide jobs and energy in Suffolk.
Many former WW2 airfields such as Parham are now being used to host solar farms, leading the new fight against climate change whilst providing much needed grassland habitat.
Companies in Suffolk host some of the countries’ biggest rooftop solar PV arrays.
Rural businesses are also using renewable energy to diversify their income.
The UK’s Electricity Mix The UK’s current plan is to phase out coal, provide baseload power from nuclear and massively expand renewable energy whilst using gas to balance the grid. Electricity currently emits 500g co2/kWh, by 2025 this needs to be closer to 100g co2/kWh.
DECC My 2050 Calculator You can design your own UK energy plan using this web tool to come up with your preferred energy mix that meets the target. http://my2050.decc.gov.uk/
Powering Up Suffolk: Supporting Community Energy Hundreds of groups across the country are setting up their own community energy schemes. SCCP provide support to groups in Suffolk who want to do the same. http://www.greensuffolk.org/green-communities/support/
The internet can also connect us directly to projects providing solar lighting and clean cookstoves to people without access to energy. We can go solar together!
Can we do this? • All these options are technically viable. • All these options are financially viable. • It is up to us to make them socially and politically viable.
• Extractive - • Neutral • Restorative
Any questions? John Tay aylor Community Advisor Suffolk Climate Change Partnership www.greensuffolk.org .
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