Cynllun Rheoli Carbon (CRhC) 2014 Carbon Management Plan (CMP) 2014 Gweithio gyda’r Ymddiriedolaeth Garbon Working with the Carbon Trust CMP Presentation 4 th December 2014 GOFALU AM YFORY, HEDDIW – CARING FOR TOMORROW, TODAY Keith Morgan Pennaeth Asedau a Gwasanaethau Trafnidiaeth Head of Assets and Transportation Services Paul Ferris 2/12/2014
Background • The original 2007/08 Carbon Management Plan (CMP) was reviewed in 2013 and a new Plan with a baseline year of 2011/12 was established. o In conjunction with the Carbon Trust and a firm of consultants. • The new plan recorded the achievements to 2011/12 and set out the new targets to 2016/17. • The new 2012/13 – 2016/17 CMP was presented and approved by Cabinet on 2 nd July 2013. • As part of the new CMP, it was established that: The Carbon Trust will continue to monitor the success of the programme at the end of each financial year. It will monitor the extent of the Council’s carbon reduction during the previous year. This information will be reviewed by the Programme Board and will be reported to the Council’s Leadership Group and Cabinet as part of the usual monitoring of performance targets. These reports will be in line with the Council’s anticipated responsibility to report on CO 2 reductions as part of the performance indicator returns in the future. Page 2
The First CMP Review - 2014 • The 2014 CMP Review is the first annual review which has been undertaken since the new 2012/13 – 2016/17 CMP. o There were no external costs to the Authority o The 2014 CMP Review was fully reviewed and endorsed by the Carbon Trust • The 2014 CMP Review was presented to Cabinet on 30 th September 2014 and included, as separate appendices were: • Case Studies • Embedding Carbon Management Page 3
Actual Figures Actual 2007/08 to 2013/14 2007/08 2013/14 2016/17 2016/17 % of Baseline Actual target Baseline Year % Dif. target % target tCO 2 tCO 2 tCO 2 Reduction Achieved Buildings 11,034 8,047 27.1% 7,330 33.6% 80.6% Street Lighting 1,503 635 57.7% 707 53.0% 109.0% Fleet 1,995 1,798 9.8% 1,675 16.1% 61.3% Business Mileage 1,288 1,043 19.0% 864 32.9% 57.7% Total 15,820 11,524 27.2% 10,576 33.1% 81.9% • Since 2007/08 the Council has achieved a 21.4% reduction to the new 2011/12 baseline and a 27.2% (4,296 tCO 2 ) reduction in its carbon emissions to 2013/14 Page 4
Actual Figures Actual 2011/12 to 2013/14 2011/12 2013/14 2016/17 2016/17 % of Baseline Actual target Baseline Year % Dif. target % target tCO 2 tCO 2 tCO 2 Reduction Achieved Buildings 8,623 8,047 6.7% 7,330 15.0% 44.6% Street Lighting 832 635 23.6% 707 15.0% 157.4% Fleet 1,970 1,798 8.7% 1,675 15.0% 58.1% Business Mileage 1,017 1,043 -2.6% 864 15.0% -17.4% Total 12,442 11,524 7.4% 10,576 15.0% 49.2% • The Council has already achieved a 7.4% (918 tCO 2 ) reduction in the first two years of the current CMP to March 2014. • This exceeds the Welsh Government’s annual target reduction of 3%. • The reduction of 7.4% equates to 49.2% of the 2016/17 target being achieved in 40% of the life of the current CMP. Page 5
Actions to Embed Carbon Management Indicated in the embedding matrix is: • how the Council’s Carbon Management Group (CMG) scored the status against each topic at the commencement of the Carbon Management Programme in 2007/08 • the status in 2011/12 (taking into account the findings of a Local Authority benchmark review project complete by the Carbon Trust with CLAW (Consortium of Local Authorities in Wales) • the current Carbon Management Group review for 2013/14 • Target - where the Council wished (whilst writing the current CMP) to be by 2016/17 if it is to achieve it’s target. Page 6
Corporate Strategy – embedding carbon savings across the organisation The Council’s Corporate Strategy 2013-2017 has aimed to identify and explain how the Council intends delivering its five main Strategic Objectives over the next 4 years. These have been selected following significant engagement with the citizens of Ceredigion and a detailed analysis of our performance. The Corporate Strategy reflects the Authority’s Vision and Strategic Objectives whilst at the same time it embeds Carbon Management within the work of the Council. The Council chose the following as one of its Improvement Plan Objectives for 2013/14 : “Improve our energy management to enable the Council to reduce carbon emissions and reduce costs”. This Improvement Objective is a priority because energy costs are predicted to rise significantly in coming years. Reducing the use of carbon-based energy will save money for the Council and the citizens of Ceredigion and will protect Ceredigion’s environment. Page 7
Types of Project Opportunity • The Carbon Management Plan (CMP) reflects all potential opportunities across the Council. This includes considering opportunities beyond those which are typical buildings-energy reduction measures. • The Council uses the model below to consider different types of opportunity in order to prepare the action plan which supports the achievement of the reduction target. • By identifying measures relating to good housekeeping , invest to save , design and asset management and more strategic investment projects , the Council has considered the full potential and scale of investment required. • Currently the identified opportunities within the CMP still has a heavy reliance on both Strategic Investment and Invest to Save projects. • In recognition of the above, an Energy Task and Finish Group , which includes both members and officers, was initiated in 2013 to further explore potential opportunies such as external funding and to add a corporate focus to the potential Strategic Investment and Invest to Save projects. Page 8
Street Lighting Streetlighting improvements and revisions to policies Ceredigion’s Street Lighting has seen a reduction in CO 2 emissions of 45% from the 2007/08 baseline year to 2011/12. This is as a result of a programme of introducing low energy street lights, new photocell controls, electronic control gear and light emitting diodes. Dimming equipment is being used in some areas between midnight and 5am. The Lantern Replacement Programme was completed in 2013/14 and any future Bow Street Replacement Lighting Scheme improvements are expected to be as a result routine maintenance replacements. Ceredigion’s street lighting is now amongst the most advanced and energy efficient in the UK This has now increased to a 57.8% reduction of CO 2 in 2013/14 from the original 2007/08 baseline year and 23.6% from the 2011/12 baseline year At the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Awards Dinner in December 2013, Ceredigion County Council was one of the seven finalists in the Street Lighting – Best Performer Category. This was in recognition of the Council’s advances in saving energy and reducing carbon dioxide emissions for street lighting. Page 9
Fleet Transport Improving efficiency of fleet vehicles and usage The Council has completed the first phase of benchmarking the fuel consumption of eleven 26-tonne refuse collection vehicles with the aid of on-board telemetry. Improving the efficiency of the vehicle fleet has resulted in cost and emission reductions. This has included the replacement of older vehicles to those with Euro V emissions levels and the use of GPS (Global Positioning System) technology to support routeing. A review of gritting routes has been undertaken and the new routes will commence in October 2014. Collection of green waste on a by-arrangement fortnightly basis A new 26 tonne 70/30 split body food waste and dry recycling refuse vehicle between March and November was introduced in 2013. Fleet emissions now show a 9.9% reduction of CO 2 in 2013/14 from the original 2007/08 baseline year and 8.7% from the 2011/12 baseline year Page 10
OpEn - Operation Energy rollout to Schools Phase 3 of Operation Energy commenced in February 2014, with a further 12 schools taking part. With the close of Phase 3 a total of 24 schools have now participated in the project, since its inception. OpEn (Operation Energy) promotes learning about Energy and Sustainable Development and supports the new national Numeracy Framework. The project involves workshops held in the schools which are led by Eco Centre Wales in conjunction with Ceredigion County Council. Each school is presented with an energy monitor to enable the pupils to take electric meter reads and to undertake a campaign to reduce energy usage. In addition to OpEn , schools are being encouraged and OpEn workshops at Llanfarian and Penparc CP Schools supported by the Council’s Ymbarel group to progress through the Eco Schools programme of which Energy is one of the themes. Currently 85% of the county’s schools are on Silver Award level or above and 3 schools have attained the Platinum award. Pupils from Penglais Secondary School, Ysgol Syr John Rhys , Penparc and Rhydypennau were invited to Canolfan Rheidol on Friday 4th July 2014. Each school was presented with a Certificate by Cllr Alun Williams, thanking them for their participation and congratulating them on the energy savings they have achieved. Ysgol Syr John Rhys were selected as the 2014 winners and awarded with a weather station for their school. Page 11
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