Climate Emergency in BNES Bathavon North Forum 21
Climate Emergency in B&NES Bathavon North Forum 21 January 2020 Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit
B&NES Resolution, March 2019 • Declare a Climate Emergency • Provide leadership to enable carbon neutral B&NES by 2030 Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit
Evidence Base - key facts • District carbon emissions profile (766, 867 t. CO 2 e pa) • Energy use in buildings: 66% (homes 38%; non-domestic 28%) • Transport: 29% • Other: 5% (waste 4%; agriculture, forestry, other land use 1%) Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit
Evidence Base – key facts • Consumption or ‘outsourced’ carbon emissions (1, 271, 590 t. CO 2 e pa) – very provisional, limited data source, overlap with direct emissions • Further work will be needed, as for all local authorities to hone down these emissions and action needed • Further work will also be needed on land use, bio-diversity and carbon sequestration Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit
Future Emissions Trajectories Chart 4: B&NES Emissions Carbon Budget and Pathways for the District-Wide Energy System, Annotated. SCATTER BAU: Assumes minimal action beyond current, national policy and nationally led decarbonisation of the electricity grid. This will still require a significant level of effort locally. Historic emissions SCATTER Stretch: Assumes that the region goes significantly beyond national policy and national grid decarbonisation, across both energy supply and energy demand measures. 2030: The date by which the B&NES district aims to become Carbon Neutral Reduced 38% from 2016* Reduced 72% from 2016* Year Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit *Local Authority emissions & energy consumption data is published 2 years in arrears. SCATTER Tool operates from 2015 Base year, with adjustments made using 2016 BEIS Local Authority Emissions data 5
Future Emissions Trajectories • • B&NES target - 100% by 2030 National BAU - 38% by 2030 SCATTER Stretch Pathway – 72% by 2030 Based on current technology and market readiness assumptions • Annual reviews will see changing context, assumptions and narrowing of gap Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit
Future Emission Trajectories • Recommended priorities are based on the SCATTER Stretch Pathway • Achievement of all and any target by 2030 or 2050 will depend heavily on national and regional policy and action • Numbers indicate scale and speed of action needed, not hard targets – to start conversation on how to do it Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit
Priorities (not hard targets) 1. Energy efficiency of existing building stock: o By 2030, retrofit the majority of homes with a range of measurs (eg 33, 436 superglazing installations; 43, 339 loft insulations) o All new build to be zero carbon from now Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit
Priorities (not hard targets) 2. Transport emission reduction: o Reduce car and van mileage by 25% by 2030 o Remaining cars: 76% EV; 14% petrol hybrid EV; 10% petrol/diesel by 2030 o Rail: passenger rail 100% electric by 2030; freight by 2050 o Road freight: assumed diesel, but subject to air quality/public health work underway Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit
Priorities (not hard targets) 3. Local renewable energy generation: for example: o Solar PV: 50% of homes with PV roof by 2030 plus 116 football pitches work of PV on commercial rooves and ground mounted o Onshore Wind: 28 large 2. 5 MW wind turbines Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit
What next? • Commissioning specialist support for action planning • Rolling out community engagement programme including parish toolkit • Setting up in-house work groups and new community partnership • Setting up April Community Conference • Planning citizen juries • Developing website Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit
Individual action v System change • • Stop wasting food Buy local and seasonal food Avoid palm oil Buy less, make it last; eliminate single use plastic • Get home energy advice via Energy @ Home • Walk, cycle, use public transport Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit
Individual action v system change • Talk to friends, neighbours and encourage others to act with you – keep up the pressure • Remember – it’s about major system change • It’s not about individual blame Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit
How can the Forum help? • Declare a Climate Emergency and commit to helping us to decarbonise by 2030 • Stimulate the local conversation on the big picture and on local action • Organise a local event to raise awareness • Develop a local action plan (inc a neighbourhood plan? ) Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit
How can the Forum help? • Ask some questions: • Is there a community building that could be made more energy efficient? • Is there scope for a local food growing project? • Is rural transport the main issue? • Are there renewable energy opportunities that could bring local benefits? Bath and North East Somerset – The place to live, work and visit
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