Higher Education Carbon Management Programme HECM Overview Richard
Higher Education Carbon Management Programme HECM Overview Richard Rugg
Carbon Trust Activity in the HE Sector § Site Visits & Design Advice § Higher Education Energy Managers Network (300 subscribers) § Incubator Programme – Business acceleration support to Imperial College Innovations Ltd § R, D&D – £ 3. 6 m in repayable grants to the HE Sector to develop innovative low carbon technologies (1/3) § Higher Education Carbon Management programme
Drivers for carbon management Government Policy: Beacons of best practice, catalysts for change Reputation: Benefits associated with promoting sustainable development Legislation is strengthening: Climate change levy Changes to Building Regulations EU Energy Performance in Buildings (EPD) Directive 2006+ Cost reduction: Opportunities associated with energy efficiency
Focus of programme § Primary focus Direct GHG emissions under the control of the HEI for example from: – Energy use in HE owned or operated buildings – Offices, lecture facilities, leisure facilities, accommodation, energy intensive departments – Fuel use in HE owned or operated vehicle fleets
The process 1 Get Started Build the team 2 3 Carbon Evaluate Management Options Assessment Where are we now? What emissions reduction opportunities do we have? 5 4 Develop Plan What’s our forward strategy? Implement and Review Making the Plan work
Implementation Plan Carbon Management Action Plan King’s College London Higher Education Carbon Management Programme April 2006
What to expect § Participants should expect: – Launch event in London - May – 4 onsite workshops – 4 clustered workshops – Additional consultant facilitation via phone and e-mail – Carbon Trust Account Manager support – Toolkit resource – Best practice advice
Key players • Project Leader • • • Overall co-ordination Baseline calculation Vision & strategy development Opportunities prioritisation Implementation planning • Departmental Champions • Support Project Leader within their own department • Project Sponsor • Director level project champion • Ensures senior management commitment • Address inter-departmental barriers • Vice Chancellor, Rector • Sign-off letter • Member support • Identify a Cllr to act as political champion
The 20 participants
Launch University of Strathclyde University of Sunderland University of Teesside University of Bradford University of York University of Leeds Metropolitan University of Wales, Bangor University of Birmingham University of Coventry University of Wales, Aberystwyth University of Warwick The Open University of West of England University of Cambridge Imperial College London Metropolitan University Kings College University of Southampton University of Sussex
VC support of the HECM programme
Oxford Brookes University § Oxford Brookes University took part in the pilot § Initial one-off £ 75 K energy financing fund. Accrued energy cost savings to be used to fund additional improvements in future years - self funding scheme. § Targets - 20% CO 2 emissions (& energy saving) reduction by 2010 - 7000 t. CO 2 savings per year § Implementation of projects commenced: – metering projects – heating and lighting controls – insulation
Oxford Brookes University did
Making Business Sense of Climate Change
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