Transcript Climate change

Climate change:
a corporate response
31 March 2009
IEMA, Bury St Edmunds
Andrew Kluth
Who I’ve worked for
• Hong Kong Government
– Solid and chemical waste management
– Territorial development
– Nuclear safety negotiations
• Jarvis plc
– First environment strategy
– DJSI Global Index
• Royal Mail Group
– Carbon management
– First sustainability strategy
• Corporate Edge/ Likemind
– Virgin Media, EDF Energy, Johnson Matthey, Alliance Boots
• Halcrow Group
– Integrated sustainability strategy
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The Blue Marble
Apollo 17, 7/12/1972
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A resource-constrained world?
USA
European
Union
China
Malawi
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What we use the resources for
USA 2003 footprint
China 2003 footprint
Cropland
Cropland
Grazing land
Grazing land
Forest: timber, pulp and paper
Forest: timber, pulp and paper
Forest: fuelwood
Forest: fuelwood
Fishing ground
Fishing ground
Carbon
Carbon
Nuclear
Nuclear
Built-up land
Built-up land
UK 2003 footprint
Malawi 2003 footprint
Cropland
Cropland
Grazing land
Grazing land
Forest: timber, pulp and paper
Forest: timber, pulp and paper
Forest: fuelwood
Forest: fuelwood
Fishing ground
Fishing ground
Carbon
Carbon
Nuclear
Nuclear
Built-up land
Built-up land
Source: www.ecologicalfootprint.org
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Where we use the energy
Proportion of energy use in USA in each sector
21%
28%
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
18%
Transportation
33%
source: Energy Information Administration:
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/consump.html, table 2.1a
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What we use our energy for
Energy consumption in the US by sector
Sector Name
Industrial:
33% of total
Description
Facilities and equipment used for producing and processing
goods
%
Major uses
22 chemical production
16 petroleum refining
14 metal smelting/refining
Transportation:
28% of total
Vehicles which transport people/goods on ground, air or water
61 gasoline fuel
21 diesel fuel
12 aviation
Residential:
21% of total
Living quarters for private households
32 space heating
13 water heating
12 lighting
11 air conditioning
8 refrigeration
5 electronics
5 wet-clean (mostly clothes dryers)
Commercial:
18% of total
Service-providing facilities and equipment (businesses,
government, other institutions)
25 lighting
13 heating
11 cooling
6 refrigeration
6 water heating
6 ventilation
6 electronics
source: US Dept of Energy, various publications
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The people problem
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“Global ecosystems face collapse”
“Planet enters ecological debt”
“Climate set for sudden shifts”
“Billions face climate change risk”
“Carbon emissions show sharp rise”
“Arctic summers ice free by 2013”
• The rise and rise of the Keeling Curve
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Whose problem is it? Ownership
• “A child born in a wealthy country is likely to
consume, waste, and pollute more in his lifetime
than 50 children born in developing nations.”
(Archbishop George Carey)
• Small changes,
big impacts
• 80% emissions
reduction – not
enough?
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Consequences of current world
trajectory
Relative Certainties
Likely Impact
Continued economic growth—coupled with 1.2
billion more people by 2025 — will put pressure
on energy, food, and water resources.
The pace of technological innovation will be key
to outcomes during this period. All current
technologies are inadequate for replacing
traditional energy architecture on the scale
needed.
Key Uncertainties
Potential Consequences
Whether an energy transition away from oil and
gas—supported by improved energy storage,
biofuels, and clean coal—is completed during
the 2025 time frame.
With high oil and gas prices, major exporters
such as Russia and Iran will substantially
augment their levels of national power, with
Russia’s GDP potentially approaching that of the
UK and France. A sustained plunge in prices,
perhaps underpinned by a fundamental switch
to new energy sources, could trigger a long-term
decline for producers as global and regional
players.
How quickly climate change occurs and the
locations where its impact is most pronounced.
Climate change is likely to exacerbate resource
scarcities, particularly water scarcities.
Source: US National Intelligence Council, November 2008; Global Trends 2025: A
Transformed World
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Stakeholders
UK
Individual
Regions
Current
Prospective
Corporate
Geographical
Interest
Employees
Professional bodies
Partners
Communities
Consultant
Regulators
Competitors
Clients
Key relationship
Other relationship
Suppliers
Aware
Global
Aware and active
Emerging
National
Local
Aware and PR
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Definition
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Stakeholder engagement
Issues
Objectives
Performance
Communication
Governance
People
Leadership
Clients and markets
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Clarity
• Do the job well
• Tell people about it
• Engagement
– internal
– external
• Predictability
– Reporting
• Performance
• Human stories
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What can I/you do?
• Home
– less water
– less energy
– less heat
– less waste
• Travel
– more efficiently – less fuel
– less often
– less far
• Lifestyles
– buy less – buy better
– use longer – use again
– campaign for sustainability
• Planning
– greater efficiency
– better urban planning
• Energy
– more renewables
• microgeneration
• large scale wind &
solar
– what about nuclear?
• Natural resources
– better protection
– reforestation
• Agriculture
– less destructive practices
ideas adapted from wwf’s oneplanetfuture and Pearce, F. The Last
Generation (2006), Eden Project Books
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Climate change: a systems issue
Ten Guiding Principles
• Zero Carbon
• Zero Waste
• Sustainable Transport
• Local and Sustainable Materials
• Local and Sustainable Food
• Sustainable Water
• Natural Habitats and Wildlife
• Culture and Heritage
• Equity and fair Trade
• Health and Happiness
source: http://www.wwf.org.uk/oneplanet/about_0000003949.asp
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The opportunity to lead
• Sustainability does pay
“Most executives (57%) say that the benefits of
pursuing sustainable practices outweigh the
costs”…involves “a shift away from defensive behaviour
towards more active exploration of the opportunities
sustainability can present”
• Execution is problematic
“On a range of environmental and social outcomes less
than 10% of respondents rated their efforts as
outstanding on each, barring public relations”
Source: Economist Intelligence Unit (2008) Doing good: Business and the
sustainability challenge, p.5
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Are we wasting our time?
Some thoughts from Gandhi
• Whatever you do will be
insignificant, but it is very
important that you do it
• You must be the change
you want to see in the world
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Thank you