Transcript LGA conference presentation

GET
SERIOUS
ABOUT
CO2
Understanding
Local Carbon Budgets
Local carbon budgets
Local carbon budgets will drive
ambitious emissions cuts
by helping local authorities to lead
effective carbon reduction strategies
across their local areas.
Benefits:
Transparency and accountability
Rigorous, timely data
Technical opportunity information
Community involvement
Clarity about resources
Green jobs and skills
Increased certainty
Campaigning for
local carbon budgets legislation
in this session of Parliament
Conservative Party
backing
“On behalf of Greg Clark,
Caroline Spelman and myself, I
can confirm we recognise the
need for local carbon budgets as
part of the implementation of
the Climate Change Act.”
Oliver Letwin,
Government Minister and policy advisor
to PM 28 April 2010
Lib Dem backing
Election pledge: A local
carbon budget for every local
authority: that caps CO2 in
the local area in line with the
scientific demands for
emissions cuts and local
circumstances.
Chris Huhne, Secretary of
State for Energy and Climate
Change 27 April 2010
1. Measure local emissions
2. Local circumstances report
3. Negotiate a local carbon budget
4. Consult locally on green policies
5. Publish a climate change strategy
1. Measure local emissions
New stats: 16 September 2010
www.decc.gov.uk
16.0
Liverpool
Birmingham
Lambeth
Wolverhampton
Newcastle upon Tyne
Wansbeck
Bolsover
Bristol, City of
Derwentside
Kirklees
Southampton
Dudley
Boston
Gloucester
Weymouth and Portland
Basildon
Exeter
Wyre Forest
Newark and Sherwood
Worthing
West Devon
Shrewsbury and Atcham
Solihull
Gedling
Mendip
Broxtowe
South Derbyshire
Tynedale
Derbyshire Dales
South Bedfordshire
Bath and North East Somerset
Tonbridge and Malling
Macclesfield
Bromsgrove
South Gloucestershire
St Albans
Blaby
Epsom and Ewell
Harborough
Wokingham
1. Measure local emissions
Per Capita Emissions (t)
14.0
12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
Per…
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1. Measure local emissions
Improvements to data needed:
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Timeliness
Granularity
Traffic data
Better local carbon intensity –
include renewable data, car fleet etc
Longer term
• Embedded emissions
2. Local circumstances report
Technical Feasibility Study
What can be done locally? Ie
• Public and private housing stocks, rented accommodation,
businesses
• Transport use and the potential for modal shift
• Renewable resources potential
• Heat mapping
2. Local circumstances report
2. Local circumstances report
2. Local circumstances report
2. Local circumstances report
Social benefits
• job creation
• skills and training needs
• number of people in fuel poverty
Other environmental benefits
• expected impact on protected natural areas
• air quality
• light pollution
Economic benefits
3. Negotiation of local carbon budget
Cap on emissions in local area
Start with level of ambition of national budgets
Local circumstances report influences local budgets
Secretary of State must be satisfied all adds up
National Government must do its bit
A five-year national carbon budget
Nationally
attributable
emissions
Emissions from local energy use
(about 80% of the total UK carbon budget)
(about 20%)
Sco N Wa
tla I les
nd
Devolved local
government
responsibility
English local authorities
English portion divided fairly
between local authority areas
4. Consultation on green measures
Manchester City
Council
“The task for Manchester is to
bring local, grass-roots,
community-based collective
action together with…
government and business to
seize the opportunity for the city
and create a broader coalition
for action drawn from all aspects
of Manchester life.”
5. Climate Change strategies
• Size of local carbon budget
• Polices and what contribution they’ll make
• Renewable energy generation
• Which bodies and individuals are responsible?
• National Government?
• Local authorities?
• Local Enterprise Partnerships?
• Districts? Counties?
• Third sector
• Local public sector
• who pays? Where does the money come from?
• wider costs and benefits
• Reporting progress and monitoring / review
Example
Policies to
meet local
budgets (by
2022)
Cut traffic by
X%
TRANSPORT
Increase
average
efficiency of
cars locally by
XgCO2
Increase the
proportion of
electric cars
locally by X%
Local authority
contribution
Government
contribution
Funding
reforms
Integrated
transport plans
-focused on
congestion,
promoting
public
transport, and
other green
travel
(eg Darlington)
Raise fuel duty
and keep train
and bus fares
down
Re-direct DfT
money: scrap
new road
schemes spend instead
on green travel
planning and
infrastructure
Tough
minimum
efficiency for
new cars, and
support for
electric cars
Smarter Travel
Choices
Eco-driving
programme
central to
Eco-driving
driving test
training for X% Local ecoof local drivers driving training
Local road
pricing
Parking rewards
for lowercarbon cars
Measuring
progress
Emissions from
local roads can
be calculated
from:
 DVLA data
on local
vehicle
fleet
 local
Allow flexibility
traffic
over local
count data
capital and
(currently
revenue
collected for
spending to
local
allow more
transport
flexibility for
planning)
local subsidy of
green travel
Stakeholders
Passengers
Trade unions
Local
authority
Businesses
Questions and discussion