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EMS National Conference: Stroud District Council Bruce Cockrean, Global to Local Ltd Nigel Riglar, Stroud District Council Workshop • • • • • • 5 Challenges Back Story The Green Paper Climate Change Response EMS & New Localism Saying Goodbye The Back Story • • • • • • 5 / 110 Green Councillors Policy – 1992 EMAS – 1998 Integrated into service planning – 2003 No dedicated EMS Co-ordinator - 2004 Resources focused on specific technical delivery posts, external consultants 2005 Challenge 1 • If the EMS is really embedded – does it need a dedicated EMS Officer to lead? • Could staff resources be focussed on specific technical delivery areas instead - sustainable energy, facilities management? • Can a generalist EMS Officer have the full range of specialist knowledge and management resource needed to drive environmental performance? The ‘Green’ Paper • Increasing concern, political opportunity - 2005 • Step change in Environmental performance required – 2006 • ‘Green Paper’ Consultation – 2006 • Environment Strategy – February 2007 The Green Paper No. of Overall Green Paper Comments & Responses Analysed 13% 14% Waste collection, disposal and recycling 44% 45000 40000 29% Total Collected 35000 Waste & Recycling Public Space Other Tonnes 30000 Climate Change 25000 Total: 3% year on year increase 20000 Total to landfill 15000 Overall Priorities for Environmental Policies Total recycled 10000 5000 14 54 23 0 9 Very High Reducing Waste & Increasing Recycling 15 67 12 6 High Medium Low Improving Public Space 7 0% 41 20% 37 40% 60% 15 80% 100% 19 99 /0 20 0 00 /0 20 1 01 /0 20 2 02 /0 20 3 03 /0 20 4 04 /0 20 5 05 /0 6 Responding to Climate Change Year The Green Paper • • • • • • Environment Strategy: More for Less Confronting Our Greatest Threat Clean, Green and Safe From local to global Lets not forget how important this is Challenge 2 • How important is it to engage the public in establishing significance / priorities for improving environmental performance? • Do you have to re-review as a consequence? • How do we ensure ‘big issues’ are not delivered as stand alone processes but integrated fully into the EMS? Climate Change Response • • • • Long-term delivery infrastructure Climate Change Panel – oversight Severn Wye Energy Agency – delivery partner Internal ‘client’ expertise – planning, building control, sustainable energy • Mitigation - 40% House, Business (support and market development), Community Facilities, Council facilities, renewables supply • Adaptation – flood model, community resilience, carbon sink (trading) Challenge 3 • How can the EMS help deliver on a big issue like climate change? • What contribution to community resilience / civil contingencies? • Is it predominantly an internal management tool? EMS and New Localism • Local Area Agreement – Natural and Built Environment Block – 2007 • New Sustainable Community Strategy – 2007/08 • LSP Think Tank – Global Changes – 2007 /08 • Procurement ‘Declaration’ – 2008 • Regeneration ‘Green’ Paper – 2008 • Local Development Framework and Core Strategy Review – 2008/09/10 Challenge 4 • What role the EMS in new localism and place shaping? • Can an EMS help develop and deliver a LAA? • Can an EMS be used across organisations or tiers of Government working in partnerships? Saying Goodbye • Aligning Environment Strategy with environmental Statement – 2008 Challenge 5 • Has the EMS done its job? • Does it need to adapt and change? • Or – • Is it time to move on?