Transcript ENERGY EFFICIENCY STRATEGY

Energy Efficiency Strategy
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THE ENERGY WHITE PAPER
Energy White Paper sets out four key goals for energy policy to:
• Cut the UK’s carbon dioxide emission by some 60% by about 2050;
• Maintain security of energy supplies;
• Promote competitive markets to raise the rate of sustainable
economic growth and to improve our productivity; and
• Ensure that every home is adequately and affordably heated
It also placed energy efficiency and renewables at the forefront of tackling
climate change. Setting a target for renewables to supply 10% of UK
electricity by 2010.
In Scotland the Executive has set a firmer target for renewables to
supply 40% of Scottish electricity by 2020.
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LINK WITH EXECUTIVE'S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Priorities are:
Resource use:
“ We need to understand where our materials come from; how they are
replaced; what happens to the community which supplied them; how
they were brought into use; what we did with them and how they went to
their next use”
Energy:
“ The excessive use of fossil fuels is at the core of many sustainable
development problems. We can use less energy and generate power
from renewable sources. We must ensure that the quality of our housing
stock provides affordable warmth to the poorest in our communities. "
Travel:
“ Moving people and goods, and delivering services generate transport
demands. Better land use planning; alternative service delivery and
sustainable transport systems can reduce our impacts."
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Jack McConnell, First Minister 2002
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT TO SCOTLAND?
• Annual UK spend on energy consumption = £65 billion
• Estimated that 20% (£13 billion) is wasted each year due to inefficiency
• Perhaps £1.3 billion in energy resources lost annually to the Scottish
economy
• Equivalent to 50% of the total income from North Sea oil or one third of the
total tourism spend in Scotland
Improved energy efficiency has positive impacts for:
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Carbon emissions
Business resource efficiency
Fuel poverty
Public sector efficiency
Air quality
Low carbon economy
Energy use in Scotland by sector:
29%
34%
Domestic
Industry
Services
Transport
16%
21%
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SCOTTISH ENERGY CONSUMPTION TRENDS SINCE 1990
• Domestic consumption 15% up
• Industrial consumption 30% down
• Transport 12% up
• Services 10% up
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY:
Vital to meeting UK carbon emission targets
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Potential impact of incremental low carbon technologies in
the UK to 2050
UK Emissions, Mt C
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Current
forecasts
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more energy efficiency
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more renewables
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CO2 sequestration
RCEP target
60% reduction from 1997
impact of hydrogen
"Low Carbon Economy"
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY STRATEGY: OBJECTIVES
• Define the Executive’s policy objectives for energy efficiency
• Ensure Scotland makes a significant contribution to UK carbon
emissions targets
• Set agreed methods for measuring progress
• Identify priority sectors and methods for Executive intervention
• Increase co-operation across the Executive and with other bodies
(including UK government)
• Improve the impact of the Executive’s investment in energy
efficiency
• Communicate clear explanation of the Executive’s energy
efficiency policy
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY STRATEGY: SCOPE
Strategy will cover devolved energy efficiency measures aimed at:
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Business
Public sector
Transport
Domestic sector
For example:
• Executive funding of Energy Saving Trust and the Carbon Trust;
• Agencies that use Executive resources to deliver energy efficiency –
e.g the Enterprise network and the Business Environment
Partnership;
• Transport related energy efficiency measures;
• Energy efficiency aspects of sustainable development;
• The impact of EU transmissions trading;
• Fuel poverty initiatives;
• Building energy efficiency standards;
• District heating/combined heat and power schemes.
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Strategy also needs to fit with UK policy and existing
UK energy efficiency initiatives
Such as:
• Fuel tax
• Road tax
• Company car tax
• Climate change levy
• Energy efficiency commitment
• Energy labelling of goods
• Enhanced capital allowances
• Community Energy programme
• Carbon Trust
• Energy Saving Trust
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Energy efficiency strategy
Key questions:
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What should be the priority sectors?
What are the barriers?
How can these be overcome?
Should the strategy set targets? In what form?
What new initiatives could feature?
Your views are welcome
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