Transcript Can traditional environmental policies meet goals of reducing

Personal Carbon Reduction in
the US and UK
Doug Crawford-Brown
Senior Sustainability Advisor
Pell Frischmann, London
People have legitimate needs
In consuming that energy,
carbon dioxide is released
Our best estimate: a 60-80%
reduction is required
Dividing up the causes and
solutions
• Nations
• Municipalities
• Energy sectors
• Institutions
• Individuals
Actors and stages
Regulators
Adopters
are individuals, businesses,
etc purchasing technologies
that reduce carbon emissions.
are government units and
regional development
authorities regulating carbon
emissions and providing public
investments in solutions.
Investors
are venture capitalists,
business angels, equity firms,
etc providing capital for
solutions to carbon emissions
and climate change.
Providers
are individuals, businesses,
etc providing technologies
that reduce emissions.
Innovators
Framers
are NGOs and other
special interest groups that
lobby for solutions to carbon
emissions and climate change.
are individuals, businesses,
etc developing technologies
or practices that reduce energy
use and/or carbon emissions.
Where do individuals fit in?
Current % Contribution by Sector of CO2 Em issions
35
30
25
%
20
15
10
5
0
Transportation Industry/Business
Residential
Sector
Government
University
We are each a carbon manager
My carbon dioxide inventory
25
Annual MT CO2.
20
15
US
UK
10
5
0
Trans
I/C
Elec
Gas
Air
Need
Total Univ Total
What can I control??
Source term = Per capita source term x People
Per capita source term = PCEEN x RF / EFF
In what am I
housed?
The planet
doesn’t care
about
kWh/m2
Where do I live?
4
1
2
8000
7000
6000
5000
MT/year 4000
Cars
3000
40% cycling
2000
1000
0
1
2
3
Scenario
4
3
How do I power my home?
12
MT CO2/p-yr.
10
8
6
4
2
0
UNC-CH
UC - 2003
UC- 2004
How do I stay comfortable?
8
7
6
5
MT/year 4
3
2
1
0
20 degrees
4 degrees
How do I get about?
Residential
Commercial
Transport
Industrial
What do I drive?
9
8
7
6
5
MT/year
4
3
2
1
0
Jaguar
Prius
What do I purchase?
NEW
CHEMICALS
(>1,000/year)
Alternatives Analysis
(fla me retard ants,
lead in electronics, etc.)
New Chemicals
Program
Ind ustry Programs:
e.g., Responsible Care,
WRAP, 3MP3
.
EXISTING
CHEMICALS
Green
PROCUREMENT Enginee rin g
PMN to
EP A
Sustainable
Futures
(use or mfg.)
MFG./PRODUCT
FORMULATION
Green
Chemistry
Green
Suppliers
Netw ork
SECONDARY
MFG.
PROCUREMENT
(use or m fg.)
Product Information
Feedback – A Gap?
MINING AND
EXTRACTION
Formul ator
Progra m
R & D LAB.
CONSUMER
NEEDS
COMMUNITY
DESIGN
CONSUMER
DISCHARGE
FORMULATOR/
MANUF.
REUSE/ END
OF LIFE
Be st
Practices
CONSUMER
USE
Hosp. fo r
Healthy Env.
DISPOSAL
Environmentally
Prefera ble. Purchasin g
EXISTING
CHEMICALS
.
P2 Resource
Exch.
Tribal, State ,
and Federal
Programs
.
Daily decisions (made
between options available…)
St. Bernard:
Hell is filled with
good intentions
and desires
Plato’s Republic
Passions
Reason
Will