Transcript Case Study: UoNR High Scoring Local Authority

Presentation to London Fire Brigade
13th September 2010
Use of natural resources
Dean Spears, Deputy head of corporate sustainability
- Key drivers
- Use of natural
resources
- Key achievements
- Performance
- Partnership working
- Next steps
Key Drivers
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Community Strategy
Corporate Plan
LAA NIs
Other NIs
CAA, Audit Commission assessments e.g., Use of
Resources
• Political
• Government and regional priorities
• Resident expectations: In the last 2 Annual Residents
Survey, over 70% of residents told us that they wanted
Camden to be a leader in tackling climate change
Key measures of success - LAA targets
Goal
Indicator
Low Carbon
Reduction in
per capita
CO2
emissions
(NI186)
7.3 tonnes
per capita
(2005)
8.5%
reduction
10%
Reduction
7.3 tonnes
per capita
(0%
reduction)
n/a
Low Waste
Reduction in
residual
household
waste per
household
(NI191)
557 kg
residual
household
waste
(2006/7)
16.7%
reduction
20%
reduction
532 kg
(5.5%
reduction)
512 kg
(8%
reduction)
Baseline
LAA target
(2010/11)
Community Progress
Strategy
2007/08
target
(2011/12)
Progress
2008-09
Comprehensive Area Assessment
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Camden achieved a Level 4 for Use of Natural Resources (UoNR), a significant factor in
achieving an overall Level 4 for Use of Resources
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Only 4 other LAs out of 150 in England achieved a Level 4 for UoNR (Islington, Kirklees,
Sutton and Middlesborough)
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28 LAs achieved green flags for sustainability, of these, 18 were for environmental
sustainability
Of the 18 for their use of UoNR, 9 LAs scored a 2, 6 LAs scored a 3, and 3 LAs scored a 4
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3 LAs achieved both
5 LAs achieved a Level 4 for their
Use of Natural Resources (UoNR)
18 LAs achieved a Green
Flag for environmental
sustainability
Camden’s approach to natural UoR reporting
• Set the scene – problems & issues caused by
being an inner London borough.
• Highlight innovation.
• Overcoming barriers.
• Sustainable travel, CO2 reduction progress,
community leadership, our own estate, housing,
schools, waste and recycling, air quality,
procurement, green open space.
Use of resources
• Feedback highlighted:
- how Camden and its partners are striving to reduce carbon
emissions through initiatives, such as the Camden Climate
Change Alliance and the Small steps, big difference’
campaign
- decrease in energy use across the council’s own estate and
operations
- reduction of traffic with increase in walking, cycling and carclub provision
Key achievements
Climate change
• Secured £6m internal and £8.5m
external funding for climate
change measures
• Per capita emissions stabilised
• NI 188 - Climate change
adaptation: Level 1 achieved, on
track to achieve Level 3 (full risk
assessment) by May 2010
Community leadership
• 115 Alliance members
• 50 organisations trained via
Carbon Confident
• Baseline equivalent to 10% of
commercial emissions
• Networking events including
EECO awards, anniversary
events and seminars
Community leadership
• camden.gov.uk/smallsteps
• Free helpline: 0800 801 738
• Four hubs:
- Swiss Cottage library
- St Pancras library
- Queens Crescent library
- Camley Street Natural Park
• 5,500 green promises from 1,300
people
Camden Carbon Management Plan
(CMP) 2010-2015 sets out how LB
Camden will achieve a 21%
reduction in 2009/10 CO2
emissions by March 2015.
There are four key regimes driving
the achievement of this target:
• NI185: % CO2 reduction from LA
estate and operations
• Carbon Reduction Commitment
Energy Efficiency Scheme
• Certification to the Carbon Trust
Standard
• The ’10:10’ campaign
Own estate and operations
• 10:10 commitment, building on Revolving
Energy Fund & funded carbon management
plan
• Comprehensive recycling service for council
buildings
• Sustainable construction
• Heat metering
• Procurement
• Greening our fleet
• Green ICT
Improving pipe and boiler
insulation
Refurbishment of Kentish
Town Baths
More voltage optimisation
installations
10:10
10 Small steps staff campaign
Staff green promises
Events
Information
Blogging
Organisation cannot tackle climate
change alone
Borough-wide CO2 emissions
Energy
• Low Carbon Victorian home completed
• Abseiling insulation pilot to 500 homes in
council housing completed
• Private sector pilots underway
• Over 1,000 Small steps home energy visits on
track for March 2010
• Decentralised energy - LDA’s Support Package:
Royal Free Hospital, Euston Road Corridor,
electricity sales from council CHP projects
• Community Energy Saving Programme bids
submitted for solid wall insulation
Planning and built environment
• Submitted LDF to Planning Inspectorate
• Car free housing and cycle parking spaces
• 12 out of 15 major applications in 2008-09
demonstrated at least ‘Good’ (mostly ‘Very Good’
and ‘Excellent’) in BREEAM assessments
Transport
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150 car club spaces with 5, 500 members
London’s cheapest electric car-sharing club
10 Electric vehicle recharging points installed
Camley Street to Agar Grove ramp won
London Cycling Campaign Award for ‘best
cycling facility’
• Mayor’s cycle hire scheme
• Staff travel plan
Air Quality
• Action Plan 2009-2012 launched
• 25 events held since June 2009 including
Green Motor Show
• £100k DfT Low Carbon Vehicle programme for
the council’s fleet
• Promoting biomethane vehicles
Waste
• Mixed plastics collections since Oct 2009
• Love Food Hate Waste
• Watch your waste week
• New waste contract from June 2010
Water
• £3.5m from LDA for energy efficient showers
in up to 4,400 bathrooms as part of Beyond
Decent Homes
• Mapping Camden’s lost rivers: Fleet
completed, Kilburn underway
• Sustainable urban drainage feasibility study
Biodiversity and green spaces
• Biodiversity Action Plan, 2009-2012 with targets to
increase the number of habitat and species action
plans and green roofs
• Greening Housing Estates - sites surveyed,
measures to include: community orchards, bat and
bird boxes, biodiversity enhancements, food
growing, rainwater harvesting and bike racks
Food
• Good Food for Camden: the healthy and
sustainable food strategy (2009 – 2012)
• 52 new food growing sites in the borough on track to achieve 60 sites by 2012
• 25 schools growing food – for sale, use in
cooking clubs and school meals
Next steps
• New ways of working…
• Camden Green Summit
• Camden Communities
Green Fund
• New delivery plan
• Comprehensive
spending review
October 2010…
Thank you
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