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The Regional Perspective…. Something’s BREWing

The Regional Perspective…. Something’s BREWing. Alasdair Brown Waste Manager 28th March 2007. Overview. A few thoughts on climate change, the carbon agenda and business….. A short introduction to the South West RDA The strategic context – why is the environment so important to the RDA?

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The Regional Perspective…. Something’s BREWing

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  1. The Regional Perspective….Something’s BREWing Alasdair Brown Waste Manager 28th March 2007

  2. Overview • A few thoughts on climate change, the carbon agenda and business….. • A short introduction to the South West RDA • The strategic context – why is the environment so important to the RDA? • What are we doing about it…

  3. SWRDA • Established in 1999 to ensure the long-term economic success of the region • Delivery through the Regional Economic Strategy • Our key role is to provide the conditions in which businesses can thrive.

  4. SWRDA and the “RES” • We are responsible for providing regional economic leadership. • We are helping to make the South West more attractive as a place to live and work and do business • Making sure the region has the right skills among its workforce, the most innovative businesses, and a high quality environment, both physical and cultural • Regional economic performance is generally good

  5. But, where are we going?….. • We must decouple economic and population growth from resource use and environmental impact • Current SW resource consumption • 130,052 GWhs energy (equating to 33,768 kilotonnes of CO2 output) • 351,224 megalitres water (1megalitre = 1 million litres) • 20.5 million tonnes of waste generated (Ecotec 2006) • If our current ecological footprint continues into the future, the SW would need three “South West’s” worth of resources.

  6. The RDA’s Strategic Response • RES identifies the SW environment as one of three key economic drivers • Environmental technologies – especially energy and waste are considered priority sectors • The Environment Driver Implementation Plan (EDIP) describes how the RDA’s activity supports the driver • The RES “Great Debates”: • Securing economic growth within environmental limits  • Energy challenges • Crisis or opportunity?

  7. Defra’s BREW Programme • £284 million over 3 years - 2005-8 • Recycling of landfill tax income • Partners… • Action Sustainability (Procurement) • Envirowise • WRAP • Market Transformation Programme • Carbon Trust • National Industrial Symbiosis Programme • Environment Agency • Regional Development Agencies • Agricultural Waste • DTI Technology Programme • Business Community Reuse Fund • Pilot projects

  8. SWRDA’s role in BREW • Coordinating Delivery of the BREW programme at the Regional level • Business Link Review • Deliver regionally strategic projects • Year 1- £0.5 million in 2005/6 • Support for Envision in Devon/Cornwall • Resource Efficiency mapping study • Years 2 and 3 - £2.7million • Marketing the “regional BREW offering” • Envision regional roll-out • Recycling Market Development • Fishing industry wastes • Food and Drink (including the red meat sector) • Tourism • Marine Industry • Sustainable construction (with Future Foundations) • Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

  9. The Renewable Energy Agency for South West of England • Funded by SWRDA • Started February 2003 • Aims: • to increase the amount of high quality renewable energy projects on the ground. • maximise the social, economic & environmental benefits to the South West from the growth of the sustainable energy industry. • Further info: www.regensw.co.uk

  10. Demonstrator Projects – Wave Hub • Offshore electrical “socket” into which a number of Wave Energy converter device arrays can be plugged • Construction proposed for spring 2008, with the first power generated by the end of 2008

  11. Gen Gen Gen Gen 33kV Circuit Breakers 27km WAVE HUB PROJECT

  12. Thank you alasdair.brown@southwestrda.org.uk 01392-229346

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