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Driving Sustainability Forward

Learn about the London Fire Brigade's sustainability strategy to reduce CO2 emissions and their use of innovation and European project funding. Discover the recent progress made in adopting electric vehicles and testing new technologies for emission reduction.

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Driving Sustainability Forward

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  1. Driving Sustainability Forward Nicole Fletcher, Head of Sustainable Development

  2. Our Fleet • 514 vehicles, some 300 frontline pumps and specialist HGVs • Responsible for~21% of LFB’s CO2 emissions • Subject to Low Emission Zone and Ultra Low Emission Zone requirements • World’s third largest fire and rescue service, serving London with 5,500 fire-fighters

  3. LFB Sustainability Strategy

  4. Early progress on emissions Frontline vehicles • Replacement and upgrades with PM abatement traps in 2008 & 2012 as part of the Low Emission Zone • CO2 & NOx improvements resulted from efficiency through vehicle replacement cycles and reductions in vehicle numbers

  5. The need for Innovation • OJEU Prior Information Notice issued & identified: • lots of technologies needing thorough review • limited resources to evaluate them • Trials were essential to demonstrate benefits & value • Innovation needed • Innovation needed

  6. European Project Funding • EC Enterprise & Industry Directorate: Public Procurement of Innovation funding call in 2011 • 2-4 year project, • Funding for 95% of project costs and procurement of innovation • Target sectors: climate change, energy and resource scarcity, health and ageing

  7. Benefits of EC funding • Addressed the issues around resources & trials • Enabled support from management to establish a project • Raised the need to address vehicle emissions up the agenda • Collaboration provided links to other organisations: • widening the scope for research, support and understanding of the wider fire markets needs • providing a more attractive offer to suppliers • Better dissemination of outcomes to benefit more FRS’ and public procurers

  8. Recent Progress on emissions • 80 EV Chargepoints installed (9 publicly accessible) • Aiming for an all EV car fleet via our 2015/16 car replacement cycle • Testing Selective Catalytic Reduction equipment to reduce NOx • Future aspirations for a low emission pumping appliance

  9. Thank you • Contact: • Nicole Fletcher • Head of Sustainable Development • London Fire Brigade • e: nicole.fletcher@london-fire.gov.uk • w: london-fire.gov.uk • w:fired-up.eu

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