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Climate Change and Energy Progress so far & Future Developments

Climate Change and Energy Progress so far & Future Developments. Peter Brunt Energy Strategy Unit, DPEI And Climate Change Programme Review Team, Defra (peter.brunt@dti.gsi.gov.uk). Cover. Energy White Paper: progress & challenges Climate Change Programme Review

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Climate Change and Energy Progress so far & Future Developments

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  1. Climate Change and EnergyProgress so far & Future Developments Peter Brunt Energy Strategy Unit, DPEI And Climate Change Programme Review Team, Defra (peter.brunt@dti.gsi.gov.uk)

  2. Cover • Energy White Paper: progress & challenges • Climate Change Programme Review • CCPR and local and regional action • The future?

  3. The Energy White Paper Now over 2 years old! 4 Goals of Energy Policy: • Putting ourselves on a path to 60% cuts in CO2 by 2050, ‘real progress’ by 2020. • Maintaining reliability of energy supplies • Promoting competitive markets in the UK and beyond • Ensuring that every home is adequately and affordably heated Key points: • Renewables, energy efficiency and emissions trading • Shift to imports • Delivery through partnership

  4. Progress since February 2003 • Energy Efficiency Action Plan – doubled EEC, building regulations. • EU ETS – commenced Jan 2005. 50% of UK emissions. • Renewables – PPS22. RO extended to 2015. • Energy Bill – offshore wind consents, BETTA (single energy market for UK), Microgeneration strategy. • Framework agreement for UK-Norway pipeline - pave the way for imports we need. • £12million for Climate Change Communications. Etc . . . . Etc. . .

  5. Packed 12 months! • G8 & EU Presidencies – Climate Change to be a priority. • Climate Change Programme Review. • Renewables Obligation Review – DTI consultation published March 2005. • Energy Efficiency Innovation Review – to conclude later this year to feed into CCP Review. • Microgeneration Strategy Consultation. • Carbon Abatement Technology Strategy. • Hydrogen Strategy.

  6. Climate Change Programme Review • To consider progress on 2010 goal (to cut carbon by 20% on 1990) & look to 2020. • Evaluation of existing measures & appraisal of possible new ones. • Consultation launched December 2004, closed March 2004. Over 300 responses. • Analysis ongoing.

  7. UK currently on track for Kyoto, but not 2010 domestic goal

  8. Consultation: Broad Messages • Households: focus on Stamp Duty/Council Tax and landlord obligations. • Public Sector: ‘leadership’ through public procurement cited as crucial. • Energy Supply: emphasis on long-term opportunities. No agreement on CHP. Some support for renewable heat. • Business: support for revising business measures. • Transport: Vehicle taxation, Aviation and planning focus for new measures.

  9. CCPR: Local & Regional Action • Centre for Sustainable Energy commissioned to ‘appraise scope for further carbon savings from local & regional activity’. • Also: what we need local and regional bodies to do to deliver national policies? • Starting premise to test is that fundamental changes in generation and use of energy requires action at local and regional level. • Challenges are lack of evidence, potential for double-counting and assigning appropriate roles and responsibilities.

  10. CCPR: Local & Regional Action • Significant progress at local and regional level since the EWP: • Regional strategy development funded by DTI & now EST. • Sustainable Energy Beacon Councils Theme. • Energy in RDA Tasking. • Local and regional energy use data published. • Carbon trust RDA reps. • Pilot Sustainable Energy Centres to link closely to regional & sub-regional strategy.

  11. CCPR: Local & Regional Action • CCPR Consultation responses: • Requirements, structure of responsibilities & targets strong themes (e.g. through CPA & community strategies). Waste policy cited as a comparison. • Devolution of resources, need for data & case studies. • Use of planning powers in various ways a strong theme.

  12. The Future? • New Government still to get it’s feet under the table. Brand new DPEI secretary of state and energy minister. • Various strategies and review outcomes create a big in-tray. • 2005 Labour manifesto showed continuing commitment to climate change and sustainable energy agenda, plus interesting commitments (all new public housing to meet the Code for Sustainable Buildings?). • Clear indication that energy policy to have a high priority over next 4-5 years.

  13. Peter Brunt Energy Strategy Unit, DPEI And Climate Change Programme Review Team, Defra (peter.brunt@dti.gsi.gov.uk)

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