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Carbon Reduction Commitment

Carbon Reduction Commitment. Sarah Lee Project Officer EAUC-Scotland. David Somervell Sustainability Adviser University of Edinburgh. www.eauc.org.uk/scotland. Climate Change by Numbers 1. 2008 level of CO 2 in atmosphere: 385 parts per million (ppm) Annual rate of increase: 2ppm

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Carbon Reduction Commitment

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  1. Carbon Reduction Commitment • Sarah Lee Project Officer EAUC-Scotland • David Somervell • Sustainability Adviser University of Edinburgh www.eauc.org.uk/scotland

  2. Climate Change by Numbers 1 • 2008 level of CO2 in atmosphere: 385 parts per million (ppm) • Annual rate of increase: 2ppm • Stabilisation level if industrialised nations follow Bush’s climate plan: 615ppm • Resulting temperature increase from pre-industrial levels : 4.5-6ºC

  3. Climate Change by Numbers 2 • • IEA estimate of US emissions increase 1990 to 2025: 38% • Temperature increase from pre-industrial levels at which "catastrophic effects" occur: 1.7ºC • • Stabilisation level needed to avoid "catastrophic effects," according to climate scientist Dr James Hansen: 350ppm

  4. Climate Change by Numbers 3 • UN estimate industrialised countries' emission cuts needed by 2020 to avoid "dangerous" CC: 25-40% • • UN estimates industrial countries' cuts needed by 2050: 80-95% • • Temperature increase at which UN warns 40-70% of species will be at increased risk of extinction: 4.2ºC

  5. The CRC … coming down the track • Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) propose a “Carbon Reduction Commitment” (CRC). • It will obligate most Universities and Colleges and aims to reduce UK carbon dioxide emissions • From April 2010anyone with a half-hourly meterwill be required toregister their supply points Ed Milliband, DECC Minister

  6. CRC fills DECC’s policy “gap” CRC EU ETS

  7. Who is caught? • If you use 6 million+ kWh/year (£600,000+ costs) you’ll have to join in a giant money-go-round • Environment Agencies will contact all UK billing addresses with half-hourly electricity meters in 2009 • If you receive one of these letters, you must provide data on half-hourly electricity consumption in 2008 • This will determine if you will have to participate in the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC). … YOU!

  8. How do we solve the problem?

  9. Solocov’s 7 Wedges

  10. What needs done?

  11. And lots more … !

  12. CRC in summary • New, and legally binding under UK Climate Change Act, it cover large private and public sector bodies • Embracing around 5,000 organisations in UK … using >6 million kWh electricity / £1m cost / yr • Early Action Metrics: - Carbon Trust Standard (CTS) - Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) • Cap and Trade scheme with reducing allowances

  13. Offsets: fundamentally a scam

  14. The one-stop shop promoting sustainability in the FHE sectorwww.eauc.org.uk/scotlandAndrew Chamberlain, EAUC-Scotland ManagerSarah Lee, EAUC-Scotland Officer

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