Warwick – The Environmental Perspective Warwick Network Thursday 27 th July 2006

Oil Spill Costs Cable & Wireless £200,000 2,000 fish, 3 kingfishers, 2 moorhens and a swan killed by pollution... 13/04/2006 Communications company Cable and Wireless was ordered to pay more than £29,500 by Swindon Magistrates Court after polluting a 14km stretch of three rivers with up to 8 tonnes of red diesel. Clean up costs for the incident cost the company a further £180,000. West 'facing asbestos epidemic' The UK and many other developed countries are on the verge of an asbestos disease epidemic, say doctors.

Warwick – The Environmental Perspective Warwick Network Thursday 27 th July 2006

Environmental Impact Environmental risk and potential liability issues Environmental risk and potential liability issues Energy efficiency and reducing carbon footprint Energy efficiency and reducing carbon footprint Sustainable design Sustainable design Green travel Green travel Reducing consumption of primary raw materials Reducing consumption of primary raw materials Reusing / recycling waste materials Reusing / recycling waste materials Procurement and greening the supply chain Procurement and greening the supply chain Governance and environmental reporting Governance and environmental reporting Enhancing biodiversity Enhancing biodiversity

Warwick – The Environmental Perspective Warwick Network Thursday 27 th July 2006

Warwick – The Environmental Perspective URBAN MYTHS AND TRUTHS RELATING TO OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT - A GENTLE QUIZ

Urban Myths % of a standard office buildings energy use is now attributable to IT equipment 2. Leaving my PC screen switched on during the lunch break prolongs its life and doesn't waste much energy 3. In general, it uses less energy if I leave fluorescent lights on 4. 10% of all energy consumed at home is now related to appliances left on standby 5. With global warming I won't need as much insulation in the future TRUTH or MYTH ?

Urban Myths % of a standard office buildings energy use is now attributable to IT equipment TRUTH

Urban Myths 2. Leaving my PC screen switched on during the lunch break prolongs its life and doesn't waste much energy Switch it OFF. How many office PC screens are thrown away because they have broken down, and how many because they have become superseded by more modern technology? MYTH

Urban Myths 3. It uses less energy if I leave fluorescent lights on Switch them off. In their start-up phase, they use a lot more energy than when they are running continuously, however the period to reach energy use parity is generally in the region of a minute and a half, and never more than 5 minutes MYTH

Urban Myths 4. 10% of all energy consumed at home is now related to appliances left on standby Switch them off. A large number of electrical products - from air conditioners to VCRs - cannot be switched completely off without unplugging the device or turning it off at a power strip. These products draw power 24 hours a day, often without the knowledge of the consumer. TRUTH

Urban Myths 5. With global warming I won't need as much insulation in the future Climate Change will not provide a nice even increase in temperature. It's likely to be accompanied by greater instability in weather, so homes will need just as much insulation to deal with cold spells MYTH

Urban Myths 6. According to our carbon footprint analysis and to the nearest 100 tonnes, how much carbon dioxide was emitted from non-residential academic buildings at UoW during 2004/05. 25,800 tonnes

Warwick – The Environmental Perspective Warwick Network Thursday 27 th July 2006

Environmental Impact Environmental risk and potential liability issues Environmental risk and potential liability issues Energy efficiency and reducing carbon footprint Energy efficiency and reducing carbon footprint Sustainable design Sustainable design Green travel Green travel Reducing consumption of primary raw materials Reducing consumption of primary raw materials Reusing / recycling waste materials Reusing / recycling waste materials Procurement and greening the supply chain Procurement and greening the supply chain Governance and environmental reporting Governance and environmental reporting Enhancing biodiversity Enhancing biodiversity

Energy efficiency and reducing carbon footprint

30 th Sept 2006 – 4.6p per kWh 1 st Oct 2006 – Total electricity consumption – c.32,000,000 kWh 7.2p per kWh Utility Costs

Green Travel Commuting to/from work Commuting to/from work Promoting car share Promoting car share Making public transport more attractive Making public transport more attractive Staff air travel Staff air travel Facilities Facilities Incentives Incentives Campus development plan Campus development plan

Reducing / reusing / recycling waste materials Procurement Procurement Life cycle costings Life cycle costings Types of materials Types of materials Availability / Locations of facilities Availability / Locations of facilities Symbioses Symbioses

Enhancing Biodiversity Qualifying and quantifying Qualifying and quantifying Areas of focus Areas of focus Wildlife corridors Wildlife corridors Management regimes Management regimes Campus development plan Campus development plan

Warwick – The Environmental Perspective Warwick Network Thursday 27 th July 2006

Warwick – The Environmental Perspective Barely half (52%) of Britons think that changing their own behaviour would have any impact on the environment. Source: BBC/ICM Poll on Climate Change If you think youre too small to make a difference … you havent been in bed with a mosquito. Source: Anon

Warwick – The Environmental Perspective If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses Source: Henry Ford

Warwick – The Environmental Perspective Warwick Network Thursday 27 th July 2006