Higher Education Carbon Management Programme HECM Overview Richard Rugg

Carbon Trust Activity in the HE Sector Site Visits & Design Advice Higher Education Energy Managers Network (300 subscribers) Incubator Programme Business acceleration support to Imperial College Innovations Ltd R,D&D £3.6m in repayable grants to the HE Sector to develop innovative low carbon technologies (1/3) Higher Education Carbon Management programme

Drivers for carbon management Legislation is strengthening: Climate change levy Changes to Building Regulations EU Energy Performance in Buildings (EPD) Directive 2006+ Cost reduction: Opportunities associated with energy efficiency Government Policy: Beacons of best practice, catalysts for change Reputation: Benefits associated with promoting sustainable development

Focus of programme Primary focus Direct GHG emissions under the control of the HEI for example from: Energy use in HE owned or operated buildings Offices, lecture facilities, leisure facilities, accommodation, energy intensive departments Fuel use in HE owned or operated vehicle fleets

The process 3 5 1 Get Started 2 Carbon Management Assessment Evaluate Options 4 Develop Plan 5 Implement and Review Where are we now? What emissions reduction opportunities do we have? What’s our forward strategy? Build the team Making the Plan work

Implementation Plan Carbon Management Action Plan King’s College London Higher Education Carbon Management Programme April 2006

What to expect Participants should expect: Launch event in London - May 4 onsite workshops 4 clustered workshops Additional consultant facilitation via phone and e-mail Carbon Trust Account Manager support Toolkit resource Best practice advice

Key players Project Leader Departmental Champions Project Sponsor Overall co-ordination Baseline calculation Vision & strategy development Opportunities prioritisation Implementation planning Departmental Champions Support Project Leader within their own department Project Sponsor Director level project champion Ensures senior management commitment Address inter-departmental barriers Vice Chancellor, Rector Sign-off letter Member support Identify a Cllr to act as political champion

The 20 participants

Launch Strathclyde Sunderland Teesside Bradford York Leeds University of Strathclyde University of Sunderland University of Teesside University of Bradford University of York University of Leeds Leeds Metropolitan University University of Wales, Bangor University of Birmingham University of Cambridge University of Coventry Imperial College University of Wales, Aberystwyth University of Warwick London Metropolitan University The Open University Kings College University of West of England University of Southampton University of Sussex

VC support of the HECM programme

Oxford Brookes University Oxford Brookes University took part in the pilot Initial one-off £75K energy financing fund. Accrued energy cost savings to be used to fund additional improvements in future years - self funding scheme. Targets - 20% CO2 emissions (& energy saving) reduction by 2010 - 7000tCO2 savings per year Implementation of projects commenced: metering projects heating and lighting controls insulation Oxford Brookes University took pat within the pilot programme on which the current Higher Ed CM programme is based. On the recommendation of the consultants and based on identified opportunities to save 7000 t CO2 pa the uni set aside £75k for energy efficiency projects. This will help them achieve their target of reducing CO2 emission across the university by 20% by 2010. They have a lengthy list of prioritised opportunities to undertake of which the most highly priotised were projects relating to metering, heating and lighting controls and insulation projects.

Oxford Brookes University did

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