Environmental Report – Are they Creating Transparency on Environmental impacts/costs? By Dr Chris Anastasi Member of EURELECTRIC Working Group Environmental Management and Economics NEEDS Forum: Accepting the real price of sustainable energy Brussels 24 May 2005

About Eurelectric …..in dialogue with EU and world bodies to promote a workable energy policy framework that will ensure reliable and sustainable electricity supply to citizens and industry…..

1.All stages of electricity production and distribution take into account environmental factors 2.Carry out environmental impact assessments for all major new developments and make outcomes available to stakeholders 3.Ensure there are environmental guidelines for everyday operation 4.Review performance to ensure compliance with environmental policies and guidelines 5.Aim to use wastes and by-products or monitor for long term environmental impacts 6.Support development of energy efficiency technologies Environmental policy guidelines Source: Environmental Policies, The Implementation of UNIPEDE’s Statement and Code of Conduct on Environmental Policies, 18 March 1994

Voluntary action Regulation QuantitativeQualitative EPD EMAS ISO Electricity Disclosure CSR Reporting Environmental Reporting Industry overview Legal requirements Electricity industry active in reporting its performance

Scope of the Report Guidelines –Taking responsibility –Protection of the environment –Open communication Key Indicators –Electricity generation –Emissions Trends –Performance over time Case studies –Propagating good practice

Electricity production and carbon dioxide emissions TWh generation Mt carbon dioxide

Sulphur and nitrogen oxide emissions TWh generation kT SOx kT NOx

Engaging all our stakeholders Company philosophy Expectations and performance –Environmental performance –Social performance –Economic performance Vision Governance Key indicators

Informing consumers Electricity consumed by technology –Coal –Gas –Nuclear –Hydro –New renewables –Other Emissions –Carbon dioxide –Radioctivity

Voluntary action Regulation QuantitativeQualitative EPD EMAS ISO Electricity Disclosure CSR Reporting Environmental Reporting Industry overview Electricity industry active in reporting its performance Legal requirements

EPDs use LCA data with a third party certification Nothing is stated as ’good’ or ‘bad’, simply facts Voluntary action to industry standard: Environmental Product Declaration LCA by companies ISO TR 14025ISO 14025

Change of landscape Biodiversity Noise Visual impact (Standby impacts) Change of landscape Biodiversity (Fossil fuel impacts) Radioactive waste Mining Acidification Climate change Mining/drilling Transportation Impacts of electricity production

Detailed analysis for every stage of the nuclear cycle Underground mining Uranium plant Conversion Enrichment centrifugation Enrichment diffusion Fuel fabrication Electricity generation Temporary storage Encapsulation Deep repository Final storage dismantling waste Final storage operational waste Open pit mining Dismantling Ore Uranium plant U3O8 UF6 Fuel (UO2) Spent fuel Canisters Source: Certified Declaration of Electricity from Forsmarks Kraftgrupp AB (FKA), Vattenfall AB, 2004

Some EPD outputs for a nuclear power plant Build/decomissioning Waste facility operation Build/decomissoning Operation NPP Fuel fabrication Enrichment Converson Extraction/leaching CO2 emissions to air, g/kWh Source: Certified Declaration of Electricity from Forsmarks Kraftgrupp AB (FKA), Vattenfall AB, 2004

Some EPD outputs for a nuclear power plant Source: Certified Declaration of Electricity from Forsmarks Kraftgrupp AB (FKA), Vattenfall AB, Waste Electricty generation Fuel fabrication Enrichment Conversion Mining Average annual individual dose-to-personnel at different facilities in 2002, mSv

Some EPD outputs for a hydropower plant Source: Certified Declaration of Electricity from Hydropower Stations on the River Lule alv, Vattenfall AB, Reinvestments Operation Ground work Manufacture of machinery CO2 emissions to air, g/kWh

Increasing number of companies are developing EPDs Vattenfall Eltra Skykraft British Energy ENEL

Summary EURELECTRIC has a long standing commitment to the environment with clear guidelines for its members It is committed to reporting the environmental performance of the Electricity Iindustry in member states The electricity industry is active in reporting its performance using a number of initiatives Most of these initiatives are voluntary but increasingly there is an expectation that industry will publish its environmental performance The industry seeks to continuously improve the quality and scope of the information it discloses, with industry standards developed The latest industry initiative, EPDs, provide a comprehensive, site-specific, life-cycle assessment of electricity generation The information disclosed is not only informing all stakeholders, but provides valuable quantitative data for those developing policy