1. Bruce Pittingale CAN – East Secretariat 05602 391 784 bruce.pittingale@btinternet.com NI 186 Briefing

2. NI 186 definition Percentage reduction of the per capita CO2 emissions in the Local Authority Area: The indicator being assessed will comprise of an annual amount of end user CO 2 emissions across an agreed set of sectors (housing, road transport and business) measured as a percentage reduction (or increase) of the per capita CO 2 emission from the 2005 baseline year.

3. NI 186 a Priority Target Green Areas show where only NI 186 is priority of the three environmental indicators Most of Eastern Region, although Essex have since withdrawn What are targets?

4. Omits EU Emissions trading scheme Motorway traffic Flying Shipping and the offshore industry Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Everything else –Homes –Business –Public Sector Includes

5. Targets set 31 st March 2009 Set by LAA county wide partnerships Year on year reductions per capita First set of targets until 2011 Results provided by Defra annually Local and Regional CO 2 Emissions Estimates for 2005- 2006 Issued annually in the Autumn

6. Your targets LAA Area 2005 Base Line (tonnes) 2008/2009 (% of baseline) 2009/2010 (% of baseline) 2010/2011 (% of baseline) Lead Council Bedfordshire6.42.003.705.10 Central Bedfordshire6.32.003.705.00 Cambridgeshire9.63.677.3311.0 EssexNot Priority target Hertfordshire6.43.006.009.10 Luton5.35.14.94.7 Peterborough7.82.56.110.4 Southend-on-SeaNot Priority target Suffolk8.2-4.0-8.0-12.0 ThurrockNot Priority target Norfolk8.0003.04 Broadland

7. Who provided figures? LAA AreaContact NameTelephonee.mail address BedfordshireDavid Brewer01234 228078 david.brewer@bedscc.gov.uk Central BedfordshirePeter Frazer01234 276943 peter.frazer@bedscc.gov.uk CambridgeshireSara Rodriguez-Jimenez01223 718124 Sara.Rodriguez-jimenez@cambridgeshire.gov.uk EssexRichard Pleston richard.puleston@essexcc.gov.uk HertfordshireKeith Shephard01992 555368 keith.shephard@hertscc.gov.uk LutonGeoff Bocutt01582 546073 geoff.bocutt@luton.gov.uk PeterboroughRichard Astle01733 865040 richard@gpp.peterborough.org.uk Southend-on-SeaAde Butteriss01702 215590 adeButteriss@southend.gov.uk SuffolkClair Harvey01473 265304 clair.harvey@policy.suffolkcc.gov.uk ThurrockLaura Last01708 895412 llast@thurrock.gov.uk NorfolkEve Dewsnap01603 222568 eve.dewsnap@norfolk.gov.uk

8. Deeper Definition Action by local authorities is likely to be critical to the achievement of Government’s climate change objectives. Local authorities are uniquely placed to provide vision and leadership to local communities by raising awareness and to influence behaviours. through their powers and responsibilities (housing, planning, local transport and powers to promote well-being) by working with their Local Strategic Partnership they can have significant influence over emissions

9. How the target is broken down Split into three sectors –National Interventions Providing a cleaner/ greener infrastructure –National with Local Interventions Providing a better public transport infrastructure –Local Interventions Home energy efficiency Reducing school runs Improving water usage Travel plans Local food purchasing Micro renewable energy solutions Shall I go on?

10. Basis of three tier system

11. Technical Guidance 14 page document provided by BERR Key Phrases used –Setting and monitoring the achievement of comparable targets is an important driver –a consistent evidence base is required –enable local authorities and other relevant organisations to prioritise and act effectively –energy meter readings and fuel sales across the UK are collected and AEA Energy & Environment converts this data into carbon emissions for each LA –This will reduce the current reporting burden on LAs, allowing them to focus their efforts on actions to reduce CO 2 emissions

12. So these targets What do they mean to us Real figures coming up, from a DC near you Don’t forget the clock is ticking LAA target for three years –Year 1 – 3.67% from baseline figure (9.6 tonnes) –Year 2 – 7.33% from baseline figure (9.6 tonnes) –Year 3 – 11.0% from baseline figure (9.6 tonnes) Take Year 1 only

13. Breakdown of target Breakdown of National targets Assumed Year 1Year 2Year 3 Target from LAA3.67%7.33%11.00% National only25%0.92%1.83%2.75% National and Local50%1.84%3.67%5.50% Local only25%0.92%1.83%2.75% Full local section2.02%4.03%6.05% National and local split 40/60 in favour of local delivery

14. Actual targets Per Capita baseline -9.6 tonnes Target local savings-2.02% Per Capita savings-0.195 tonnes Population-130,130 Total savings required-25,235 tonnes Equates to:- 31,902 top up loft insulations, or 16,386 cavity wall insulations, or 162,805 low energy lamps installed And that is just Year 1, this then needs to be repeated in each of the next two years

15. Example for one tonne reduction In our example over three years this equates to a one tonne per person reduction This can be shown graphically by the spreadsheets I have developed Please bear with me and take a look at one way of achieving this There are many ways to do this This is why you need a strategic approach

16. Cambridgeshire Per Capita Local Authority2005 Per Capita baseline Cambridge City 6.47 tonnes East Cambridgeshire11.33 tonnes Fenland11.60 tonnes Huntingdonshire11.67 tonnes South Cambridgeshire13.60 tonnes My question is one tonne in Cambridge City, will that be as achievable in the other areas?

17. Energy Measures report This is essential reading, can be found at http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file41260.pdf Action by local authorities is critical to the achievements of the Government’s climate change and energy objectives Local authorities are uniquely placed to –act on climate change mitigation –Alleviate fuel poverty They can take action on their own estates and housing stock Also play a key role in motivating the wider community to take action

18. Energy Measures Report headlines Ideas for Action A good practice strategic approach Community Leadership Own estate and operations Planning Transport Schools and Education Energy Advice Climate Change Adaptation

19. Reporting Annually the Local Strategic Partnership is going to provide a report on what has been carried out to inform the LAA First report generally thought to be the end of September 2009 for the first year This will be fed back into the CAA process the Audit Commission will need to see individual LA’s actions during the inspection process

20. Final thoughts Now you can see what is necessary Real action plans Real works carried out Measured by someone else (different role for LA’s) Using nationally available data and an established methodology as a basis for the estimates ensures consistency between the figures reported BERR/ DECC encourages local authorities to seek out local data. This is likely to improve their understanding of the local situation, and could ultimately help to improve the quality of the published estimates. How are you planning to do yours?